South Carolina H 3850: Responsible Library Funding and Child Protection Act

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2025-2026 Bill 3850 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 30, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3850

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House: Beach, Frank

Attorney: Beeson

Drafting Assistant: Rushton

Date: January 29, 2025

DOC. ID.: /LEGISLATIVE 
COUNCIL/WAB/DRAFTS/LC-0244WAB25/LC-0244WAB25.DOCX

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE 
"RESPONSIBLE LIBRARY FUNDING AND CHILD PROTECTION ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 
60-9-15 SO as TO PROVIDE COUNTY LIBRARIES MUST CERTIFY TO THE STATE LIBRARY 
THAT THEY DO NOT OFFER ANY BOOKS OR MATERIALS THAT APPEAL TO THE PRURIENT 
INTERESTS OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN IN CHILDREN'S, YOUTH, OR TEEN 
BOOK SECTIONS AND ARE ONLY AVAILABLE WITH PARENTAL CONSENT.

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

SECTION 1. This act may be cited as the "Responsible Library Funding and Child 
Protection Act."

SECTION 2. Chapter 9, Title 60 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
60-9-15. County libraries must certify to the State Library that they do not 
offer any books or materials that appeal to the prurient interest of children 
under the age of seventeen in children, youth, or teen book sections of 
libraries and are only made available with explicit parental consent. Each 
county library must recertify this information quarterly each time it is to 
receive such funds, and the State Library shall confirm receipt of this 
recertification before it may disburse funds to a library.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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