South Carolina House Bill 4973

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Yow
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-15-375, Relating To Definitions Applicable To Certain Offenses Against Minors, So As To Amend The Definition Of "material" And To Define The Terms "identifiable Minor" And "morphed Image"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, And By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, All So As To Incorporate Identifiable Minors And Morphed Images Of Identifiable Children Within The Purview Of These Statutes; And By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry And Offenses For Which A Conviction Requires Registration, So As To Add The Offenses Of Exploitation Of A Minor In The First, Second, And Third Degrees.

Sexual exploitation of a minor, morphed images of children

Rep. Raye Felder [R]	Rep. Beth Bernstein [D]	Rep. Paula Rawl Calhoon [R]	Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mitchell, Yow
2024-02-06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, Taylor
2024-01-30	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-30	House	Introduced and read first time

S0995 (Similar To) 2024-03-28 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H4948 (Similar To) 2024-01-25 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	15	375	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	15	395	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	15	405	(n/a)	See Bill Text
16	15	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4973&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4973_20240130.htm