South Carolina House Bill 3480

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "healthcare Workplace Security Act"; By Amending Section 16-3-600, Relating To Assault And Battery Offenses And Definitions, So As To Include Assault And Battery Offenses Committed Within Healthcare Facilities Upon Healthcare Workers, To Define "healthcare Facility" And "healthcare Worker," And To Provide That The Healthcare Facility's Address Shall Serve As The Address Of A Healthcare Worker Who Is A Victim Of Assault And Battery Within A Healthcare Facility.

Healthcare Workplace Security Act

Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]

Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
2025-02-05		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

S0071 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0073 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0346 (Similar To) 2025-04-30 - Committee Amendment Adopted
H3052 (Similar To) 2025-04-03 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Pedalino
H3093 (Similar To) 2026-02-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Wickensimer
H3392 (Similar To) 2025-04-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
H3533 (Similar To) 2025-04-23 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	600	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3480&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3480_20241205.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3480_20241206A.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3480_20250205.htm