Bill Commons

SC H 3533

in committee

Assault and Battery of certain public servants

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did SC H 3533 pass?

Not yet. SC H 3533 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-04-23): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis

What is SC H 3533 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-600, RELATING TO ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES, SO AS TO ADD THAT ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE OCCURS WHEN A PERSON INJURES A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORRECTIONS OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER, OR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) WORKER IN THE DISCHARGE OF OR BECAUSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.

Who sponsors SC H 3533?

Pope, Gilliam, Lawson and 6 others are the primary sponsors of SC H 3533.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-3-600, RELATING TO ASSAULT AND BATTERY OFFENSES, SO AS TO ADD THAT ASSAULT AND BATTERY OF A HIGH AND AGGRAVATED NATURE OCCURS WHEN A PERSON INJURES A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORRECTIONS OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER, OR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) WORKER IN THE DISCHARGE OF OR BECAUSE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-04-23 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Popeprimary
  • Gilliamprimary
  • Lawsonprimary
  • Pedalinoprimary
  • Hartnettprimary
  • Vaughanprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Davisprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-23

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis

  2. 2025-04-03

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan, Chapman

  3. 2025-03-26

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  7. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3533&session=126&summary=B

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:32:06.227230Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=SC&identifier=H 3533. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.