# South Carolina H 4991: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE OCCASION OF ITS TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SYSTEM, FOR ITS MANY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND CIVIC LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS AND TO DECLARE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, "CAROLINA DAY-225 YEARS OF SERVICE" AT THE STATE HOUSE.

South Carolina H 4991, A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE OCCASION OF ITS TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SYSTEM, FOR ITS MANY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND CIVIC LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS AND TO DECLARE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, "CAROLINA DAY-225 YEARS OF SERVICE" AT THE STATE HOUSE., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by J. Todd Rutherford (Democrat); status adopted, last action 2026-01-27 (Scrivener's error corrected) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H4991-2025-2026
- 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 4991
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ON THE OCCASION OF ITS TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SYSTEM, FOR ITS MANY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND CIVIC LIFE OF OUR CITIZENS AND TO DECLARE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026, "CAROLINA DAY-225 YEARS OF SERVICE" AT THE STATE HOUSE.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-01-27, Scrivener's error corrected
- Sponsor: J. Todd Rutherford (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 123
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Carolina Day

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: J. Todd Rutherford (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Terry Alexander (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Carl L. Anderson (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Lucas Atkinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Newton (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: Beth E. Bernstein (Democrat), 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: Brandon L. Cox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Ammons Crawford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: April Cromer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dianne Mitchell (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: Greg Ford (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: John T. Lastinger, Jr. (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: 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: 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: Richard Blake Sanders (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keishan M. Scott (Democrat), 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)

- 2026-01-27: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced and adopted (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4991.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/4991.htm)

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