---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 77 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES A WEBSITE DEALING IN ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS OR AUDIOVISUAL WORKS SHALL MAKE CERTAIN DISCLOSURES, TO PROVIDE FOR A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS CONSTITUTE AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3859"
citation: "South Carolina H 3859 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cogswell", "Jordan", "Kirby", "Sandifer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6908c73-4299-4c1a-9f73-44c3d05cb2bf"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3859&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "1c4ab86b616aa034f5c6c8a0892abc93a6c1dd8375dff7d40570def884d26746"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3859 (2021-2022) — Electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 77 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES A WEBSITE DEALING IN ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS OR AUDIOVISUAL WORKS SHALL MAKE CERTAIN DISCLOSURES, TO PROVIDE FOR A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS CONSTITUTE AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3859.htm)
2. **2/9/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3859_20210209.htm)
3. **3/10/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3859_20220310.htm)
4. **3/29/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3859_20220329.htm)
5. **3/9/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3859_20220309.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cogswell — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2022-03-10** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2022-03-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-15** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2022-04-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-21** Ratified R 160
- **2022-04-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Effective date 04/25/22
- **2022-05-02** Act No. 146

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6908c73-4299-4c1a-9f73-44c3d05cb2bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).