South Carolina House Bill 4972

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-06 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, Taylor
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-390 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Produce Or Distribute Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse, Or To Possess Such Obscene Visual Representation, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Establish Penalties For Violations; And By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry And Offenses For Which A Conviction Requires Registration, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse.

Obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse

Rep. Raye Felder [R]	Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, Taylor
2024-01-30	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-30	House	Introduced and read first time

S0996 (Similar To) 2024-03-20 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	15	390	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4972&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4972_20240130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4972_20240130A.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4972_20240130b.htm