SC S 74

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South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 74 pass?

Yes. SC S 74 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Act No. 59

What is SC S 74 about?

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 17-13-142 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO ISSUE ORDERS AND WARRANTS FOR CERTAIN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE A SUBPOENA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN STORED SUBSCRIBER OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION RELEVANT AND MATERIAL TO AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION BY THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Who sponsors SC S 74?

Hembree, Leber, Elliott and 7 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 74.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-14
Latest action: 2025-05-27 — Act No. 59
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-27
Act No. 59
2025-05-27
Effective date 05/22/25
2025-05-22
Signed By Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-20
Ratified R 84
2025-05-08
Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
2025-05-08
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2025-05-06
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
2025-05-06
Returned to House with amendments
2025-05-06
House amendment amended
amendment-amendment
2025-04-24
Scrivener's error corrected
2025-04-24
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage,reading-3
2025-04-23
Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2025-04-23
Read second time
reading-2
2025-04-23
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-10
Debate adjourned
2025-04-09
Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-10-25
2025-03-27
Debate adjourned
2025-03-26
Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Jordan, Ligon, BL Cox, Martin, Gibson, Lawson, Guffey, Holman, Guest, Mitchell
2025-03-20
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-13
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-02-13
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-12
Read third time and sent to House
passage,reading-3
2025-02-11
Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2025-02-11
Read second time
reading-2
2025-02-05
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-14
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-01-14
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2024-12-11
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2024-12-11
Prefiled
filing

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Documents

Votes

2nd Reading
2025-02-11 · pass · 40-0
Member-level votes (46)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Kimbrell, Josh: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Martin, Shane R.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Nutt, Roger A.: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: excused
- Gambrell, Michael W.: excused
- Hutto, Brad: excused
- Jackson, Darrell: excused
- Matthews, Margie Bright: excused
- Reichenbach, Mike: excused
Passage of Bill
2025-04-23 · pass · 105-0
Member-level votes (123)
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Harris, Robert J.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.: yes
- Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- King, John Richard C.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- May, Robert J., III: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, JA: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Rose, Seth: yes
- Rutherford, J. Todd: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: excused
- Hartz, Charles V.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Magnuson, Josiah: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Pace, Jordan S.: excused
- Rankin, Luke S.: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Bowers, Phillip: excused
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
- Cox, Bobby J.: excused
- Cox, Brandon L.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
- Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
- Luck, Jason S.: excused
Table Amendment 4
2025-04-23 · fail · 36-63
Member-level votes (122)
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: no
- Atkinson, Lucas: no
- Bailey, William H.: no
- Bauer, Heather: no
- Bernstein, Beth E.: no
- Bowers, Phillip: no
- Bradley, Jeff: no
- Clyburn, William: no
- Collins, Neal A.: no
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: no
- Dillard, Chandra E.: no
- Duncan, Adam L.: no
- Erickson, Shannon S.: no
- Frank, Stephen: no
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: no
- Gatch, Gil: no
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: no
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: no
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: no
- Grant, Hamilton R.: no
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: no
- Haddon, Patrick B.: no
- Hager, William: no
- Hardee, Kevin: no
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: no
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: no
- Hosey, Lonnie: no
- Huff, William C.: no
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: no
- Jones, Wendell K.: no
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
- King, John Richard C.: no
- Kirby, Roger K.: no
- Landing, Kathy: no
- Lowe, Phillip D.: no
- May, Robert J., III: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- McDaniel, Annie E.: no
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: no
- Mitchell, Cody T.: no
- Moore, JA: no
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
- Moss, Dennis C.: no
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: no
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: no
- Reese, Robert T.: no
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: no
- Rose, Seth: no
- Rutherford, J. Todd: no
- Sanders, Richard Blake: no
- Schuessler, Carla: no
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: no
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: no
- Taylor, Bill: no
- Teeple, James E.: no
- Waters, Courtney S.: no
- Weeks, J. David: no
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: no
- White, Joseph S.: no
- Whitmire, William R.: no
- Williams, Robert Q.: no
- Yow, Richard L.: no
- Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: excused
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: excused
- Hartz, Charles V.: excused
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: excused
- Magnuson, Josiah: excused
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Pace, Jordan S.: excused
- Rankin, Luke S.: excused
- Alexander, Terry: excused
- Bannister, Bruce W.: excused
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
- Burns, James Mikell: excused
- Chumley, William M.: excused
- Cox, Bobby J.: excused
- Cox, Brandon L.: excused
- Harris, Robert J.: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Hayes, Jackie E.: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: excused
- Luck, Jason S.: excused
- Sessions, Heath: excused
to adopt amendment
2025-05-06 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (46)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Climer, Wes: yes
- Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Fernandez, Tom: yes
- Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
- Garrett, Billy: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Jackson, Darrell: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
- Kimbrell, Josh: yes
- Leber, Matthew W.: yes
- Martin, Shane R.: yes
- Massey, A. Shane: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
- Nutt, Roger A.: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Reichenbach, Mike: yes
- Rice, Rex F.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Stubbs, Everett: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: excused
Concur in Senate Amendments
2025-05-08 · pass · 108-0
Member-level votes (122)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bernstein, Beth E.: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: yes
- Burns, James Mikell: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Duncan, Adam L.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Frank, Stephen: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gibson, Daniel: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Harris, Robert J.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Howard, Leon: yes
- Huff, William C.: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: yes
- King, John Richard C.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- Martin, David: yes
- May, Robert J., III: yes
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: yes
- McCravy, John R., III: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- Mitchell, Cody T.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pace, Jordan S.: yes
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Rankin, Luke S.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Terribile, Jackie R.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Weeks, J. David: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- White, Joseph S.: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: excused
- Cox, Bobby J.: excused
- Gatch, Gil: excused
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: excused
- Murphy, Chris: excused
- Bamberg, Justin T.: excused
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
- Hager, William: excused
- Hardee, Kevin: excused
- Hart, Christopher R.: excused
- Lowe, Phillip D.: excused
- Moore, JA: excused
- Robbins, Robby: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Rutherford, J. Todd: excused

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