South Carolina Legislative Analysis

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-15-330 So As To Define Necessary Terms For The Offense Of Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images; And By Adding Section 16-15-332 So As To Create The Offense Of Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images, To Provide Graduated Penalties, And To Provide An Exception For Law Enforcement Under Certain Circumstances. - Ratified Title

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Christopher Wooten (Republican)
• Voted 112-0 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "uniform Civil Remedies For Unauthorized Disclosure Of Intimate Images Act"; And To Define Necessary Terms, Create A Civil Action For An Individual Who Suffers Harm From A Person's Intentional Or Threatened Disclosure Of Private, Intimate Images Without Consent, And Provide Exceptions To Liability.

Key Points

• Sponsored by Weston Newton (Republican)
• Voted 114-0 in the House
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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 Necessary 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 Clarify Possible Termination Requirements And Include Tier I And Tier Ii Designations For Out-of-state Or Federal Convictions.

Key Points

• Relates to The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Add The Offense Of Obscene Visual Representations Of Child Sexual Abuse To The Sex Offender Registry
• Sponsored by Travis Moore (Republican)
• Voted 91-7 in the House
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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 Revise Definitions And Add The Terms "identifiable Minor" And "morphed Image"; By Amending Section 16-15-395, Relating To First Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors As An Offense; By Amending Section 16-15-405, Relating To Second Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor, So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors As An Offense; By Amending Section 16-15-410, Relating To Third Degree Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor; So As To Include Morphed Images Of Identifiable Minors As An Offense; By Amending Section 23-3-430, Relating To The Sex Offender Registry, So As To Include Those Guilty Of Criminal Exploitation Of A Minor In The First, Second, Or Third Degree As A Tier Ii Offender; By Amending Section 23-3-462, Relating To Termination Of Registration Requirements, So As To Clarify Possible Termination Requirements And Include Tier I And Tier Ii Designations For Out-of-state Or Federal Convictions; And By Amending Section 16-15-342, Relating To Criminal Solicitation Of A Minor, By Amending Section 16-15-387, Relating To Employment Of A Person Under Eighteen To Appear In Public In A State Of Sexually Explicit Nudity, And By Amending Section 44-48-30, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Sexually Violent Predator Act, All So As To Make Conforming Changes.

Key Points

• Relates to Definitions Applicable To Certain Offenses Against Minors, So As To Revise Definitions And Add The Terms "identifiable Minor" And "morphed Image"
• Sponsored by Travis Moore (Republican)
• Voted 96-19 in the House
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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "small Business Regulatory Freedom Act" By Adding Section 1-23-285 So As To Provide The Small Business Regulatory Review Committee Shall Conduct An Initial Review Of Regulations Pending Reauthorization And Make Recommendations To The General Assembly For Retaining Or Removing Regulations, To Provide It Is The Duty Of The Committee When Reviewing Regulations To Reduce The Overall Regulatory Burden On Businesses By Reducing The Number Of Regulatory Requirements By Twenty-five Percent, And To Provide The Committee May Request Any Necessary Information From State Agencies And To Require The Compliance Of Agencies With These Requests, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-110, Relating To The Process For Promulgating Regulations Under The Administrative Procedures Act So As To Provide Agencies May Not Promulgate Regulations Absent Express Statutory Authority And Citation To The Specific Statutory Authority, To Provide For Every Regulation An Agency Proposes, It Must Identify And Propose Two Of Its Regulations To Remove, To Provide Persons Aggrieved By A Regulation May Challenge The Validity Of The Regulation In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction, And To Provide Courts May Declare Regulations Invalid Upon Finding An Absence Of Express Statutory Authority To Promulgate; By Amending Section 1-23-115, Relating To Assessment Reports For Regulations Submitted For Promulgation, So As To Provide All Regulations Submitted For Promulgation Must Include Assessment Reports, To Allow Longer Review Periods In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Discount Rates Must Be Justified If Applied In An Analysis Report, To Provide Promulgating Agencies Must Conduct Retrospective Assessment Reports In Certain Circumstances, To Provide Assessment Contents Must Be Made Publicly Available In A Certain Manner, To Provide Certain Standardized Analytic Methods And Metrics Must Be Applied To All Regulations, To Require Retrospective Assessment Reports Be Conducted When Regulations Are Reviewed For Renewal, Among Other Things; By Amending Section 1-23-120, Relating To Documents Required To Be Filed To Initiate The Review Process For A Regulation, So As To Require The Documents Include An Automatic Expiration Date, And To Provide For The Automatic Expiration And Periodic Review Of Regulations; And By Amending Section 1-23-380, Relating To Judicial Review Upon Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies, So As To Provide Requirements For Judicial Review Of Agency Interpretations Of Regulations.

