South Carolina H 3431: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR JONI CUTLER AND THE LATE SHEP CUTLER FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO THE CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL, AND TO CONGRATULATE THE CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL ON ITS DEDICATION.

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2025-2026 Bill 3431 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3431

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Indicates New Matter

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Amended - Not Printed 
Bill for the House

Amt. No. 1A (LC-3431.SA0008H.docx)

January 14, 2026

H. 3431

Introduced by Reps. W. Newton, Wooten, Pope, 
Martin, Pedalino, McCravy, Bernstein, Guffey, Govan, T. Moore, Erickson, 
Bradley, Robbins, Calhoon, M. M. Smith and Crawford 

S. Printed 1/14/26--H.

Read the first time January 14, 2025

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 
9 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT A SOCIAL 
MEDIA COMPANY MAY NOT PERMIT CERTAIN MINORS TO BE ACCOUNT HOLDERS; TO PROVIDE 
REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY 
SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN PARENTS OR GUARDIANS WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE 
THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL RESTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS TO MINORS DURING 
CERTAIN HOURS; TO PROVIDE FOR CONSUMER COMPLAINTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONSUMER 
SERVICES DIVISION HAS AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; 
TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT; TO PROVIDE FOR A CAUSE OF ACTION; AND TO 
PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN WAIVERS AND LIMITATIONS ARE VOID.

Amend Title to Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Title 39 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

CHAPTER 80

Age-Appropriate Code Design

 Section 
39-80-10. As used in this chapter:

 (1) 
"Compulsive usage" means the persistent and repetitive use of a covered online 
service that substantially limits one or more of a user's major life activities 
including, but not limited to, sleeping eating, learning, reading, 
concentrating, communicating, or working.

 (2) 
"Connected account" means an account on a covered online service that is 
directly connected to:

 (a) 
the user's account; or

 (b) 
an account that is directly connected to the user's account.

 (3) 
"Covered design feature" means any feature or component of a covered online 
service that will encourage or increase a minor's frequency, time spent, or 
activity on a covered online service including, but not limited to:

 (a) 
infinite scroll or any design feature that automatically loads and displays 
content other

than what the user 
prompted, requested, or searched for:

 (b) 
auto-playing videos or any design feature in which videos automatically begin 
playing when a user navigates to or scrolls through a set of videos;

 (c) 
gamification or any design feature that emulates gameplay including, but not 
limited to, streaks, badges, or rewards, that motivate or cause more frequent 
or more extensive use of a covered online service;

 (d) 
quantification of engagement including, but not limited to, providing a visible 
count of how many likes, comments, clicks, views, or reactions any 
user-generated item has received;

 (e) 
notifications and push alerts;

 (f) 
in-game purchases or any design feature in which digital items or tokens are 
purchased with virtual currency or other forms of payment, including where the 
purchased digital item can be shared with another user; or

 (g) 
appearance-altering filters.

 (4)(a) "Covered online service" means:

 (i) 
a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, 
association, or other legal entity that owns, operates, controls, or provides 
an online service that conducts business in this State, is reasonably likely to 
be accessed by minors, determines the purposes and means of the processing of 
consumer's personal data alone, or jointly with its affiliates, subsidiaries, 
or parent company and either;

 (A) has annual gross revenues in excess 
of twenty-five million dollars, adjusted every odd-numbered year to reflect 
changes in the Consumer Price Index;

 (B) annually buys, receives, sells, or 
shares the personal data of fifty thousand or more consumers, households, or 
devices alone or in combination with its affiliates, subsidiaries, or parent 
company; or

 (C) derives at least fifty percent of 
its annual revenue from the sale or sharing of consumers' personal data; and

 (b) 
"Covered online services" include:

 (i) 
an entity that controls or is controlled by a business that shares a name, 
service mark, or trademark that would cause a reasonable consumer to understand 
that two or more entities are commonly owned; and

 (ii) 
a joint venture or partnership composed of businesses in which each business 
has at least a forty percent interest in the joint venture or partnership.

 (5) 
"Dark pattern" means a user interface designed or manipulated with the 
substantial effect of subverting or impairing user autonomy, decision making, 
or choice.

 (6)(a) "Expressed preferences" means a 
freely given, co