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type: "Bill"
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title: "Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act"
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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"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 3049"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3049 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter", "Cromer", "Long", "Pope", "Taylor", "W. Newton"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13831f5a-eb07-4cff-90e5-34ce6195c583"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3049&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "3ae4c8e2b0ce03f4fa97603d494c7b012c5e5730346d7c80792805ee35821b2a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 3049 (2025-2026) — Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act
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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
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3049.htm)
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2. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20260429.htm)
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3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20250430.htm)
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4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20250501.htm)
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5. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20260505.htm)
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6. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3049_20241205.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
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- Cromer — primary (person)
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- Long — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-05** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2024-12-05** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-01** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
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- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2025-05-02** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-06** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-07** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 170
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- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-26** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
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- **2026-05-26** Act No. 131
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## Source
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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).
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