South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 4680

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Mitchell
Document Path: LC-0406CM26.docx

Prefiled in the House on December 16, 2025
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Emergency Scene Management

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/16/2025 House Prefiled
12/16/2025 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2025



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 56-5-1538, RELATING TO EMERGENCY SCENE MANAGEMENT, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  Section 56-5-1538(H) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (H) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of endangering emergency services personnel or operators of authorized emergency vehicles and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than fivethree hundred dollars.

 

SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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