2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H3480: Healthcare Workplace Security Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "healthcare Workplace Security Act"; By Amending Section 16-3-600, Relating To Assault And Battery Offenses And Definitions, So As To Include Assault And Battery Offenses Committed Within Healthcare Facilities Upon Healthcare Workers, To Define "healthcare Facility" And "healthcare Worker," And To Provide That The Healthcare Facility's Address Shall Serve As The Address Of A Healthcare Worker Who Is A Victim Of Assault And Battery Within A Healthcare Facility.

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Bill History

12/5/2024
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/5/2024
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Scrivener's error corrected

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(12/5/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/5/202518.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text12/6/202418.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text12/5/20248.2 KB