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Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act

A BILL TO 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.

Voted 6/25/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

827 yea·432 nay·205 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 6/25/2026Roll call Ayes-33 Nays-6
  2. 6/25/2026Free conference report received and adopted
  3. 6/25/2026Free conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker
  4. 6/25/2026Free conference powers granted
  5. 6/25/2026Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-16
  6. 6/25/2026Free conference powers rejected
  7. 5/14/2026Conference committee appointed Adams, Kimbrell, Walker
  8. 5/14/2026House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Brittain, W Newton, Bernstein
  9. 5/14/2026Roll call Yeas-13 Nays-91
  10. 5/14/2026Non-concurrence in Senate amendment