H 3049 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

420
Passed
Total votes 42
May 6, 2026
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 6, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0)
senate
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (109-0-9)
house
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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