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H4680 • 2026

Emergency Scene Management

Emergency Scene Management

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Sponsor
Rep. C. Mitchell
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 55 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Emergency Scene Management

Emergency Scene Management

What This Bill Does

  • Emergency Scene Management

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 55 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 55 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Emergency Scene Management

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4680: Emergency Scene Management - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4680
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. C. Mitchell
Document Path: LC-0406CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
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

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 55
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 55
)

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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.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
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
five
three
hundred dollars.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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