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SC H 3641

died on adjournment

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South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-375, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST MINORS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 16-15-385 THROUGH 16-15-425, SO AS TO DEFINE "IDENTIFIABLE MINOR" AND "MORPHED IMAGE"; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-395, RELATING TO FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCORPORATE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-405, RELATING TO SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCORPORATE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-410, RELATING TO THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCORPORATE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THIS SECTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO INCORPORATE THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE WITHIN THE CLASSIFICATION OF TIER II OFFENDER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-462, RELATING TO TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE TIME AFTER WHICH THE OFFENDER MAY REQUEST TERMINATION OF THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2025-03-05 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Calhoonprimary
  • Bernsteinprimary
  • Schuesslerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-12

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-12

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-05

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3641&session=126&summary=B

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