South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

H 4591 — Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media

Last action — Effective date 01/01/27

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 19, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 23 sponsors

    23 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill requires social media platforms to verify users' ages and set default account settings for minors.

The Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media Act mandates that certain social media platforms estimate and verify user ages. It also requires the creation of default settings and parental consent measures for minor users.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families may have increased control over their children's social media usage through parental consent requirements.

Summary

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

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

165 added · 417 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill H 4591 involve updating definitions and criteria related to the usage of social media. Key additions include a clearer definition of what constitutes an "account holder" and the introduction of the term "addictive features" to describe certain aspects of social media platforms. These changes are significant because they aim to provide a framework for regulating the impact of social media on users, especially children, thereby addressing public concerns about digital addiction and its effects on mental health.

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Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter   Committee Report March 26, 2026   H.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT";
4591   Introduced by Reps.
Guffey, Pope, Oremus, Martin, Schuessler, Sessions, T.
Moore, Chapman, Lawson, Brewer, Ford, Pedalino, Ligon, Robbins, Terribile, Huff, Govan, Wickensimer and Lastinger   S.
Printed 3/26/26--H.
Read the first time January 13, 2026   ________   The committee on House Judiciary To whom was referred a Bill (H.
4591) 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 so, etc., respectfully Report:
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
      Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-910(1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting:
       (1) "Account holder" means a South Carolina resident who has an account or a profile with a covered social media platform that is associated by the covered social media platform with a unique identifier during any period in which a covered social media platform knows or should reasonably know is physically located in this State.
    (2) "Addictive interface features" means:
           (a) infinite scrolling, which means:
               (i) continuously loading content, or content that loads as the account holder scrolls down the page without the need to open a separate page;
or                (ii) seamless content or the use of pages with no visible or apparent end or page breaks;
           (b) display of a profile-exploiting based feed;
           (c) push notifications, whether audible, visual, or tactile, designed to call the attention of the account holder to newly posted content, or to user responses to content posted by the account holder, or to inform the account holder about other specific activities or events related to the account holder's account.
Push notifications do not include a notification for the purpose of alerting the account holder to incoming calls, text messages, email messages, or similar messages sent by human contacts and delivered by means of any application;
           (d) auto-play video or video that begins to play without the account holder first clicking on the video or on a play button for that video;
           (e) display of personal metrics that indicate the number of times other users have clicked a button or taken other action to indicate their reaction to content posted by the account holder, or have shared or reposted content posted by the account holder;
or            (f) display of awards, badges, tiers, or any form of recognition of the account holder based on hours spent by the account holder on the social media platform, numbers of followers, numbers of postings, frequency or regularity of postings, or any other metric of usage or performance on the social media platform.
       (3) "Child" means a South Carolina resident under the age of seventeensixteen.
       (4) "Covered social media platform" means a social media platform, including any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the social media platform, that collectively generated at least one billion dollars in gross advertising revenues annually, worldwide in one or more of the preceding three years.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-910(7) and inserting:
       (7) "Minor" means a South Carolina resident who is under the age of majority but not including emancipated minors.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-910(9) and inserting:
       (9) "Parent" includes any legal guardian of a minor child who is a South Carolina resident.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-910(11) and inserting:
       (11) "Profile-based paid commercial advertising" means paid commercial advertising that has been selected or prioritized for display to an account holder based in whole or in part on personal information of the account holder.
Advertising selected for display to an account holder is not profile-based paid commercial advertising if that selection process considers information about or an estimate of the age of the account holder solely for the purpose of excluding advertisements which by law or policy of the covered social media platform are not suitable for presentation to minorsa child of that age.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-910(12)(a) and (b) and inserting:
       (12)(a) "Profile-based feed" means a feed in which the material presented has been selected or prioritized by the social media platform for display to an account holder based in whole or in part on personal information of that account holder.
Content created by a third party that is displayed to the account holder because the account holder has taken an affirmative step to select the third party's content for inclusion in the feed displayed to the account holder, such as by following, friending, or engaging in a similar action in relation to the third party, and not otherwise selected or prioritized for display to the account holder based on personal information, may shall not render such feed a profile-based feed.
           (b) An exclusion by a covered social media platform of certain content from the feed of an account holder based on information about or any estimate of the age of an account holder, solely for the purpose of excluding content which is obscene as to children aged seventeen sixteen or younger or by a policy of the covered social media platform that the content is not suitable for presentation to children of that age, does not render that feed a profile-based feed.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-910(14)(b) and inserting:
           (b) an online service, website, or application where the exclusive function is the support of communications, including email, video conferencing, or direct messaging consisting of text, photographs, pictures, images, or videos, only between the sender and recipients specifically identified by the sender, without displaying or posting publicly or to other users not specifically identified as the recipients by the sender;
or Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-920(A), (B), (C), and (D) and inserting:
