---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3049"
citation: "South Carolina H 3049 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter", "Cromer", "Long", "Pope", "Taylor", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-05"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13831f5a-eb07-4cff-90e5-34ce6195c583"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3049&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "3ae4c8e2b0ce03f4fa97603d494c7b012c5e5730346d7c80792805ee35821b2a"
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 3049 (2025-2026) — Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3049.htm)
2. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20260429.htm)
3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20250430.htm)
4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20250501.htm)
5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20260505.htm)
6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20241205.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 170
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 131

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13831f5a-eb07-4cff-90e5-34ce6195c583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).