A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 22 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 16 SO AS TO ENTITLE THE ARTICLE "PENALTY ENHANCEMENTS FOR CERTAIN CRIMES", TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO COMMIT CERTAIN DELINEATED CRIMES WHEN THE VICTIM WAS INTENTIONALLY SELECTED BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, AND TO PROVIDE VICTIMS OF A VIOLATION OF THE ARTICLE MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION FOR DAMAGES SUSTAINED.
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A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE PHILLIP K. SINCLAIR, FAMILY COURT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF MACFARLANE LAFFERTY "MAC" CATES, JR., OF SPARTANBURG AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE BRADLEY BLAKE FOUNDATION SURROUNDING THE ISSUE OF GUN VIOLENCE AND TO DECLARE THE MONTH OF JUNE 2021 "GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH".
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF LEON ERVIN MYERS OF ORANGEBURG AND TO EXTEND THE DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE DR. DEE BELL WILLIAMS FOR HER BESTSELLER BOOK, CULTURE-FOCUSED TEACHING: A SIMPLE SYSTEM TO ESCAPE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT DISASTER: AND FALL IN LOVE WITH TEACHING AGAIN, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER AS THE DISTINGUISHED RECIPIENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY BOOK AWARD FOR THE EDUCATION/ACADEMIC NON-FICTION CATEGORY.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE LATE LIEUTENANT JAMES ODELL COCHRAN OF THE CONWAY POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE FORCE AND TO HIS SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND TO CELEBRATE HIS LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR MARY ROBERTA MATTISON HENDERSON, A CHARTER MEMBER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, EPSILON BETA OMEGA CHAPTER, WHO HAS SERVED THE SORORITY AND CHAPTER ACTIVELY FOR SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SARAH MAE FLEMMING, WHOSE COURAGEOUS ACTIONS ON A SEGREGATED COLUMBIA CITY BUS FOREVER CHANGED THE FACE OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE SOUTH, AND TO DECLARE JUNE 22, 2021, AS "SARAH MAE FLEMMING DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 53-3-87 SO AS TO DECLARE JUNE TWENTY-SECOND OF EACH YEAR AS "SARAH MAE FLEMMING DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN HONOR OF HER EARLY CONTRIBUTION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA.