Bills & Legislation

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RICHARD W.

Dick Hawkins

Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.Republican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE RIDGE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2026 CLASS AAAAA DIVISION I STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED EXCELLENCE AND DOMINANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL.

Ridge View High School Boys Basketball Champs

Hamilton R. GrantDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE WHITE KNOLL HIGH SCHOOL ARCHERY TEAM, THEIR COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON, AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON WINNING THE 2026 SOUTH CAROLINA ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS 3D STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

White Knoll High School Archery Team State Championship

Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.Republican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE CHESNEE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN IMPRESSIVE SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON WINNING THE SOUTH CAROLINA 2026 CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Chesnee Wrestling Champs

M. Brian LawsonRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE OCEANSIDE COLLEGIATE ACADEMY FOOTBALL TEAM AND COACHES ON THEIR IMPRESSIVE WIN OF THE 2025 CLASS AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy football champs

Kathy LandingRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE MOTHER JENNIE D.

Jennie Mixon 100th birthday

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.Democrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FORT MILL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR A REMARKABLE SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2025 SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS AAAAA DIVISION 2 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Fort Mill HS girls cross country champs

Jackie R. TerribileRepublican

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE UPON THE PASSING OF MRS.

Mary Frances Hughes, sympathy

Darrell JacksonDemocrat

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE ST.

St. Jude Affilaite Program

Matthew W. "Matt" LeberRepublican

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR.

Dr. Cheryl Washington

Darrell JacksonDemocrat

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE GREENVILLE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION TO USE THE CHAMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE AND ANY AVAILABLE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOMS IN THE GRESSETTE BUILDING FOR ITS YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, AND MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025.

Youth in Government

Jason ElliottRepublican

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS PROFOUND SORROW UPON THE PASSING OF REVEREND JEANNINE R.

Jeannine Smalls

Margie Bright MatthewsDemocrat

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHRISTOPHER R.

Christopher Koon

Overture WalkerDemocrat

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE INTERSECTION OF CHERAW ROAD AND PARK ROAD IN THE TOWN OF CASSATT IN KERSHAW COUNTY "THOMAS C.

Thomas C. and Audree A. Clark Road Naming

Jeffrey R. GrahamDemocrat

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY VETERANS HALL OF FAME.

South Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame

Tom Young, Jr.Republican

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS), TO RECOGNIZE CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE REALITIES OF THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE, TO DEMONSTRATE THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THOSE IMPACTED BY THE DISEASE, AND TO DECLARE MAY 2026 AS "AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Companion to 536CM - ALS Awareness Month

Thomas D. "Tom" CorbinRepublican

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE PINEVIEW DIAMOND YOUTH COACH PITCH BASEBALL TEAM AND COACHES ON A REMARKABLE SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON REPRESENTING SOUTH CAROLINA AND WINNING THE 2025 DIAMOND YOUTH BASEBALL DIVISION II 8U COACH PITCH WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

Pineview Coach Pitch DYB World Series Championship

Russell L. OttDemocrat

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO SALUTE THE PINEVIEW 6U ROOKIE BALL ALL-STAR BASEBALL TEAM AND COACHES FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON CAPTURING THE 2025 DIAMOND YOUTH WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Pineview 6U rookie ball All-Star champs

Russell L. OttDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CAPTAIN RICHARD R.

Capt. Richard R. Grant

Thomas R. "Randy" LigonRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE MIRANDA MCCARTHY GRICE UPON BEING NAMED 2024-2025 LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 4 TEACHER OF THE YEAR, TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO CHILDREN, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.

Miranda McCarthy Grice, Teacher of the Year

Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.Republican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND THANK DWIGHT SMITH FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR MUCH SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS TO COME.

Dwight Smith, retirement from school board

Melissa Lackey OremusRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE JEFFREY CHARLES "JEFF" CHANDLER FOR HIS TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF HANAHAN CITY COUNCIL AND TO RECOGNIZE HIM AS THE LONGEST-SERVING MEMBER IN THE HISTORY OF CITY COUNCIL.

Jeffrey Charles Chandler, retiring county councilman

Marvin "Mark" SmithRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER DR.

Dr. Margaree Crosby sympathy

Chandra E. DillardDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025 AS "THE CELEBRATION OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE'S VISIT DURING HIS FAREWELL TOUR OF THE NATION IN 1825" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Lafayette bicentennial celebration

Shannon S. EricksonRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE JANUARY 2025 AS "PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO HONOR THE SACRIFICES MADE BY SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS, TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE CANCER RISKS THEY FACE, AND TO PROMOTE ACTIONS TO MITIGATE THESE RISKS.

