South Carolina House Bill 5394

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-17-470, Relating To The Crimes Of Eavesdropping, Peeping, And Voyeurism, So As To Incorporate The Realistic But False Images, Recordings, Or Digital Electronic Files Created Or Altered Using Generative Adversarial Network Techniques Or Other Digital Technology, To Increase Penalties For Violations, To Require Law Enforcement Agencies To Destroy Items When No Longer Needed As Evidence, And To Require Notification Of Additional Potential Victims By Law Enforcement Agencies.

Eavesdropping, Peeping, and Voyeurism

Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]	Rep. David O'Neal [R]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]
Rep. Brandon Cox [R]	Rep. Jordan Pace [R]	Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-04-10	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	17	470	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5394&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5394_20240410.htm