South Carolina
AI Policy Overview
South Carolina lawmakers have yet to prioritize artificial intelligence policies broadly. However, for the 2024 legislative session, the House created a new special committee to examine the impact of artificial intelligence, as well as cybersecurity and cybercrime. Representative Jeff Bradley (R) will serve as chair, and he will ask the full House to vote on making the committee permanent. The 19-member committee is composed of 14 Republicans and 5 Democrats.
In 2025, South Carolina lawmakers enacted a package of bills amending existing laws on disclosing intimate material and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to include sexual deepfakes.
Deepfakes
In 2025, South Carolina lawmakers enacted three bills amending existing laws to include sexual deepfakes. The first law (SC HB 3058) amends existing laws on disclosing intimate material to include intentionally disseminating digitally forged intimate images of another person without their consent. South Carolina lawmakers also enacted two laws amending existing laws adding sexual deepfakes of minors to laws related to child pornography (SC SB 29) and clarifying that it is unlawful to make or distribute any sexual depictions of a minor, including computer-generated images (SC SB 28).
Legislative & Regulatory History
2025 - South Carolina enacted SC SB 28, which makes it unlawful to produce, distribute, receive, or possess with intent to distribute any visual sexual depiction of a minor, including a computer-generated image or picture.
2025 - South Carolina enacted SC SB 29, which adds morphed images of an identifiable minor to provisions relating to child pornography.
2025 - South Carolina enacted SC HB 3058, which makes it unlawful to intentionally disseminate a digitally forged intimate image of another without consent.
