# South Carolina H 4332: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR K-9 BUMI AND K-9 SPECIALIST ALAN WARE OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE IN THE FACE OF DANGER WHILE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM UPON RECEIVING THE SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION 2024 MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD.

South Carolina H 4332, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR K-9 BUMI AND K-9 SPECIALIST ALAN WARE OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE IN THE FACE OF DANGER WHILE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM UPON RECEIVING THE SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION 2024 MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Beth E. Bernstein (Democrat); status adopted, last action 2025-04-10 (Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H4332-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: South Carolina H 4332
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR K-9 BUMI AND K-9 SPECIALIST ALAN WARE OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE IN THE FACE OF DANGER WHILE IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM UPON RECEIVING THE SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION 2024 MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence
- Sponsor: Beth E. Bernstein (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 122
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Medal of Valor-Richland County K9 Bumi and K9 Specialist Alan Ware

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Beth E. Bernstein (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Terry Alexander (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Carl L. Anderson (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Lucas Atkinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Newton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: B.J. Cox
- Cosponsor: Brandon L. Cox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William H. Bailey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nathan Ballentine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Justin T. Bamberg (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce W. Bannister (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bauer (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Beach (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip Bowers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Bradley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary S. Brewer, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Mikell "Mike" Burns (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cody T. Mitchell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paula Rawl Calhoon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald G. "Don" Chapman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William M. "Bill" Chumley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William "Bill" Clyburn (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Gilda Cobb-Hunter (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Neal A. Collins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Ammons Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: April Cromer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylleste H. Davis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chandra E. Dillard (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Adam L. Duncan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sarita L. Edgerton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shannon S. Erickson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen D. Frank (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: G. Murrell Smith, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig A. Gagnon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kambrell H. Garvin (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Gil Gatch (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Gibson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendell G. Gilliard (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Lee Gilreath (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Hamilton R. Grant (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Guffey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick B. Haddon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William "Bill" Hager (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Hardee (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert J. "Rob" Harris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher R. "Chris" Hart (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles V. Hartz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers, Ph.D. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: William G. "Bill" Herbkersman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Hewitt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David R. Hiott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William M. "Bill" Hixon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Harriet A. Holman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Hosey (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Leon Howard (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: William C. "Chris" Huff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: JA Moore (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Wendell K. Jones (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Richard C. King (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Roger K. Kirby (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Landing (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: M. Brian Lawson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Wayne Long (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip D. Lowe (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Luck (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin "Mark" Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josiah Magnuson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Martin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: May
- Cosponsor: Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John R. McCravy III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Annie E. McDaniel (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: W. Scott Montgomery IV (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: T. Alan Morgan, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dennis C. Moss (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Murphy
- Cosponsor: Mike M. Neese (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Lackey Oremus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan S. Pace (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fawn M. Pedalino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Luke S. Rankin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert T. Reese (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Michael F. Rivers, Sr. (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Robby Robbins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Seth Rose (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: J. Todd Rutherford (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Blake Sanders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heath Sessions (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Travis A. Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Taylor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James E. Teeple (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie R. Terribile (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Vaughan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wm. Weston J. Newton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Courtney S. Waters (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: J. David Weeks (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph S. "Joe" White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William R. "Bill" Whitmire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul B. Wickensimer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Q. Williams (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Mark N. Willis (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Wooten (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard L. "Richie" Yow (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-04-10: Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4332.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4332.htm)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H4332-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).