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SC S0919

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rex Rice

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Origin

Senate

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "harmful to minors" to include any portion of material containing sexually explicit content or profane language, removing the previous "taken as a whole" standard

  • Adds "profane language" as a new prohibited category, defined as language depicting sexual or excretory organs/activities in terms patently offensive by community standards

  • Eliminates consideration of "literary, artistic, or political value" from the exemption test, leaving only "serious scientific value for minors" as a potential defense

  • Removes museums, public libraries, school libraries, and college/university libraries from the list of entities with affirmative defenses against prosecution

  • Limits the educational exemption strictly to age-appropriate sex education and human biology curriculum that has received advance written parental consent

Legislative Description

Protection of Minors from Pornography and Obscenities Act

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/11/2026

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