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H 4591 General Bill, By Guffey, Pope, Oremus, Martin, Schuessler, Sessions, T. Moore, Chapman, Lawson, Brewer, Ford, Pedalino, Ligon, Robbins, Terribile, Huff, Govan, Wickensimer, Lastinger, W. Newton, Hewitt, Calhoon and Gibson
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Summary: Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT"; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO REQUIRE COVERED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO USE REASONABLE MEANS TO ESTIMATE THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO VERIFY THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO CREATE DEFAULT ACCOUNT SETTINGS FOR CERTAIN USERS, AND TO CREATE CERTAIN PARENTAL CONSENTS.
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Similar (S 1103)
Summary: Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT"; AND BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO REQUIRE COVERED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO USE REASONABLE MEANS TO ESTIMATE THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO VERIFY THE AGE OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT HOLDERS, TO CREATE DEFAULT ACCOUNT SETTINGS FOR CERTAIN USERS, AND TO CREATE CERTAIN PARENTAL CONSENTS.
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| 12/16/25 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/16/25 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/13/26 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31) |
| 01/13/26 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 31) |
| 01/21/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Sessions |
| 01/22/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Chapman, Lawson, Brewer, Ford, Pedalino, Ligon, Robbins |
| 01/28/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, Huff |
| 02/05/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Wickensimer |
| 03/25/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger |
| 03/26/26 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 5) |
| 03/31/26 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/31/26 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Hewitt, Calhoon, Gibson |
| 03/31/26 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 269) |
| 03/31/26 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 269) |
| 03/31/26 | House | Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 274) |
| 04/01/26 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 17) |
| 04/01/26 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 18) |
| 04/01/26 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (Senate Journal-page 18) |