South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 216

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Ford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20009shl03.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2003
Introduced in the House on March 4, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 6, 2003

Summary: Memorialize Congress to further regulate TV content which can be expected to be seen by children

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/16/2003  Senate  Introduced SJ-18
   1/16/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-18
   2/26/2003  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-23
   2/27/2003  Senate  Adopted, sent to House SJ-21
    3/4/2003  House   Introduced HJ-80
    3/4/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-80
    3/5/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-66
    3/6/2003  House   Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence HJ-22

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/16/2003
2/26/2003
3/5/2003

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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 5, 2003

S. 216

Introduced by Senator Ford

S. Printed 3/5/03--H.

Read the first time March 4, 2003.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

INVITATIONS AND MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 216) to memorialize the United States Congress to enact additional provisions of law that would further regulate the amount of violence, drugs, sex, and inappropriate language and behavior on television which, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

ROBERT W. LEACH, SR. for Committee.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO MEMORIALIZE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO ENACT ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS OF LAW THAT WOULD FURTHER REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF VIOLENCE, DRUGS, SEX, AND INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR ON TELEVISION WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE SEEN BY CHILDREN.

Whereas, several reputable studies have now shown that the increase in drugs, violence, implicit and explicit sex and sexual innuendo, and vulgar or inappropriate language and behavior in movies and especially on television has adversely affected the behavior and attitudes of children who watch such programs and who have not yet reached their majority; and

Whereas, taken to the extreme, some children have actually tried to duplicate in real life inappropriate and violent behavior that they have seen as drama or fiction on television; and

Whereas, some steps have been taken in the past to try to deal with this problem. The federal government set aside certain times for "children's hour" programming on television, and the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 further attempts to deal with this problem through a series of provisions designed to clean up the type of programming seen by children; and

Whereas, much more needs to be done and under the United States Constitution, Congress and not individual state legislatures is empowered to take such action; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina, by this resolution, call on the Congress to enact comprehensive legislation that through such vehicles as required ratings, voluntary or mandatory standards, and peer and Federal Communication Commission review, will decrease the amount of violence, sex, drugs, and inappropriate language and behavior on television which reasonably can be expected to be seen by children. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, memorialize the United States Congress to enact additional provisions of law that would further regulate the amount of violence, drugs, sex, and inappropriate language and behavior on television which can be expected to be seen by children.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

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