South Carolina House Bill 4763

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 55-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-06-25 - Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act

Rep. Melissa Oremus [R]	Rep. Thomas Brittain [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. William Bailey [R]
Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Heather Crawford [R]
Rep. Adam Duncan [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]
Rep. Gil Gatch [R]	Rep. Doug Gilliam [R]	Rep. Val Guest [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]
Rep. Kevin Hardee [R]	Rep. Tom Hartnett [R]	Rep. Charles Hartz [R]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]
Rep. Davey Hiott [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Harriet Holman [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Johnson [R]
Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Randy Ligon [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]
Rep. David Martin [R]	Rep. John Mccravy [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]
Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Blake Sanders [R]
Rep. Carla Schuessler [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. James Teeple [R]	Rep. David Vaughan [R]	Rep. William Whitmire [R]
Rep. Mark Willis [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Jackie Terribile [R]
Rep. Joe White [R]	Rep. John Lastinger [R]	Rep. Paul Wickensimer [R]	Rep. Frank Atkinson [D]
Rep. Don Chapman [R]	Rep. Daniel Gibson [R]	Rep. April Cromer [R]	Rep. Lee Gilreath [R]

2026-06-25 - House - House: Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 74 N: 21 NV: 14 Abs: 15) [FAIL]
2026-06-25 - House - House: Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 82 N: 16 NV: 11 Abs: 15) [FAIL]
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Free Conference Report (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 33 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-06-25 - Senate - Senate: To Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2026-05-14 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 13 N: 91 NV: 14 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2026-05-14 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 95 N: 18 NV: 8 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Adopt Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4sub (Y: 75 N: 29 NV: 17 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Table Amendment 4 Amendment Number 4sub (Y: 32 N: 72 NV: 17 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Table Amendment 7 Amendment Number 7 (Y: 76 N: 33 NV: 12 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Table Amendment 6 Amendment Number 6 (Y: 82 N: 29 NV: 10 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Table Amendment 5 Amendment Number 5 (Y: 79 N: 32 NV: 11 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Table Amendment 3 Amendment Number 3 (Y: 83 N: 31 NV: 8 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House: Table Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1 (Y: 25 N: 91 NV: 7 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6
2026-06-25	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted
2026-06-25	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker
2026-06-25	Senate	Free conference powers granted
2026-06-25	Senate	Free conference powers rejected
2026-06-25	House	Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-16
2026-06-25	House	Free conference powers rejected
2026-05-14	Senate	Conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker
2026-05-14	House	House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Brittain, W Newton, Bernstein
2026-05-14	House	Roll call Yeas-13 Nays-91
2026-05-14	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
2026-05-14	Senate	Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
2026-05-14	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2026-05-14	Senate	Amended
2026-03-26	Senate	Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-0
2026-03-26	Senate	Read second time
2026-03-26	Senate	Amended
2026-03-26	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2026-03-11	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2026-03-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-03-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2026-03-05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2026-03-04	House	Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-18
2026-03-04	House	Read second time
2026-03-04	House	Amended
2026-03-04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer, Gilreath
2026-03-03	House	Requests for debate-Rep
2026-03-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
2026-02-26		Scrivener's error corrected
2026-02-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Chapman
2026-02-25	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
2026-02-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
2026-02-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
2026-01-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
2026-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-13	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-16	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-12-16	House	Prefiled

S0175 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3535 (Similar To) 2026-03-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, B.L.Cox, Holman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	1092	(n/a)	See Bill Text

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Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4763_20251217.htm
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Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H4763%202026-01-13%20introduced.pdf
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