---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gavin's Law, Sextortion"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING \"GAVIN'S LAW\" BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-430 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF \"SEXUAL EXTORTION\" AND \"AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXTORTION\", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3583"
citation: "South Carolina H 3583 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Anderson", "Atkinson", "B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Ballentine", "Bauer", "Beach", "Blackwell", "Brewer", "Calhoon", "Carter", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Cobb-Hunter", "Cromer", "Davis", "Erickson", "Felder", "G.M. Smith", "Gilliam", "Gilliard", "Guest", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hartnett", "Henegan", "Hewitt", "Hiott", "J.E. Johnson", "J.L. Johnson", "Jefferson", "Jordan", "King", "Landing", "Lawson", "Leber", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "McCravy", "McDaniel", "Mitchell", "Moss", "Murphy", "Neese", "Nutt", "O'Neal", "Oremus", "Pace", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "S. Jones", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Taylor", "Trantham", "Vaughan", "W. Jones", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "White", "Williams", "Willis", "Wooten"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-12-15"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47c1364f-d3f1-48b9-a009-8e78249c5602"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3583&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "7993c7292a14f7e23d32496042150756fdcf2e8ca6aa2ca8cadf28a061d4f9ed"
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 3583 (2023-2024) — Gavin's Law, Sextortion

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING "GAVIN'S LAW" BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-430 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF "SEXUAL EXTORTION" AND "AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXTORTION", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3583.htm)
2. **12/15/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3583_20221215.htm)
3. **4/19/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3583_20230419.htm)
4. **4/26/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3583_20230426.htm)
5. **5/11/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3583_20230511.htm)
6. **5/9/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3583_20230509.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Bauer — primary (person)
- Beach — primary (person)
- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Gilliard — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Henegan — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- Jordan — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Landing — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Leber — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- McDaniel — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Neese — primary (person)
- Nutt — primary (person)
- O'Neal — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Pace — primary (person)
- Pedalino — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- S. Jones — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Trantham — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Jones — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-12-15** Prefiled `filing`
- **2022-12-15** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions
- **2023-01-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
- **2023-01-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Carter, Brewer, Murphy
- **2023-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Guest, Mitchell, Pedalino, Oremus, Wooten, Caskey, Leber
- **2023-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Chapman
- **2023-02-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
- **2023-02-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott, Gilliam
- **2023-02-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
- **2023-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, B.L.Cox, Moss, T.Moore, Beach, J.L.Johnson
- **2023-04-01** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Felder
- **2023-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Bauer, Schuessler, Bailey, Neese
- **2023-03-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Jordan, Hewitt
- **2023-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Gilliard, Williams, Jefferson, Weeks
- **2023-03-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham, Nutt, McCravy
- **2023-03-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
- **2023-03-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Ballentine
- **2023-03-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, M.M.Smith, Davis
- **2023-04-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
- **2023-04-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan, G.M.Smith, Atkinson, Erickson, W.Jones
- **2023-04-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
- **2023-04-20** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-26-23
- **2023-04-20** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel
- **2023-04-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson, S.Jones, Willis, Alexander
- **2023-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2023-04-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2023-04-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
- **2023-05-09** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-11** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2023-05-11** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2023-05-16** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2023-05-16** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
- **2023-05-17** Ratified R 82
- **2023-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26** Effective date 05/18/23
- **2023-05-26** Act No. 54

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47c1364f-d3f1-48b9-a009-8e78249c5602`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).