H 3107 General Bill, By Bennett, Chumley, Burns, Thigpen, McCravy, V.S. Moss, J.L. Johnson, Felder, Haddon, McGarry, Jones and Huggins
Summary: Human trafficking and child exploitation
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 6 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, IMPOSE CONTINUING DUTIES ON RETAILERS OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES REGARDING FILTERS THAT BLOCK BY DEFAULT WEBSITES THAT ARE KNOWN TO FACILITATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR PROSTITUTION AND WEBSITES THAT DISPLAY CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, REVENGE PORNOGRAPHY, OR OBSCENE MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS AND TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES TO DEACTIVATE THE FILTER AND TO ENSURE QUALITY CONTROL OVER THE FILTERS, TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR WEBSITES THAT ARE BLOCKED MISTAKENLY, TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO ESTABLISH "THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION GRANT FUND", AND TO IMPOSE A NOMINAL ADMISSION FEE ON LIVE ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE REMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
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12/09/20	House	Prefiled
12/09/20	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/21		Scrivener's error corrected
01/12/21	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 75)
01/12/21	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 75)
01/14/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
01/26/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
02/02/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon
02/03/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
02/25/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jones
03/11/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins