South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
State of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaAmend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 So As To Provide That A Covered Online Service Shall Exercise Reasonable Care In The Use Of Minors' Personal Data, To Provide For Certain Requirements For Covered Online Services, To Restrict The Amount Of Personal Data Of A Minor That May Be Collected, To Provide For Parental Controls, To Provide For An Annual Report, And To Provide For Enforcement. - Ratified Title
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Feb 6, 2026
- 279 days ago
- Current chamber
- Senate
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
SC H 3431 · PassedFeb 6
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act No. 96 · Feb 6, 2026
Sponsors
WNWeston NewtonRepresentative · Republican · HD-120Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
CWChristopher WootenRepresentative · Republican · HD-069
TPThomas PopeRepresentative · Republican · HD-047
DMDavid MartinRepresentative · Republican · HD-026
FPFawn PedalinoRepresentative · Republican · HD-064
JMJohn MccravyRepresentative · Republican · HD-013
BBBeth BernsteinRepresentative · Democrat · HD-078
BGBrandon GuffeyRepresentative · Republican · HD-048
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JGJerry GovanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-093
TMTravis MooreRepresentative · Republican · HD-033
SEShannon EricksonRepresentative · Republican · HD-124
JBJeffrey BradleyRepresentative · Republican · HD-123
RRRobby RobbinsRepresentative · Republican · HD-097
PRPaula Rawl CalhoonRepresentative · Republican · HD-087
MSMarvin SmithRepresentative · Republican · HD-099
HCHeather CrawfordRepresentative · Republican · HD-068
Bill history
Newest first.
Feb 6, 2026Act No. 96
Feb 6, 2026Effective date 02/05/26
Feb 5, 2026Signed By Governor
Feb 3, 2026Ratified R 100
Jan 21, 2026Concurred in House amendment and enrolledSenate
Jan 14, 2026Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0House
Jan 14, 2026Returned to Senate with amendmentsHouse
Jan 14, 2026Senate amendment amendedHouse
Show 32 earlier actions
May 12, 2025Scrivener's error corrected
May 6, 2025Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0Senate
May 6, 2025Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsSenate
May 6, 2025AmendedSenate
May 5, 2025Scrivener's error corrected
May 1, 2025Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0Senate
May 1, 2025Read second timeSenate
May 1, 2025AmendedSenate
May 1, 2025Committee Amendment AdoptedSenate
Apr 24, 2025Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and IndustrySenate
Feb 26, 2025Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustrySenate
Feb 26, 2025Introduced and read first timeSenate
Feb 21, 2025Scrivener's error corrected
Feb 20, 2025Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-14House
Feb 20, 2025Read third time and sent to SenateHouse
Feb 19, 2025Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-17House
Feb 19, 2025Read second timeHouse
Feb 19, 2025AmendedHouse
Feb 19, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: CrawfordHouse
Feb 19, 2025Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Magnuson, Morgan, King, Hart, Gilliaard, Rivers, WhiteHouse
Feb 19, 2025Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: OremusHouse
Feb 18, 2025Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: HartzHouse
Feb 18, 2025Scrivener's error corrected
Feb 18, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Hartz, Calhoon, M.M.SmithHouse
Feb 13, 2025Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryHouse
Feb 11, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: RobbinsHouse
Feb 4, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Erickson, BradleyHouse
Jan 29, 2025Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Guffey, GovanHouse
Jan 14, 2025Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse
Jan 14, 2025Introduced and read first timeHouse
Dec 5, 2024Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse
Dec 5, 2024PrefiledHouse
Recorded votes
House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2Feb 19, 2025 · House · 91 yea · 15 nayPassedPassed
House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3Feb 19, 2025 · House · 72 yea · 30 nayPassedPassed
House: Passage Of BillFeb 19, 2025 · House · 90 yea · 17 nayPassedPassed
House: Passage Of BillFeb 20, 2025 · House · 89 yea · 14 nayPassedPassed
Senate: 2nd ReadingMay 1, 2025 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
Senate: 3rd ReadingMay 6, 2025 · Senate · 45 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1aJan 14, 2026 · House · 112 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
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