    (A) Within fourteen days of the first trigger date, the covered social media platform must use reasonable means and reasonable efforts, taking into consideration available technology and the data in the possession of the covered social media platform, to estimate the age of the account holder.
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If the covered social media platform is able to conclude with eighty percent confidence that the account holder is over seventeen fifteen years of age, the covered social media platform may treat the account holder to be other than a child for purposes of this article.
Otherwise, the covered social media platform must treat the account holder as a child for purposes of this article.
    (B) Within fourteen days of the second trigger date, the covered social media platform must use reasonable means and reasonable efforts to revise its estimate of the age of the account holder.
If the covered social media platform is able to conclude with ninety percent confidence that the account holder is over seventeen fifteen years of age, the covered social media platform may treat the account holder to be other than a child for purposes of this act.
Otherwise, the covered social media platform must treat the account holder as a child for purposes of this act.
    (C) A covered social media platform shall update its estimate of the age of each account holder after every additional one hundred hours spent by the account holder on the covered social media platform, or as often as the covered social media platform applies any form of data analytics or artificial intelligence to update its estimate of any other demographic characteristic of the account holder for any reason, whichever period is shorter.
    (D) This section does not create any duty on the part of a covered social media platform to request, collect, or retain any information from or about any account holder.
Rather, the age estimate required by this section must be derived based on information collected and retained by the covered social media platform in the ordinary course of operation of the covered social media platform.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-930(A)(1) and inserting:
(1) A covered social media platform shall require applicants for an account to provide their birth dates as part of the account application process and may not provide any default birth date in the course of requesting that information.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-930(C) and (D) and inserting:
    (C) A covered social media platform may not present addictive interface features in the display or feed of any child.
    (D) A covered social media platform may not present profile-based paid commercial advertising in the display or feed of any child.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-940(B), (C), and (D) and inserting:
    (B) A covered social media platform shall terminate an account of a minor child within no more than seven days after receipt of a request for termination from the account holder.
    (C) A covered social media platform shall terminate the account of a minor child within no more than fourteen days after receipt of a request for termination from a parent of the minorchild.
Upon receipt of such a request, the covered social media platform shall verify that the requesting party is a parent of the account holder by whatever means of verification the covered social media platform uses for purposes of ascertaining the validity of verifiable parental consent.
    (D) A covered social media platform shall provide clear, simple, and easy-to-locate means for the parent of any minor child to request termination of any account of a minor.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-950(D) and inserting:
    (D) A covered social media platform shall make a reasonable determination of such dispute within thirty days of the completion of the age verification process.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-970 and inserting:
    Section 39-5-970.  If a covered social media platform permits a child to open or continue an account on such platform in the absence of parental consent sufficient for the formation of a binding contract with a minor under ordinary principles of contract law under the laws of this State, then any purported contract pertaining to such account is invalid void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy including, but not limited to, any arbitration provision, limitation of liability, or limitation of remedies, without regard to whether such the covered social media platform had actual or constructive knowledge that the account holder was a child.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-980(D) and inserting:
    (D) A covered social media platform may not be liable to a child or parent for any violation of this article if it has used reasonable means and reasonable efforts, taking into consideration available technology and the data in possession of the covered social media platform, to comply with the requirements of this act.
Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 39-5-990 and inserting:
    Section 39-5-990.  (A) Any knowing or reckless violation of this article constitutes a violation of this chapter.
    (B) If the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any covered social media platform has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in, any knowing or reckless violation of this article, the Attorney General may investigate and seek remedies as provided by law pursuant to this chapter.A violation of this article is a violation of Section 39-5-20, and the Attorney General may investigate and enforce this article including, but not limited to, seeking remedies under Sections 39-5-50 and 39-5-110, as provided by law pursuant to this chapter.
Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 4 and inserting:
SECTION 4.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governoron January 1, 2027.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
  W.
NEWTON for Committee.
    statement of estimated fiscal impact Explanation of Fiscal Impact State Expenditure This bill creates the Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media (SHASM) Act, which requires covered social media platforms to estimate the age of account holders to ensure that child account holders have parental consent and are subject to certain privacy settings and time limits.
The bill also provides that a child or parent has a private right of action for declaratory or injunctive relief, damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees against a covered social media platform for violations of the provisions of the bill.
The Attorney General may investigate and seek remedies against a covered social media platform that has engaged in, is engaging in, or is set to engage in any knowing or reckless violation of the provisions of the bill.
  Judicial.
This bill creates a new civil cause of action and may result in an increase in the number of cases heard in circuit court.
As this is a new cause of action, there are no data to estimate the number of additional civil cases that may be filed.
Judicial intends to use existing appropriations to manage any increase in caseloads.
However, Judicial notes that if caseloads increase significantly, Judicial will request an increase in General Fund appropriations.
  Office of the Attorney General.
This fiscal impact is pending, contingent upon a response from the Office of the Attorney General.
    Frank A.
Rainwater, Executive Director Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office   _______                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "STOP HARM FROM ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA (SHASM) ACT";
Section 6501 and implementing regulations at C.F.R.
Section and implementing regulations at 16 C.F.R.
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Action History

