SC S0506 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "protection Of Minors From Pornography And Obscenities Act" By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To Definitions Applicable To The Article Regarding Obscenity Laws, So As To Amend The Definitions Of "harmful To Minors" And "material" To Include Any Portion Of Materials And Performances That May Be Considered Obscene, And To Define The Term "profane Language"; And By Amending Section 16-15-385, Relating To The Offenses Of Disseminating Harmful Material To Minors And Exhibiting Harmful Performances To Minors, Defenses, And Penalties, So As To Limit The Affirmative Defense Provided By The Statute Only To The Teaching Of Age-appropriate Sex Education And Human Biology Curriculum.

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Title

Protection of Minors from Pornography and Obscenities Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-08SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-08SenateIntroduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H3706 (Similar To) 2023-01-17 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3826 (Similar To) 2023-02-08 - Scrivener's error corrected

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1615375(n/a)See Bill Text
1615385(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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