S0268Introduced in the Senate
Children and Social Media
Introduced by Sean Bennett, District 38
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 Take Care In The Use Of A Minor's Personal Data And In The Design And Implementation Of The Service To Prevent Harm To Minors, To Provide That The Online Service Must Provide Minors With Easily Accessible Tools To Limit Time Spent On The Service And Protect Personal Data, To Provide Limits On How Much Of A Minor's Data The Service May Collect And Restrict The Use Of Such Data, To Provide That Online Services Must Offer Parents Tools To Help Them Protect Minors Using The Service And To Enable Them To Report Harms To Minors On Online Services, To Provide That Online Services Must Issue A Public Report On The Service's Practices Pertaining To Minors, And To Define Necessary Terms.
Where it stands
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
May 1, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate: 2nd Reading · April 30, 2025
43
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
45 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Alexander | 1 | Yes |
| Rex Rice | 2 | Yes |
| Richard Cash | 3 | Yes |
| Michael Gambrell | 4 | Yes |
| Thomas Corbin | 5 | Yes |
| Jason Elliott | 6 | Yes |
| Karl Allen | 7 | Yes |
| Ross Turner | 8 | Yes |
| Danny Verdin | 9 | Yes |
| Billy Garrett | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Committee Amendment Adopted
Read second time
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Scrivener's error corrected
Read third time and sent to House
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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