Skip to main content
CivixlyCivixly
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Sign InCreate Account
Menu
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Sign InCreate Account
Civixly

Find representatives, follow federal and state legislation, and connect public records to the people and institutions responsible for them.

Explore

Federal governmentState governmentCivics guides

About the data

About CivixlyMethodologyData sources

Help improve Civixly

Send feedback or a correctionCommunity

State Government / South Carolina / Legislation / H 4763

H 4763Session 2025-2026HousePassed a vote

Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act

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

Your view
Source record ↗
Session
2025-2026
Introduced
Dec 16, 2025
Latest passage
May 14, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Health

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAtkinson
Primary sponsorB. Newton
Primary sponsorBailey
Primary sponsorBradley
Primary sponsorBrewer
Primary sponsorBrittain
Primary sponsorC. Mitchell
Primary sponsorCaskey
Primary sponsorChapman
Primary sponsorCrawford
Primary sponsorCromer
Primary sponsorDuncan
Primary sponsorErickson
Primary sponsorForrest
Primary sponsorG.M. Smith
Primary sponsorGagnon
Primary sponsorGatch
Primary sponsorGibson
Primary sponsorGilliam
Primary sponsorGilreath
Primary sponsorGuest
Primary sponsorHaddon
Primary sponsorHardee
Primary sponsorHartnett
Primary sponsorHartz
Primary sponsorHewitt
Primary sponsorHiott
Primary sponsorHixon
Primary sponsorHolman
Primary sponsorJ.E. Johnson
Primary sponsor

Lastinger

Primary sponsorLawson
Primary sponsorLigon
Primary sponsorLong
Primary sponsorLowe
Primary sponsorM.M. Smith
Primary sponsorMartin
Primary sponsorMcCravy
Primary sponsorOremus
Primary sponsorPedalino
Primary sponsorPope
Primary sponsorRobbins
Primary sponsorSanders
Primary sponsorSchuessler
Primary sponsorSessions
Primary sponsorTaylor
Primary sponsorTeeple
Primary sponsorTerribile
Primary sponsorVaughan
Primary sponsorW. Newton
Primary sponsorWhite
Primary sponsorWhitmire
Primary sponsorWickensimer
Primary sponsorWillis
Primary sponsorWooten
Primary sponsorYow

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline38 actions⌄
  1. Jun 25, 2026

    Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6

    Senate
  2. Jun 25, 2026

    Free conference report received and adopted

    Senate
  3. Jun 25, 2026

    Free conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker

    Senate
  4. Jun 25, 2026

    Free conference powers granted

    Senate
  5. Jun 25, 2026

    Free conference powers rejected

    Senate
  6. Jun 25, 2026

    Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-16

    House
  7. Jun 25, 2026

    Free conference powers rejected

    House
  8. May 14, 2026

    Conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker

    Senate
  9. May 14, 2026

    House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Brittain, W Newton, Bernstein

    House
  10. May 14, 2026

    Roll call Yeas-13 Nays-91

    House
  11. May 14, 2026

    Non-concurrence in Senate amendment

    House
  12. May 14, 2026

    Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0

    Senate
  13. May 14, 2026

    Read third time and returned to House with amendments

    PassageReading 3Senate
  14. May 14, 2026

    Amended

    Amendment PassageSenate
  15. Mar 26, 2026

    Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-0

    Senate
  16. Mar 26, 2026

    Read second time

    Reading 2Senate
  17. Mar 26, 2026

    Amended

    Amendment PassageSenate
  18. Mar 26, 2026

    Committee Amendment Adopted

    Amendment PassageSenate
  19. Mar 11, 2026

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  20. Mar 10, 2026

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  21. Mar 10, 2026

    Introduced and read first time

    IntroductionReading 1Senate
  22. Mar 5, 2026

    Read third time and sent to Senate

    PassageReading 3House
  23. Mar 4, 2026

    Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-18

    House
  24. Mar 4, 2026

    Read second time

    Reading 2House
  25. Mar 4, 2026

    Amended

    Amendment PassageHouse
  26. Mar 4, 2026

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath

    House
  27. Mar 3, 2026

    Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, Hewitt, Harris, Martin, T. Moore, Lawson, Duncan, King, Luck, Hosey, Caskey, and Guest

    House
  28. Mar 3, 2026

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson

    House
  29. Feb 26, 2026

    Scrivener's error corrected

    South Carolina Legislature
  30. Feb 25, 2026

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Chapman

    House
  31. Feb 25, 2026

    Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  32. Feb 25, 2026

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer

    House
  33. Feb 24, 2026

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger

    House
  34. Jan 20, 2026

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

    House
  35. Jan 13, 2026

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  36. Jan 13, 2026

    Introduced and read first time

    IntroductionReading 1House
  37. Dec 16, 2025

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  38. Dec 16, 2025

    Prefiled

    FilingHouse

H 4763 discussion

0 comments

Sign in to join the discussion.Comments are publicly visible.

Loading comments...

State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jun 26, 2026.