SC S0808 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Engrossed on March 25 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-26 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on March 25 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-26 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-7-10, Relating To Illegal Acts During State Of Emergency, So As To Include That Harassing Or Threatening A Worker Restoring Critical Services Is A Misdemeanor, And That Assaulting Or Endangering A Worker Restoring Or Destroying Or Tampering With An Electric Utility System Is A Felony, And To Define Critical Services.
Title
Interference with workers providing critical services
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-25 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 37 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 27 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 27 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Introduced and read first time |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-6 |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-27 Nays-10 |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
Same As/Similar To
H5058 (Similar To) 2026-03-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Yow
