South Carolina Senate Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-16 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Article 1, Chapter 5, Title 39 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Unfair Trade Practices, By Adding Section 39-5-30, To Provide That The Owner Or Operator Of A Social Media Website Must Make Available The Criteria Used To Determine Whether To Disable Or Suspend A User's Account, To Provide That The Owner Or Operator Of A Social Media Website Must Provide Notice To A User When The User's Account Is Suspended Or Disabled, To Provide That The Notice Must Explain Why The User's Account Was Suspended Or Disabled, To Provide For Penalties And Damages, And To Define Necessary Terms.

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Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Shane Martin [R]	Sen. Thomas Corbin [R]	Sen. Dwight Loftis [R]
Sen. Shane Massey [R]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]
Sen. Ronnie Cromer [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Richard Cash [R]	Sen. Scott Talley [R]
Sen. Brian Adams [R]	Sen. Michael Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2021-02-16	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	5	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0551&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/551_20210216.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0551%202021-02-16%20introduced.pdf