Key Points

• Relates to The Process For Promulgating Regulations Under The Administrative Procedures Act So As To Provide Agencies May Not Promulgate Regulations Absent Express Statutory Authority And Citation To The Specific Statutory Authority, To Provide For Every Regulation An Agency Proposes, It Must Identify And Propose Two Of Its Regulations To Remove, To Provide Persons Aggrieved By A Regulation May Challenge The Validity Of The Regulation In A Court Of Competent Jurisdiction, And To Provide Courts May Declare Regulations Invalid Upon Finding An Absence Of Express Statutory Authority To Promulgate
• Sponsored by Jeffrey Bradley (Republican)
• Voted 108-0 in the House
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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-5-130, Relating To Coroner Qualifications, So As To Revise Coroner Qualifications And Require A Fingerprint And Background Check Of Coroners Before The General Election.

Key Points

• Relates to Coroner Qualifications, So As To Revise Coroner Qualifications And Require A Fingerprint And Background Check Of Coroners Before The General Election
• Sponsored by Weston Newton (Republican)
• Voted 115-0 in the House
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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Sections 63-1-40 And 63-19-20, Both Relating To Status Offenses, So As To Eliminate Playing A Pinball Machine As A Status Offense; And By Repealing Section 63-19-2430 Relating To The Playing Of Pinball Machines By A Minor.

Key Points

• Relates to Status Offenses, So As To Eliminate Playing A Pinball Machine As A Status Offense
• Sponsored by Todd Rutherford (Democrat)
• Voted 105-0 in the House
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Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 20-3-165 So As To Authorize The Department Of Social Services' Division Of Child Support Enforcement To Enforce Certain Alimony Obligations; By Amending Section 20-3-130, Relating To Award Of Alimony, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Sections 63-17-710, 63-17-720, 63-17-730, 63-17-750, 63-17-760, 63-17-850, 63-17-1010, 63-17-1020, 63-17-1050, 63-17-1210, 63-17-1410, 63-17-1510, 63-17-1810, 63-17-1890, 63-17-1910, 63-17-2310, 63-17-2320, 63-17-2330, And Article 21 Of Chapter 17, Title 63, All Relating In Part To Child Support Enforcement, So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Sections 20-1-350, 27-23-10, 41-35-140, 44-63-60, 44-63-80, 44-63-84, 44-63-86, And 44-63-110, Relating To Marriage Licenses, Fraudulent Conveyances, Unemployment Compensation, And Vital Records, All So As To Make Conforming Changes; By Allowing Retroactive Application Of The Act; And For Other Purposes.

Key Points

• Relates to Award Of Alimony, So As To Make Conforming Changes
• This bill has been introduced and is in early stages of consideration
• Sponsored by Thomas Pope (Republican)
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "cure Act" By Adding Chapter 140 To Title 44 So As To Provide For The Entry Of South Carolina Into A Multistate Compact Governed By A Commission That Facilitates A Process By Which Substantial Cash Prizes Are Awarded For The Cure Of Certain Diseases; To Establish Powers And Duties Of The Commission, Including The Duty To Expeditiously Review Submitted Treatments And Therapeutic Protocols For The Cure Of Disease And To Award Prizes For Submissions That Meet The Commission's Standards; To Establish Commission Meeting And Voting Requirements; To Require The Commission To Adopt Rules; And For Other Purposes.

Key Points

• This bill has been introduced and is in early stages of consideration
• Sponsored by Thomas Pope (Republican)
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "parental Rights In Education Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 28, Title 59 So As To Provide Necessary Definitions, To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Healthcare, And Mental Health Of Their Children, To Prohibit The State From Substantially Burdening Those Parental Rights And To Require The State To Obtain Parental Consent In Certain Circumstances, And To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter, Among Other Things; And To Designate The Existing Provisions Of Chapter 28, Title 59, As Article 1 Entitled "general Provisions."

Key Points

• This bill has been introduced and is in early stages of consideration
• Sponsored by Thomas Pope (Republican)
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action