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IntroducedDec 16, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 05, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
South Carolina House Bill
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "HELPING ALLEVIATE LAWFUL OBSTRUCTION (HALO) ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1092 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERMS "EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER", "FIRST RESPONDER", AND "HARASS", TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO APPROACH, IMPEDE, CAUSE HARM TO, OR HARASS A FIRST RESPONDER OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDER AFTER RECEIVING A VERBAL WARNING, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 11, 2026: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: STATEWIDE SECOND READING BILLS
Position: 34
Summary
Comments on H 4763
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Baileyprimary
- Bradleyprimary
- Brewerprimary
- Caskeyprimary
- Crawfordprimary
- Duncanprimary
- Ericksonprimary
- Forrestprimary
- Gagnonprimary
- Gatchprimary
- Gilliamprimary
- Guestprimary
- Haddonprimary
- Hardeeprimary
- Hartnettprimary
- Hartzprimary
- Hewittprimary
- Hiottprimary
- Hixonprimary
- Holmanprimary
- J.E. Johnsonprimary
- Lawsonprimary
- Ligonprimary
- Longprimary
- Loweprimary
- Martinprimary
- McCravyprimary
- C. Mitchellprimary
- B. Newtonprimary
- Pedalinoprimary
- Popeprimary
- Robbinsprimary
- Sandersprimary
- Schuesslerprimary
- Sessionsprimary
- G.M. Smithprimary
- M.M. Smithprimary
- Taylorprimary
- Teepleprimary
- Vaughanprimary
- Whitmireprimary
- Willisprimary
- Wootenprimary
- Yowprimary
- Terribileprimary
- Whiteprimary
- Lastingerprimary
- Wickensimerprimary
- Atkinsonprimary
- Chapmanprimary
- Gibsonprimary
- Cromerprimary
- Gilreathprimary
Votes
YES: 95
- Atkinson, Lucas
- Bailey, William H.
- Ballentine, Nathan
- Bannister, Bruce W.
- Bauer, Heather
- Beach, Thomas
- Bernstein, Beth E.
- Bowers, Phillip
- Bradley, Jeffrey A.
- Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.
- Burns, James Mikell
- Bustos, Joseph M.
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV
- Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Chumley, William M.
- Clyburn, William
- Collins, Neal A.
- Cox, Brandon L.
- Crawford, Heather Ammons
- Cromer, April
- Davis, Sylleste H.
- Duncan, Adam L.
- Edgerton, Sarita L.
- Erickson, Shannon S.
- Ford, Greg
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.
- Frank, Stephen
- Gagnon, Craig A.
- Gatch, Gil
- Gibson, Daniel
- Gilliam, Leon D.
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.
- Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Guffey, Brandon
- William "Bill" Hager
- Hardee, Kevin
- Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Hartz, Charles V.
- Hayes, Jackie E.
- Herbkersman, William G.
- Hewitt, Lee
- Hiott, David R.
- Hixon, William M.
- Holman, Harriet A.
- Huff, William C.
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.
- John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Kirby, Roger K.
- Landing, Kathy
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.
- Lawson, M. Brian
- Ligon, Thomas R.
- Long, Steven Wayne
- Lowe, Phillip D.
- Magnuson, Josiah
- Martin, David
- Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- McCravy, John R., III
- McDaniel, Annie E.
- McGinnis, Timothy A.
- Mitchell, Cody T.
- Mitchell, Dianne
- Moore, Travis A.
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.
- Moss, Dennis C.
- Neese, Mike M.
- Newton, Brandon
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey
- Pace, Jordan S.
- Pedalino, Fawn M.
- Pope, Thomas E.
- Rankin, Luke S.
- Robbins, Robby
- Sanders, Richard Blake
- Schuessler, Carla
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.
- Smith, Marvin
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.
- Taylor, Bill
- Teeple, James E.
- Terribile, Jackie R.
- Vaughan, David
- Weeks, J. David
- Wetmore, Elizabeth
- Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Whitmire, William R.
- Wickensimer, Paul B.
- Willis, Mark N.
- Wooten, Chris
NO: 18
- Anderson, Carl L.
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda
- Dillard, Chandra E.
- Garvin, Kambrell H.
- Gilliard, Wendell G.
- Grant, Hamilton R.
- Haddon, Patrick B.
- Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.
- Hosey, Lonnie
- Jones, Wendell K.
- King, John Richard C.
- Reese, Robert T.
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.
- Rutherford, J. Todd
- Scott, Keishan M.
- Waters, Courtney S.
- Williams, Robert Q.
NOT VOTING: 8
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Read third time and sent to Senate
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath
- Amended
- Read second time
- Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-18
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
- Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, Hewitt, Harris, Martin, T. Moore, Lawson, Duncan, King, Luck, Hosey, Caskey, and Guest
- Feb 26, 2026 | legislature
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
- Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Chapman
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Dec 16, 2025 | House
- Prefiled
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
- 12/17/2025HTML
- 02/25/2026HTML
- 02/26/2026HTML
- 03/04/2026HTML
- 03/11/2026HTML
- Latest VersionHTML
- House Amendment number 1 (Table Amendment 1 Failed, 03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 2 (03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 3 (Table Amendment 3 Passed, 03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 5 (Table Amendment 5 Passed, 03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 6 (Table Amendment 6 Passed, 03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 7 (Table Amendment 7 Passed, 03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 8 (03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 9 (03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 4sub (Adopt Amendment 4 Passed, 03/04/2026)HTML
- House Amendment number 10 (03/04/2026)HTML
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