South Carolina House Bill 3431

---

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - Scrivener's error corrected
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 5, Title 39 So As To Provide Definitions; To Provide That A Social Media Company May Not Permit Certain Minors To Be Account Holders; To Provide Requirements For Social Media Companies; To Provide That A Social Media Company Shall Provide Certain Parents Or Guardians With Certain Information; To Provide That A Social Media Company Shall Restrict Social Media Access To Minors During Certain Hours; To Provide For Consumer Complaints; To Provide That The Consumer Services Division Has Authority To Administer And Enforce Certain Requirements; To Provide For An Annual Report; To Provide For A Cause Of Action; And To Provide That Certain Waivers And Limitations Are Void.

South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act

Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. David Martin [R]
Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]
Rep. Jerry Govan [D]	Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]
Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Charles Hartz [R]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]
Rep. Heather Crawford [R]

2025-02-20 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 89 N: 14 NV: 8 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 90 N: 17 NV: 6 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 (Y: 72 N: 30 NV: 12 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-02-19 - House - House: Table Amendment 2 Amendment Number 2 (Y: 91 N: 15 NV: 8 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-21		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-02-20	House	Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-14
2025-02-20	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2025-02-19	House	Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-17
2025-02-19	House	Read second time
2025-02-19	House	Amended
2025-02-19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
2025-02-19	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Magnuson, Morgan, King, Hart, Gilliaard, Rivers, White
2025-02-19	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus
2025-02-18		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-02-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Hartz, Calhoon, M.M.Smith
2025-02-13	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2025-02-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
2025-02-04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Erickson, Bradley
2025-01-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Guffey, Govan
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3431&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20241205.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250213.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250218.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250219.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3431_20250221.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3431%202025-01-14%20introduced.pdf
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3431%202025-02-11%20amended.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25223
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25224
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25226
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25239