South Carolina Senate Bill 28

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-5)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-390 So As To Create The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse, Define Terms, And Establish Penalties; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse To The Sex Offender Registry; And By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes.

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Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]	Sen. Mike Reichenbach [R]	Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]	Sen. Matthew Leber [R]
Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]	Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]	Sen. Rex Rice [R]	Sen. Tom Fernandez [R]
Sen. George Campsen [R]	Sen. JD Chaplin [R]	Sen. Tameika Devine [D]	Sen. Brian Adams [R]
Sen. Thomas Young [R]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]	Sen. Jason Elliott [R]	Sen. Ross Turner [R]
Sen. Russell Ott [D]	Sen. Jeffrey Graham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	15	390	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	430	(n/a)	See Bill Text
23	3	462	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0028&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/28_20241211.htm