South Carolina H 3424 (Child Online Safety Act)
South Carolina, United States- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
South Carolina's adult-site age check, the Child Online Safety Act, which took effect the moment the governor signed it.
Latest update
Signed into law and took effect (Act 198)
Current position
In force
What it does
South Carolina's Child Online Safety Act makes it unlawful for a commercial site more than a third harmful to minors to reach state residents without a reasonable age check confirming a visitor is 18. A minor, through a parent, can sue for damages, and a site that keeps a user's identifying data after granting access faces separate liability. It took effect on signing.
Why it matters
With more than fifty House cosponsors and near-unanimous votes, this passed as a formality, and it went live with no runway for sites to adapt. South Carolina now runs this alongside its Age-Appropriate Design Code, covering adult sites and mainstream services at once.
Our take
South Carolina passed the porn-site check almost unanimously and made it effective the day it was signed. A vote that lopsided on ID-to-view shows the age-verification fight is not close in most statehouses anymore.
Timeline
Signed into law and took effect (Act 198)
LatestSponsor
Rep. Travis Moore
Votes
- House — Passed (113 to 1) · February 1, 2024
- Senate — Passed (43 to 0) · May 8, 2024
- House — Concurred (100 to 1) · May 9, 2024