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SC H 3399

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Children's Default to Safety Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "CHILDREN'S DEFAULT TO SAFETY ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN AGAINST UNFILTERED DEVICES; TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS; TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS OF SMART PHONES AND TABLETS TO AUTOMATICALLY ENABLE AND PASSCODE-PROTECT THE FILTERS BLOCKING MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON DEVICES ACTIVATED IN THIS STATE; TO SUBJECT MANUFACTURERS TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; AND TO SUBJECT INDIVIDUALS TO CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ARTICLE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-17-490, RELATING TO CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR, SO AS TO PROHIBIT PROVIDING A PASSCODE TO REMOVE THE PORNOGRAPHY FILTER FOR AN INTERNET-ACCESSIBLE DEVICE BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN A MINOR'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2025-02-04 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Bradley
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Guffeyprimary
  • Popeprimary
  • Spann-Wilderprimary
  • Govanprimary
  • Ericksonprimary
  • Bradleyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-05

    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. 2025-02-04

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Erickson, Bradley

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3399&session=126&summary=B

Attribution

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