South Carolina bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina H 4763
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Oremus (Republican)
- Brittain (Republican)
- W. Newton (Republican)
- Bailey (Republican)
- Bradley (Republican)
- Brewer (Republican)
- Caskey (Republican)
- Crawford (Republican)
- Duncan (Republican)
- Erickson (Republican)
- Forrest (Republican)
- Gagnon (Republican)
- Gatch (Republican)
- Gilliam (Republican)
- Guest (Republican)
- Haddon (Republican)
- Hardee (Republican)
- Hartnett (Republican)
- Hartz (Republican)
- Hewitt (Republican)
- Hiott (Republican)
- Hixon (Republican)
- Holman (Republican)
- J.E. Johnson (Republican)
- Lawson (Republican)
- Ligon (Republican)
- Long (Republican)
- Lowe (Republican)
- Martin (Republican)
- McCravy (Republican)
- C. Mitchell (Republican)
- B. Newton (Republican)
- Pedalino (Republican)
- Pope (Republican)
- Robbins (Republican)
- Sanders (Republican)
- Schuessler (Republican)
- Sessions (Republican)
- G.M. Smith (Republican)
- M.M. Smith (Republican)
- Taylor (Republican)
- Teeple (Republican)
- Vaughan (Republican)
- Whitmire (Republican)
- Willis (Republican)
- Wooten (Republican)
- Yow (Republican)
- Terribile (Republican)
- White (Republican)
- Lastinger
- Wickensimer (Republican)
- Atkinson (Republican)
- Chapman (Republican)
- Gibson (Republican)
- Cromer (Republican)
- Gilreath (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the South Carolina legislature· description
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.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 Senate | to grant free conference powers | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Jun 25, 2026 House | Grant Free Conference Powers | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Jun 25, 2026 Senate | to grant free conference powers | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Jun 25, 2026 Senate | to adopt the free conference report | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Jun 25, 2026 House | Grant Free Conference Powers | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| May 14, 2026 House | Concur in Senate Amendments | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| May 14, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 26, 2026 Senate | 2nd Reading | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Adopt Amendment 4 | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Table Amendment 7 | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Table Amendment 4 | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Table Amendment 6 | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Passage of Bill | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Table Amendment 3 | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Table Amendment 1 | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Table Amendment 5 | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
Actions
- Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6 - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
Free conference report received and adopted - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
Free conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
Free conference powers granted - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
Free conference powers rejected - Jun 25, 2026 · House
Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-16 - Jun 25, 2026 · House
Free conference powers rejected - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker - May 14, 2026 · House
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Brittain, W Newton, Bernstein - May 14, 2026 · House
Roll call Yeas-13 Nays-91 - May 14, 2026 · House
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0 - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments - May 14, 2026 · Senate
Amended - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-0 - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Amended - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted - Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Introduced and read first time - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Read third time and sent to Senate - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-18 - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Read second time - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Amended - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Requests for debate-Rep(s). B. Newton, Hewitt, Harris, Martin, T. Moore, Lawson, Duncan, King, Luck, Hosey, Caskey, and Guest - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson - Feb 26, 2026 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Chapman - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer - 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
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Introduced and read first time - Dec 16, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Dec 16, 2025 · House
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