South Carolina H 4665: Laura Page, retirement

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2025-2026 Bill 4665 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4665

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
BY ADDING SECTION 37-1-320 SO AS TO REQUIRE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO 
FILTER ADULT CONTENT UNLESS A CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE FILTER BE DEACTIVATED.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 37 of the 
S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 
37-1-320. (A) As used in this 
section, "adult content" means material that is "harmful to minors" as those 
terms are used in Section 16-15-375.

 (B) An internet service provider must 
use reasonable commercially available means to filter adult content to prevent 
its communication, publication, or distribution to a consumer.

 (C) An internet service provider must 
make a good faith effort to apply a generally accepted and commercially 
reasonable method of filtering, including either of the following:

 (1) providing in-network filtering to 
prevent the display of or access to adult content; or

 (2) engaging a third party to provide, 
or referring a consumer to a third party that provides, a commercially 
reasonable method of filtering to prevent the display of or access to adult 
content.

 (D) An internet service provider may 
charge a fee to provide the filtering required by this section.

 (E) A consumer may have his or her 
adult content filter deactivated by submitting all of the following to his or 
her internet service provider:

 (1) a Request for Deactivation of Adult 
Content Filter form;

 (2) reasonable verification that the 
individual making the request is eighteen years of age or older; and

 (3) payment of any applicable 
deactivation fee assessed by the internet service provider.

 (F) The administrator, as defined in 
Section 37-1-301, shall create and publish a Request for Deactivation of Adult 
Content Filter form to be used by internet service providers pursuant to this 
section.

 (G) A violation of this section by an internet 
service provider shall be considered a violation of the South Carolina Unfair 
Trade Practices Act under Chapter 5, Title 39 of the S.C. Code.

 (H) The Commission on Consumer Affairs, 
through the administrator, may adopt rules and regulations to implement and 
administer this section.

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

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