Recognizing January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

Marvin "Mark" SmithRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF DR.

Dr. Victor Edward Terrana, sympathy

Joseph S. "Joe" WhiteRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE SUMTER LITTLE THEATRE UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO COMMEND SUMTER LITTLE THEATRE FOR ITS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SUMTER COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

85th Anniversary of the Sumter Little Theatre

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.Republican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO SALUTE THE WILSON HALL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ON CAPTURING THE 2024 SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ASSOCIATION CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND TO CONGRATULATE THE TEAM'S COACHES AND RUNNERS ON A SUPERLATIVE SEASON.

Wilson Hall boys XC champs

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.Republican

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF JANUARY 19-25, 2025, AS NATIONAL MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATION PROFESSIONALS WEEK IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA IN HONOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORONERS' ASSOCIATION AND THE CORONERS, DEPUTY CORONERS, AND MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATION PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE OUR CITIZENS EVERY DAY.

National Medicolegal Investigation Professionals Week

Marvin "Mark" SmithRepublican

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE T.

T.L. Hanna HS boys golf champs

Richard Blake SandersRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE STUDENTS AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND, AT A DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SPEAKER, TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF THEIR UNIQUE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

School for the Deaf and Blind

Travis A. MooreRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL IN WINNSBORO AND TO CELEBRATE THE SCHOOL'S EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE OF ITS CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY WITH THE ALUMNI, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS.

Fairfield High School

Annie E. McDanielDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FAIRFIELD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK TEAM, COACHES, AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE 2024 SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

Fairfield Central boys track and field champs

Annie E. McDanielDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF JAMAAL FRANCIS GERVE AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.

Jamaal Francis Gerve sympathy

Gilda Cobb-HunterDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE STAFF SERVING THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS NOT REQUIRED TO WORK ON GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025, AND EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025.

Good Friday and Easter Monday

Bruce W. BannisterRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE 3M GREENVILLE AT THE CELEBRATION OF ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF MANUFACTURING IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO CONGRATULATE THE COMPANY ON A HALF-CENTURY OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENDEAVORS IN THIS GREAT STATE.

3M Greenville, 50th anniversary

Wendell K. JonesDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE BLUE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AIR FORCE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS ON ITS FINE RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND TO COMMEND THE UNIT ON THE HIGH STANDARDS THAT HAVE MADE IT THE OUTSTANDING UNIT IT IS.

Blue Ridge HS JROTC

James Mikell "Mike" BurnsRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE PALMETTO CONCERT BAND OF COLUMBIA UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, TO THANK THE BAND FOR A QUARTER­CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE TO AUDIENCES RANGING FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL, AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF BESTOWING MUSICAL DELIGHT.

Palmetto Concert Band, 25th anniversary

Paula Rawl CalhoonRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO APPLAUD LIFELONG LEARNING @ ROCK HILL UPON THE CELEBRATION OF ITS FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO CONGRATULATE PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM ON FIVE YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

Lifelong Learning, 5th anniversary

Heath SessionsRepublican

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DESIGNATE THE PORTION OF WEST MAIN STREET (S-42-227) LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF PACOLET IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY AS "JAMES 'PEE WEE' LAMBERT JR.

James "Pee Wee" Lambert, Jr. Road

Dennis C. MossRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SYSTEM FOR ITS MANY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF OUR CITIZENS AND TO DECLARE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025, "CAROLINA DAY" AT THE STATE HOUSE.

USC Day in SC

J. Todd RutherfordDemocrat

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE SOUTH AIKEN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SWIM TEAM ON WINNING THE 2024 CLASS AAAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TO CONGRATULATE THE SWIMMERS AND THEIR COACHES ON A SUPERLATIVE SEASON.

South Aiken HS boys swim champs

Charles V. HartzRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AT THE CELEBRATION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE YEARS AHEAD.

Lexington High School, 100 Years of Excellence in Athletics

Paula Rawl CalhoonRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE STEPHANIE E.

Ms. Plus America Elite Stephanie Workman

J. Todd RutherfordDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO REMEMBER THE LEGACY OF MARY ALICE SANDERS, PASTOR OF THE HOLY PLACE CHURCH IN CHESTER.

Mary Sanders

John Richard C. KingDemocrat

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF HARRY GATCH OF SUMMERVILLE AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.

Harry Gatch, sympathy

Robby RobbinsRepublican

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE LEGENDARY BRIARHOPPERS AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE GROUP'S NINETY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY AND TO WISH THIS STORIED BLUEGRASS BAND MANY MORE YEARS OF CONTINUED SUCCESS.

The Legendary Briarhoppers, 91st anniversary

Thomas E. "Tommy" PopeRepublican