  1. Effective date 01/01/27

  2. Act No. 237

  3. Signed By Governor

  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

  9. Amended

  10. Scrivener's error corrected

  11. Read second time

  12. Amended

  13. Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  14. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  15. Introduced and read first time

  16. Read third time and sent to Senate

  17. Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0

  18. Read second time

  19. Amended

  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

  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

  29. Introduced and read first time

  30. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  31. Prefiled

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23 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (23)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concur in Senate Amendments

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111008
Democrat 2000
Republican 1001
Total 114009
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Brittain, T. Case, Jr. — Yea
Representative Luke S. Rankin — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Not Voting
Representative Adam L. Duncan — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Yea
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Not Voting
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Charles V. Hartz — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Yea
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Courtney S. Waters — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David Martin — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Dianne Mitchell — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Gil Gatch — Yea
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Greg Ford — Yea
Representative Hamilton R. Grant — Yea
Representative Harriet A. Holman — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative Heather Bauer — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Not Voting
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative JA Moore — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative Jackie R. Terribile — Yea
Representative James E. Teeple — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Not Voting
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Yea
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Not Voting
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr. — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Not Voting
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Yea
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Keishan M. Scott — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Mike M. Neese — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paul B. Wickensimer — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard Blake Sanders — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Robert T. Reese — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Sarita L. Edgerton — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William C. "Chris" Huff — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Jason Luck Democrat Yea
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Yea
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
Stephen D. Frank Republican Not Voting

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3rd Reading

Passed 42 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42101
Total 42101
% of votes cast 95%2%0%2%
How each member voted (44)
Member Party Vote
Senator Luke A. Rankin — Yea
Devine, Tameika Isaac — Yea
Matthews, Margie Bright — Yea
Senator A. Shane Massey — Yea
Senator Allen Blackmon — Yea
Senator Billy Garrett — Yea
Senator Brad Hutto — Yea
Senator Brian Adams — Yea
Senator Carlisle Kennedy — Not Voting
Senator Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III — Yea
Senator Darrell Jackson — Yea
Senator Deon T. Tedder — Yea
Senator Ed Sutton — Yea
Senator Everett Stubbs — Yea
Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III — Yea
Senator Greg Hembree — Yea
Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. — Yea
Senator JD Chaplin — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Jeff Zell — Yea
Senator Jeffrey R. Graham — Yea
Senator Josh Kimbrell — Yea
Senator Karl B. Allen — Yea
Senator Kent M. Williams — Yea
Senator Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms — Yea
Senator Lee Bright — Yea
Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber — Yea
Senator Michael Johnson — Yea
Senator Michael W. Gambrell — Yea
Senator Mike Reichenbach — Yea
Senator Overture Walker — Yea
Senator Rex F. Rice — Yea
Senator Richard J. Cash — Yea
Senator Ronnie A. Sabb — Yea
Senator Ross Turner — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Senator Sean M. Bennett — Yea
Senator Shane R. Martin — Yea
Senator Thomas C. Alexander — Yea
Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin — Yea
Senator Tom Davis — Yea
Senator Tom Fernandez — Nay
Senator Tom Young, Jr. — Yea
Senator Wes Climer — Yea

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Passage of Bill

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 112008
Republican 2000
Democrat 0002
Total 1140010
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (124)
Member Party Vote
Brittain, T. Case, Jr. — Yea
Representative Luke S. Rankin — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Yea
Representative Adam L. Duncan — Not Voting
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Yea
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Charles V. Hartz — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Not Voting
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Courtney S. Waters — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David Martin — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Dianne Mitchell — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Yea
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Greg Ford — Yea
Representative Hamilton R. Grant — Yea
Representative Harriet A. Holman — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Not Voting
Representative Heather Bauer — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Not Voting
Representative JA Moore — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative Jackie R. Terribile — Yea
Representative James E. Teeple — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Yea
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr. — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Yea
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Yea
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Yea
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Keishan M. Scott — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Yea
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Not Voting
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Mike M. Neese — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Yea
Representative Paul B. Wickensimer — Yea
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard Blake Sanders — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Robert T. Reese — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Sarita L. Edgerton — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Not Voting
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William C. "Chris" Huff — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Not Voting
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Jason Luck Democrat Not Voting
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Not Voting
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
Stephen D. Frank Republican Yea

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What does H 4591 do?
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
Who sponsors H 4591?
H 4591 is sponsored by Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative David Martin, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Heath Sessions, Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., and Representative Greg Ford.
What is the current status of H 4591?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2025. Enacted.
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