S 29 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

MPIC

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-375, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS, SO AS TO DEFINE "IDENTIFIABLE MINOR" AND "MORPHED IMAGE"; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-395, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-405, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-410, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-412 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR ARREST WARRANTS WHEN THE OFFENSE INCLUDES MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THOSE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE ON THE APPROPRIATE TIERS OF THE REGISTRY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-462, RELATING TO TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 46
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican34
30 Yea 4
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
6
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference report adopted
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed T Moore, Wetmore, McCabe
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Kimbrell, Adams
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
May 6, 2025
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (104-0-14)
house
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-6)
senate
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
21 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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