S*0028 (Rat #0082, Act #0057 of 2025) General Bill, By Hutto, Reichenbach, Goldfinch, Leber, Jackson, Alexander, Rice, Fernandez, Campsen, Chaplin, Devine, Adams, Young, Garrett, Elliott, Turner, Ott, Graham, Sutton, Cromer, Verdin, Kennedy, Climer and Zell
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Summary: AI Child Abuse
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-390 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF OBSCENE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, DEFINE TERMS, AND ESTABLISH PENALTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO ADD THE OFFENSE OF OBSCENE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-462, RELATING TO TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
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12/11/24	Senate	Prefiled
12/11/24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/25	Senate	Introduced and read first time
01/14/25	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/17/25	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
02/05/25	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 46)
02/06/25		Scrivener's error corrected
02/11/25	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/11/25	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 9)
02/12/25	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 14)
02/13/25	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
02/13/25	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
02/13/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 20)
02/18/25	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 21)
02/18/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
02/19/25	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 62)
02/19/25	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 62)
04/30/25	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)
05/01/25	House	Amended (House Journal-page 53)
05/01/25	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 53)
05/01/25	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 69)
05/01/25	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 70)
05/02/25		Scrivener's error corrected
05/02/25	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 6)
05/06/25	Senate	House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 84)
05/06/25	Senate	Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 84)
05/06/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 84)
05/08/25	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 119)
05/08/25	House	Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-107 (House Journal-page 119)
05/08/25	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Kimbrell, Adams (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/08/25	House	Conference committee appointed T Moore, Wetmore, McCabe (House Journal-page 122)
05/08/25	House	Conference report adopted (House Journal-page 142)
05/08/25	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 149)
05/08/25	Senate	Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/08/25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/08/25	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification (House Journal-page 153)
05/20/25		Ratified R 82
05/22/25		Signed By Governor
05/27/25		Effective date 05/22/25
05/27/25		Act No. 57