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type: "Bill"
title: "Child Online Safety Act"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 37-1-310 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMERCIAL ENTITY THAT PUBLISHES CERTAIN OBSCENE MATERIAL ONLINE MAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO MAKE A PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3424"
citation: "South Carolina H 3424 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "B.J. Cox", "B.L. Cox", "Bailey", "Ballentine", "Beach", "Blackwell", "Bradley", "Brewer", "Brittain", "Burns", "Calhoon", "Carter", "Chapman", "Chumley", "Connell", "Cromer", "Davis", "Elliott", "Erickson", "Felder", "Forrest", "Gilliam", "Guest", "Guffey", "Haddon", "Hager", "Harris", "Hiott", "Hixon", "Hyde", "J.E. Johnson", "Kilmartin", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Long", "M.M. Smith", "Magnuson", "McCravy", "Mitchell", "Moss", "Murphy", "Nutt", "O'Neal", "Oremus", "Ott", "Pace", "Pope", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Taylor", "Vaughan", "W. Newton", "Wheeler", "Willis", "Wooten", "Yow"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-12-08"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/819ed8f0-3b44-4233-829c-0a5a99310f83"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3424&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "f156b1c9072e76a423881fabf3f3311ae944d98882e7d893cbef7cc2bcd4bd3c"
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 3424 (2023-2024) — Child Online Safety Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 37-1-310 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMERCIAL ENTITY THAT PUBLISHES CERTAIN OBSCENE MATERIAL ONLINE MAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO MAKE A PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. - 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/3424.htm)
2. **01/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240124.htm)
3. **01/31/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240131.htm)
4. **04/23/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240423.htm)
5. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240501.htm)
6. **05/02/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240502.htm)
7. **05/02/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240502a.htm)
8. **05/09/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20240509.htm)
9. **12/08/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3424_20221208.htm)
## Votes
- Passage of Bill — **104–1** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **100–1** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **113–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Ballentine — primary (person)
- Beach — primary (person)
- Blackwell — primary (person)
- Bradley — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Brittain — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Calhoon — primary (person)
- Carter — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Chumley — primary (person)
- Connell — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Davis — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- Felder — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gilliam — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Hyde — primary (person)
- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
- Kilmartin — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Long — primary (person)
- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Magnuson — primary (person)
- McCravy — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Moss — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Nutt — primary (person)
- O'Neal — primary (person)
- Oremus — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Pace — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Schuessler — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- T. Moore — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Vaughan — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)
- Willis — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-12-08** Prefiled `filing`
- **2022-12-08** 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`
- **2023-01-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Nutt
- **2023-01-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
- **2024-01-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Vaughan, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, Kilmartin, Cromer, O'Neal, Yow, Gilliam, W.Newton
- **2024-01-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Schuessler
- **2024-01-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Magnuson, Harris, Pace
- **2024-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brittain, Bailey, Robbins, Sessions, Ligon, Felder, B.L.Cox, Guffey
- **2024-01-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley, Murphy, Brewer, Connell, Hiott, Mitchell, Erickson, Hager, Erickson, B.J.Cox, Blackwell, Wooten, Ballentine, Hyde, Wheeler, Calhoon
- **2024-01-25** Requests for debate-Rep(s). W. Newton, Hiott, McCravy, Felder, T. Moore, Guest, Guffey, Hyde, Nutt, Ligon, Carter, B. Newton, J. Moore, Pope, Bernstein, Forrest, Ott, Gatch, Robbins, Jefferson, Brewer, Murphy, Sandifer
- **2024-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, B.Newton, Elliott, Forrest
- **2024-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Hixon, Taylor, J.E.Johnson, Chapman, Ott
- **2024-01-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-01-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-31** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1
- **2024-02-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-1
- **2024-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-05-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-09** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-1
- **2024-05-09** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2024-05-09** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 206
- **2024-05-21** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/21/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 198
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/819ed8f0-3b44-4233-829c-0a5a99310f83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).