South Carolina House Bill 3616

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bustos
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "defense Of Children's Innocence Act" By Adding Section 6-1-200 So As To Provide That Any Business Where Drag Shows Are Held Is Deemed To Be A Sexually Oriented Business For All Local Ordinances Relating To A Sexually Oriented Business; By Adding Section 6-1-210 So As To Prohibit A State Agency, Political Subdivision, And Any Entity That Is Supported In Whole Or In Part By Public Funds From Using Any Public Funds To Host Or Provide A Drag Show; And By Amending Section 16-15-385, Relating To Disseminating Harmful Materials To Minors, So As To Include The Offense Of Allowing A Minor To View A Drag Show.

Defense of Children's Innocence Act

Rep. Thomas Beach [R]	Rep. Matthew Leber [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. David O'Neal [R]
Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Rob Harris [R]	Rep. Stewart Jones [R]	Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]
Rep. Gil Gatch [R]	Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]
Rep. David Vaughan [R]	Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. Jay Kilmartin [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]
Rep. James Burns [R]	Rep. William Chumley [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Joseph Bustos [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-23	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bustos
2024-01-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
2024-01-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, Haddon, Burns, Chumley
2023-06-14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gatch, Hiott, Willis, Lowe, Vaughan, White
2023-01-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Magnuson
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-11	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	15	385	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3616&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3616_20230111.htm