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South Carolina 2025-2026

H 4591

Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media

Source: Open States / PluralLatest available (refresh delayed). Last refreshed: 2026-11-01 01:14:44 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-12-16 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT" 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. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Effective date 01/01/27

  2. Act No. 237

  3. Signed By Governor

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  4. Ratified R 251

  5. Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0

  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  7. Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-1

  8. Read third time and returned to House with amendments

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  9. Amended

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  10. Scrivener's error corrected

  11. Read second time

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  12. Amended

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  13. Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  14. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

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  15. Introduced and read first time

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  16. Read third time and sent to Senate

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  17. Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0

  18. Read second time

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  19. Amended

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  20. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Hewitt, Calhoon, Gibson

  21. Scrivener's error corrected

  22. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

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  23. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger

  24. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan, Wickensimer

  25. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile, Huff

  26. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Chapman, Lawson, Brewer, Ford, Pedalino, Ligon, Robbins

  27. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler, Sessions

  28. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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  29. Introduced and read first time

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  30. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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  31. Prefiled

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