H 4700 General Bill, By W. Newton, Pope, Guffey, Chapman, Leber, Beach, Kilmartin, Cromer, Oremus, Vaughan, Nutt, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, West, Felder, Guest, McCravy, Bailey, Brittain, Robbins, Sessions, Bradley, Mitchell, Yow, Hiott, Erickson, Hager, Wheeler, Weeks, Ballentine, Wooten, Calhoon, M.M. Smith, Davis, McGinnis, Gagnon, B. Newton, Schuessler, Elliott, Forrest, Willis, Ligon, Hixon and Taylor
Summary: South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY MAY NOT PERMIT CERTAIN MINORS TO BE ACCOUNT HOLDERS; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL RESTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS TO MINORS DURING CERTAIN HOURS; TO PROVIDE FOR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONSUMER SERVICES DIVISION HAS AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT; TO PROVIDE FOR A CAUSE OF ACTION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS ARE VOID.
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12/14/23	House	Prefiled
12/14/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/09/24	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 125)
01/09/24	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 125)
01/09/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Beach, Kilmartin, Cromer, Oremus, O'Neal, Vaughan, Nutt, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, West
01/10/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
01/18/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, McCravy
01/24/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey, Brittain, Robbins, Sessions
01/24/24	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 3)
01/25/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley, Mitchell, Yow, Hiott, Erickson, Hager, Wheeler, Weeks, Ballentine, Wooten, Calhoon
01/25/24	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). W. Newton, Ballentine, Hiott, McCravy, B. Newton, Wooten, Hyde, J. Moore, J.E. Johnson, Guest, Carter, Magnuson, Chapman, Beach, Oremus, Hart, S. Jones, Herbkersman, Vaughan, Nutt (House Journal-page 28)
01/30/24	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: O'Neal
01/30/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M. Smith, Davis, McGinnis, Gagnon, B. Newton, Schuessler, Elliott, Forrest
01/31/24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Ligon, Hixon, Taylor
01/31/24	House	Amended (House Journal-page 44)
01/31/24	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 44)
01/31/24	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 59)
02/01/24	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 25)
02/01/24	House	Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 26)
02/01/24	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
02/01/24	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 7)
02/02/24		Scrivener's error corrected
02/06/24		Scrivener's error corrected