H 4763 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act

Summary

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.

Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 25, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 45

May 14, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

31 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Free conference report received and adopted

upper

Jun 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Free conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker

upper

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker

upper

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

May 14, 2026

Introduced

Non-concurrence in Senate amendment

lower

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 4, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (89-15-11)

house

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

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