# South Carolina H 3049: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. South Carolina H 3049, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Act No. 131) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3049-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: South Carolina H 3049 - State: South Carolina - Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "UNIFORM CIVIL REMEDIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF INTIMATE IMAGES ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 75, TITLE 15 SO AS TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A PERSON'S INTENTIONAL OR THREATENED DISCLOSURE OF PRIVATE, INTIMATE IMAGES WITHOUT CONSENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-05 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Act No. 131 - Sponsor: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (493 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Damages and fees for victims who win: benefit, high. If you win, you can get your actual losses (including emotional harm) or up to $10,000 per defendant, whichever is higher. The court can also make the defendant give up any money they made and may award punitive damages. You may get reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. Courts can issue orders to s… - Filing deadlines and privacy protections: benefit, medium. You must file within three years after you discover a disclosure. You have four years from the date of a threat to file a threat claim. If you were under 18 when it happened, the clock starts when you turn 18. You can ask the court to seal filings and protect your identity. The law took effect May… - Right to sue over intimate images: benefit, medium. You can sue if someone intentionally shares or threatens to share your private intimate image without your consent. You must be identifiable, and the person knew or recklessly ignored that the image was private and you did not consent. Agreeing to make or earlier share an image does not by itself a… - Who is not liable for sharing images: cost, medium. Some sharing is not liable under this law. There is no liability for good‑faith sharing to police, for court cases, or for medical care or training. No liability for good‑faith reporting or investigating unlawful or unwelcome conduct, for matters of public concern, or to help the pictured person. P… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gilda Cobb-Hunter (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: April Cromer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Wayne Long (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Taylor (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | House | (Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act)Concur in Senate Amendments | pass | 108 | 0 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | (Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act)2nd Reading | pass | 43 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | (Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act)Passage of Bill | pass | 114 | | | | 2025-05-01 | House | (Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act)Passage of Bill | pass | 114 | | | | 2025-05-01 | House | (Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act)Passage of Bill | pass | 114 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-05-26: Act No. 131 (legislature) - 2026-05-26: Effective date See Act for Effective Date (legislature) - 2026-05-15: Signed By Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Ratified R 170 (legislature) - 2026-05-13: Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House) - 2026-05-13: Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House) - 2026-05-12: Debate adjourned (House) - 2026-05-07: Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Amended (Senate) - 2026-04-29: Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Introduced and read first time (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Read third time and sent to Senate (House) - 2025-05-01: Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House) - 2025-05-01: Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House) - 2025-05-01: Read second time (House) - 2025-05-01: Amended (House) - 2025-05-01: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer (House) - 2025-04-30: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House) - 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-01-14: Introduced and read first time (House) - 2024-12-05: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2024-12-05: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3049.htm) ## Related bills - S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE STANDARDS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY'S FLOOD DAMA… (became law) - S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATIO… (signed) - H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDI… (signed) - S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF RATES OF TUITION AND FEES, DESIGNATED AS RE… (signed) - S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVID… (signed) - H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3049.htm) ## Related - [S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO AL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0623-2025-2026) - [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026) - [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026) - [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026) - [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026) - [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026) - [South Carolina bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina/bills) - [South Carolina state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3049-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).