2025HB 3046

Protecting Children from Digital Sexual Exploitation

2025 - South Carolina House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill criminalizes the creation, distribution, or possession of morphed sexual images of minors, strengthening protections for children against online exploitation. CPAC supports this bill because it defends vulnerable youth, promotes public safety, and upholds family values. The House passed the bill 96–19, and it was engrossed and referred to the Committee on Judiciary on April 10, 2025.

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Voted No

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 123

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Terry Alexander SC	Democrat	15%	Did Not Vote
Carl Anderson SC	Democrat	22%	Leftist
Frank Atkinson SC	Democrat	47%	Did Not Vote
William Bailey SC	Republican	63%	Conservative
Nathan Ballentine SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Justin Bamberg SC	Democrat	27%	Leftist
Bruce Bannister SC	Republican	57%	Conservative
Heather Bauer SC	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Thomas Beach SC	Republican	95%	Conservative
Beth Bernstein SC	Democrat	23%	Conservative
Phillip Bowers SC	Republican	83%	Conservative
Jeffrey Bradley SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Gary Brewer SC	Republican	65%	Conservative
Thomas Brittain Jr. SC	Republican	62%	Conservative
James Burns SC	Republican	72%	Conservative
Joseph Bustos SC	Republican	64%	Conservative
Paula Rawl Calhoon SC	Republican	66%	Conservative
Micajah Caskey SC	Republican	68%	Conservative
Don Chapman SC	Republican	66%	Conservative
William Chumley SC	Republican	77%	Conservative
William Clyburn SC	Democrat	22%	Leftist
Gilda Cobb-Hunter SC	Democrat	20%	Did Not Vote
Neal Collins SC	Republican	55%	Conservative
Bobby Cox SC	Republican	71%	Conservative
Brandon Cox SC	Republican	69%	Conservative
Heather Crawford SC	Republican	62%	Conservative
April Cromer SC	Republican	95%	Conservative
Sylleste Davis SC	Republican	65%	Conservative
Chandra Dillard SC	Democrat	19%	Leftist
Adam Duncan SC	Republican	77%	Conservative
Sarita Edgerton SC	Republican	85%	Conservative
Shannon Erickson SC	Republican	60%	Conservative
Cally Forrest SC	Republican	66%	Conservative
Stephen Frank SC	Republican	78%	Conservative
Craig Gagnon SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Kambrell Garvin SC	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Gil Gatch SC	Republican	55%	Did Not Vote
Daniel Gibson SC	Republican	65%	Conservative
Leon "Doug" Gilliam SC	Republican	73%	Conservative
Wendell Gilliard SC	Democrat	20%	Leftist
Lee Gilreath SC	Republican	82%	Conservative
Jerry Govan SC	Democrat	27%	Conservative
Hamilton Grant SC	Democrat	33%	Leftist
Val Guest SC	Republican	64%	Conservative
Brandon Guffey SC	Republican	68%	Conservative
Patrick Haddon SC	Republican	82%	Conservative
Bill Hager SC	Republican	62%	Conservative
Kevin Hardee SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Rob Harris SC	Republican	86%	Conservative
Christopher Hart SC	Democrat	32%	Conservative
Tom Hartnett SC	Republican	63%	Conservative
Charles Hartz SC	Republican	85%	Conservative
Jackie Hayes SC	Democrat	44%	Conservative
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers SC	Democrat	22%	Leftist
William Herbkersman SC	Republican	56%	Conservative
Lee Hewitt SC	Republican	59%	Conservative
Davey Hiott SC	Republican	64%	Conservative
William Hixon SC	Republican	59%	Conservative
Harriet Holman SC	Republican	85%	Conservative
Lonnie Hosey SC	Democrat	21%	Leftist
Leon Howard SC	Democrat	24%	Leftist
Chris Huff SC	Republican	77%	Conservative
Jermaine Johnson SC	Democrat	13%	Did Not Vote
Jeffrey Johnson SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Wendell Jones SC	Democrat	17%	Leftist
Wallace Jordan SC	Republican	56%	Conservative
Jay Kilmartin SC	Republican	92%	Conservative
John King SC	Democrat	18%	Leftist
Roger Kirby SC	Democrat	26%	Leftist
Kathy Landing SC	Republican	70%	Conservative
Brian Lawson SC	Republican	70%	Conservative
Thomas "Randy" Ligon SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Steven Long SC	Republican	76%	Conservative
Phillip Lowe SC	Republican	64%	Did Not Vote
Jason Luck SC	Democrat	42%	Leftist
Josiah Magnuson SC	Republican	83%	Conservative
David Martin SC	Republican	77%	Conservative
Robert May SC	Republican	94%	Conservative
Donald McCabe SC	Republican	93%	Conservative
Annie McDaniel SC	Democrat	18%	Leftist
Timothy McGinnis SC	Republican	68%	Conservative
John Mccravy SC	Republican	71%	Conservative
Cody Mitchell SC	Republican	68%	Conservative
Scott Montgomery SC	Republican	90%	Conservative
JA Moore SC	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Travis Moore SC	Republican	66%	Conservative
Alan Morgan SC	Republican	92%	Conservative
Dennis Moss SC	Republican	61%	Conservative
Christopher Murphy SC	Republican	59%	Did Not Vote
Mike Neese SC	Republican	64%	Did Not Vote
Brandon Newton SC	Republican	60%	Conservative
Weston Newton SC	Republican	56%	Conservative
Melissa Oremus SC	Republican	83%	Conservative
Jordan Pace SC	Republican	93%	Conservative
Fawn Pedalino SC	Republican	70%	Conservative
Thomas Pope SC	Republican	57%	Conservative
Luke S Rankin SC	Republican	85%	Conservative
Robert Reese SC	Democrat	50%	Leftist
Michael Rivers SC	Democrat	19%	Leftist
Robby Robbins SC	Republican	67%	Conservative
Seth Rose SC	Democrat	22%	Conservative
Todd Rutherford SC	Democrat	21%	Leftist
Blake Sanders SC	Republican	85%	Conservative
Carla Schuessler SC	Republican	63%	Conservative
Heath Sessions SC	Republican	68%	Conservative
Marvin Smith SC	Republican	71%	Conservative
Murrell Smith SC	Republican	58%	Conservative
Tiffany Spann-Wilder SC	Democrat	42%	Conservative
Leonidas Stavrinakis SC	Democrat	24%	Conservative
Bill Taylor SC	Republican	63%	Conservative
James Teeple SC	Republican	85%	Conservative
Jackie Terribile SC	Republican	77%	Conservative
David Vaughan SC	Republican	73%	Conservative
Courtney Waters SC	Democrat	—	Leftist
David Weeks SC	Democrat	30%	Conservative
Elizabeth Wetmore SC	Democrat	20%	Conservative
Joe White SC	Republican	95%	Conservative
William Whitmire SC	Republican	63%	Conservative
Paul Wickensimer SC	Republican	92%	Conservative
Robert Williams SC	Democrat	24%	Leftist
Mark Willis SC	Republican	66%	Conservative
Christopher Wooten SC	Republican	66%	Conservative
Richard Yow SC	Republican	66%	Conservative