South Carolina House Bill 4689

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "children's Device Protection Act" By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 1, Title 63 So As To Require Smartphones And Tablets To Contain Certain Filters And Other Features To Prevent Minors From Accessing Obscene Materials Through The Internet; To Create Civil And Criminal Liability For Manufacturers Of These Devices For Certain Violations Of The Provisions Of This Article, With Exceptions, And To Authorize The Attorney General And Solicitors To Bring Actions To Enforce The Provisions Of The Article; To Create A Private Cause Of Action For Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Minors In Certain Circumstances And To Establish Damages That May Be Recovered; And To Designate Sections 63-1-10 Through 63-1-50 As Article 1, Entitled "state Policy And General Provisions"; And By Amending Section 16-17-490, Relating To The Crime Of Contributing To The Delinquency Of A Minor, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Children's Device Protection Act

Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. Jerry Carter [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Tom Hartnett [R]	Rep. John West [R]
Rep. Raye Felder [R]	Rep. Randy Ligon [R]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Dennis Moss [R]
Rep. Brandon Cox [R]	Rep. Max Hyde [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde
2024-01-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Lawson, Moss, B.L.Cox
2024-01-10	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
2024-01-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: West
2024-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-12-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-12-14	House	Prefiled

S0591 (Similar To) 2023-03-02 - Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
H4540 (Similar To) 2024-01-10 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	17	490	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	1	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
63	1	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4689&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4689_20231214.htm