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H3431Introduced in the House

South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act

Passed

Introduced by Weston Newton, District 120

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 80 To Title 39 So As To Provide That A Covered Online Service Shall Exercise Reasonable Care In The Use Of Minors' Personal Data, To Provide For Certain Requirements For Covered Online Services, To Restrict The Amount Of Personal Data Of A Minor That May Be Collected, To Provide For Parental Controls, To Provide For An Annual Report, And To Provide For Enforcement. - Ratified Title

Where it stands

Act No. 96

February 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a · January 14, 2026

112

Yes

0

No

12

Absent or Not Voting

124 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
William Whitmire1Yes
Adam Duncan2Absent
Phillip Bowers3Yes
Davey Hiott4Yes
Neal Collins5Yes
April Cromer6Yes
Lee Gilreath7Not Voting
Don Chapman8Yes
Blake Sanders9Yes
Thomas Beach10Yes

Bill history

  1. Prefiled

  2. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  5. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Guffey, Govan

  6. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Erickson, Bradley

  7. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins

  8. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

  9. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Hartz, Calhoon, M.M.Smith

  10. Scrivener's error corrected

  11. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus

  12. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hartz

  13. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Magnuson, Morgan, King, Hart, Gilliaard, Rivers, White

  14. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford

  15. Amended

  16. Read second time

  17. Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-17

  18. Read third time and sent to Senate

  19. Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-14

  20. Scrivener's error corrected

  21. Introduced and read first time

  22. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  23. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

  24. Committee Amendment Adopted

  25. Amended

  26. Read second time

  27. Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0

  28. Scrivener's error corrected

  29. Amended

  30. Read third time and returned to House with amendments

  31. Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0

  32. Scrivener's error corrected

  33. Senate amendment amended

  34. Returned to Senate with amendments

  35. Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0

  36. Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

  37. Ratified R 100

  38. Signed By Governor

  39. Effective date 02/05/26

  40. Act No. 96

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