SC H3533 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

South Carolina House Bill 3533

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - 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 16-3-600, 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.

Title

Assault and Battery of certain public servants

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Same As/Similar To

H3052 (Similar To) 2025-02-13 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders, Duncan
H3093 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3392 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0071 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0073 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0346 (Similar To) 2025-02-18 - Scrivener's error corrected

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	3	600	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3533&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3533_20241205.htm