South Carolina Senate Bill 319 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 16-3-600(b)(1) Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Various Assault And Battery Offenses, To Provide That A Person Commits The Offense Of Assault And Battery Of A High And Aggravated Nature If He Unlawfully Injures A Health Care Professional, Including, But Not Limited To, An Emergency Medical Service Provider, A Firefighter, An Emergency Room Physician, An Emergency Room Nurse, Or An Allied Health Care Worker, During The Course Of His Duties, And Knows Or Has Reason To Know Of The Injured Person's Status, Or Injures Someone In A Health Care Facility Or A Physician's Office.

Assault and battery

Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3847 (Similar To) 2020-01-16 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
S0499 (Similar To) 2019-02-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0319&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/319_20190108.htm