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SC H 3535

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Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HELPING ALLEVIATE LAWFUL OBSTRUCTION (HALO) ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-1092 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF IMPEDING, INTERFERING, THREATENING, OR HARASSING A FIRST RESPONDER ENGAGED IN THE LAWFUL PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, B.L.Cox, Holman
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wootenprimary
  • Popeprimary
  • Hixonprimary
  • Robbinsprimary
  • Baileyprimary
  • Lawsonprimary
  • Chapmanprimary
  • Pedalinoprimary
  • Forrestprimary
  • Calhoonprimary
  • Martinprimary
  • Haddonprimary
  • Mossprimary
  • Hayesprimary
  • Sandersprimary
  • Yowprimary
  • C. Mitchellprimary
  • Kilmartinprimary
  • Hardeeprimary
  • M.M. Smithprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Teepleprimary
  • Davisprimary
  • B.L. Coxprimary
  • Holmanprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-05

    Prefiled

    filing

  2. 2024-12-05

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon

  6. 2025-02-13

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin

  7. 2025-02-20

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon, Moss

  8. 2025-02-25

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hayes

  9. 2025-03-26

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders

  10. 2025-04-09

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell

  11. 2025-04-10

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, Hardee

  12. 2025-04-22

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

  13. 2026-01-13

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor

  14. 2026-01-20

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple

  15. 2026-03-04

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis, B.L.Cox, Holman

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