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type: "Bill"
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title: "Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE \"STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT\" BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO REQUIRE COVERED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO USE REASONABLE MEANS TO ESTIMATE THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO VERIFY THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO CREATE DEFAULT ACCOUNT SETTINGS FOR CERTAIN USERS, AND TO CREATE CERTAIN PARENTAL CONSENTS. - 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 4591"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4591 (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: ["Brewer", "Calhoon", "Chapman", "Ford", "Gibson", "Govan", "Guffey", "Hewitt", "Huff", "Lastinger", "Lawson", "Ligon", "Martin", "Oremus", "Pedalino", "Pope", "Robbins", "Schuessler", "Sessions", "T. Moore", "Terribile", "W. Newton", "Wickensimer"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-12-16"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e781487-cd8f-4b02-867f-a1791f243f2c"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4591&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "666ea6b24408faedd7609de858277833f9cc6f974056f4f2cfaf2c2df530fdc4"
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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 4591 (2025-2026) — Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO REQUIRE COVERED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO USE REASONABLE MEANS TO ESTIMATE THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO VERIFY THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO CREATE DEFAULT ACCOUNT SETTINGS FOR CERTAIN USERS, AND TO CREATE CERTAIN PARENTAL CONSENTS. - 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/4591.htm)
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2. **03/26/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260326.htm)
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3. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260331.htm)
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4. **03/31/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260331a.htm)
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5. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260512.htm)
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6. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260513.htm)
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7. **05/14/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260514.htm)
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8. **05/14/2026-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20260514a.htm)
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9. **12/17/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4591_20251217.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **42–1** (pass) · upper
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **115–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brewer — primary (person)
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- Calhoon — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Ford — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Govan — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Hewitt — primary (person)
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- Huff — primary (person)
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- Lastinger — primary (person)
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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- Ligon — primary (person)
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- Martin — primary (person)
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- Oremus — 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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- Schuessler — primary (person)
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- Sessions — primary (person)
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- T. Moore — primary (person)
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- Terribile — primary (person)
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- W. Newton — primary (person)
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- Wickensimer — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2025-12-16** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-21** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Sessions
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- **2026-01-22** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Chapman, Lawson, Brewer, Ford, Pedalino, Ligon, Robbins
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- **2026-01-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, Huff
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- **2026-02-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Wickensimer
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- **2026-03-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
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- **2026-03-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-03-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Hewitt, Calhoon, Gibson
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- **2026-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-31** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
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- **2026-04-01** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-04-01** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-12** Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
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- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-14** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1
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- **2026-05-14** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-14** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 251
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- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 01/01/27
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- **2026-06-03** Act No. 237
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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/9e781487-cd8f-4b02-867f-a1791f243f2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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