State Government / South Carolina / Legislation / H 4763
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.
Latest development · Jun 25, 2026
Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6
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Lastinger
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Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6
Free conference report received and adopted
Free conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker
Free conference powers granted
Free conference powers rejected
Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-16
Free conference powers rejected
Conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Brittain, W Newton, Bernstein
Roll call Yeas-13 Nays-91
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Amended
Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-0
Read second time
Amended
Committee Amendment Adopted
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Read third time and sent to Senate
Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-18
Read second time
Amended
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath
Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, Hewitt, Harris, Martin, T. Moore, Lawson, Duncan, King, Luck, Hosey, Caskey, and Guest
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
Scrivener's error corrected
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Chapman
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Prefiled
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