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type: "Bill"
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title: "South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COVERED ONLINE SERVICE SHALL EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE IN THE USE OF MINORS' PERSONAL DATA, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED ONLINE SERVICES, TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL DATA OF A MINOR THAT MAY BE COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTAL CONTROLS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT. - 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 3431"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3431 (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: ["Bernstein", "Bradley", "Calhoon", "Crawford", "Erickson", "Govan", "Guffey", "M.M. Smith", "Martin", "McCravy", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "T. Moore", "W. Newton", "Wooten"]
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version_count: 12
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action_count: 40
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2024-12-05"
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last_action: "2026-02-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bad4d97-c6a1-4e27-b544-f0b6193a1bf5"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3431&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "0735096e8adc7afe24db15e0bfd7121914a17dbab1cf3180395065843c2641b8"
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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 3431 (2025-2026) — South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COVERED ONLINE SERVICE SHALL EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE IN THE USE OF MINORS' PERSONAL DATA, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED ONLINE SERVICES, TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL DATA OF A MINOR THAT MAY BE COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTAL CONTROLS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT. - 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/3431.htm)
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2. **01/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20260114.htm)
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3. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250213.htm)
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4. **02/18/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250218.htm)
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5. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250219.htm)
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6. **02/21/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250221.htm)
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7. **04/24/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250424.htm)
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8. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250501.htm)
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9. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250505.htm)
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10. **05/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250506.htm)
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11. **05/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250512.htm)
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12. **12/05/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20241205.htm)
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## Votes
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- Table Amendment 2 — **91–15** (pass) · lower
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- Table Amendment 3 — **72–30** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **90–17** (pass) · lower
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- 3rd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **89–14** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt Amendment 1A — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bernstein — primary (person)
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- Bradley — primary (person)
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- Calhoon — primary (person)
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- Crawford — primary (person)
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- Erickson — primary (person)
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- Govan — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- McCravy — primary (person)
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- Pedalino — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Robbins — primary (person)
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- T. Moore — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- Wooten — 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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- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Guffey, Govan
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- **2025-02-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Erickson, Bradley
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- **2025-02-11** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
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- **2025-02-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Hartz, Calhoon, M.M.Smith
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- **2025-02-18** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus
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- **2025-02-18** Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hartz
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- **2025-02-19** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Magnuson, Morgan, King, Hart, Gilliaard, Rivers, White
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- **2025-02-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
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- **2025-02-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-19** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-19** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-17
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- **2025-02-20** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-20** Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-14
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- **2025-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-02-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-26** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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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 Ayes-39 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-12** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-01-14** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2026-01-14** Returned to Senate with amendments
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- **2026-01-14** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
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- **2026-01-21** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-02-03** Ratified R 100
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- **2026-02-05** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-02-06** Effective date 02/05/26
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- **2026-02-06** Act No. 96
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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/2bad4d97-c6a1-4e27-b544-f0b6193a1bf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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