S.C. lawmaker proposes registry for journalists

State Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, filed a bill in the S.C. State House Tuesday to establish a "responsible journalism registry.”

The registry would be run by the S.C. Secretary of State’s office.

The bill would “establish requirements for persons before working as a journalist for a media outlet and for media outlets before hiring a journalist,” a summary of the bill reads.

The bill, if passed, would include registration fees and set fines and criminal penalties.

Details of the proposal were not available online Tuesday afternoon, only a summary of the proposal.

This story was originally published January 19, 2016 at 3:01 PM with the headline "S.C. lawmaker proposes registry for journalists."