SC S0896 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

South Carolina Senate Bill 896

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-06 - Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "chatbot Protection Act"; And By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 So As To Provide Restrictions On Certain Chatbot Activities And To Provide For Civil Remedies.

Title

Chatbot Regulation

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-06	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2026-02-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2026-02-05	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

H5138 (Similar To) 2026-02-10 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0896&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/896_20260205.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/896_20260506.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0896%202026-02-05%20introduced.pdf