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AI Summary
The bill mandates the South Carolina Department of Education to provide fingerprint and DNA identification kits to public schools for parents to assist in locating missing children.
Business Impact
If you operate a social media platform, you must verify user ages and obtain parental consent by July 1, 2024, or face penalties.
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Introduced
— Filed in the legislature; not yet heard in committee
In Committee
— Assigned to and being reviewed by a legislative committee
Passed
— Approved by one or both chambers; awaiting further action
Signed / Enacted
— Signed into law by the governor; may or may not be in effect yet
Dead / Vetoed
— Vetoed, failed to pass, or session expired without action
Unknown
— Status data not yet available or awaiting classification
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What This Means
The Stop Harm from Addictive Social Media (SHASM) Act mandates that covered social media platforms verify the age of users under 18, create default account settings for them, and obtain parental consent for users under 13.
Key Provisions
- Require covered platforms to use 'reasonable means' to estimate and verify the age of account holders under 18 (Article 9, Chapter 5, Title 39)
- Create default account settings for users under 18
- Obtain verifiable parental consent for users under 13
Latest Legislative Action
Act No. 180
Bill Sponsors (showing 5 of 16)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Darrell Jackson D | Sponsor | SD-021 |
| Gerald Malloy D | Sponsor | SD-029 |
| Joshua Kimbrell R | Sponsor | SD-011 |
| Katrina Shealy R | Sponsor | SD-023 |
| Kent Williams D | Sponsor | SD-030 |
Roll Call Votes
S ·
Senate: To Concur ·
May 11, 2022
40 Yea
0 Nay
6 Other
Passed ✓
H ·
House: Passage Of Bill ·
May 4, 2022
105 Yea
0 Nay
16 Other
Passed ✓
S ·
Senate: 2nd Reading ·
Apr 5, 2022
41 Yea
0 Nay
5 Other
Passed ✓
Compliance Checklist
Estimate the age of account holders using reasonable means
Who: Covered social media platforms
Deadline: Within 14 days of the first trigger date
Penalty: Potential private right of action for damages
Who: Covered social media platforms
Deadline: Within 14 days of the first trigger date
Penalty: Potential private right of action for damages
Obtain verifiable parental consent for child accounts
Who: Covered social media platforms
Deadline: Before creating or modifying child accounts
Penalty: Account termination if consent is not obtained
Who: Covered social media platforms
Deadline: Before creating or modifying child accounts
Penalty: Account termination if consent is not obtained
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Full Legal Analysis
The SHASM Act, introduced in South Carolina, seeks to amend the state's Code of Laws by adding Article 9 to Chapter 5, Title 39. This legislation requires covered social media platforms to use 'reasonable means' to estimate and verify the age of account holders under 18. The bill specifies that platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent for users under 13 and create default account settings specifically for users under 18. The bill does not confirm specific penalties for non-compliance in the available description. The absence of specified methods for age estimation and verification is based on the available description, not the full bill text, which may contain standards for these 'reasonable means' and affect the completeness of this analysis.
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