SC S0346 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly

South Carolina Senate Bill 346

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-3-600, Relating To Assault And Battery, So As To Provide That A Person Who Unlawfully Injures A Healthcare Professional During The Course Of His Duties Or Injures A Person In A Healthcare Facility Commits The Offense Of Assault And Battery Of A High And Aggravated Nature, And To Provide Penalties.

Title

Assault and battery

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-02-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0071 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S0073 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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
H3533 (Similar To) 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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=0346&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/346_20250213.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/346_20250218.htm