South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

H. 5041

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. White, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A.Brown, H.B.Brown, R.L.Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H.Neal, J.M.Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young

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Introduced in the House on March 20, 2012

Introduced in the Senate on March 28, 2012

Adopted by the General Assembly on March 28, 2012

Summary: Senator David L. Thomas

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

3/20/2012HouseIntroduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journalpage76)

3/28/2012SenateIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (Senate Journalpage11)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/20/2012

ACONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SENATOR DAVID L. THOMAS OF GREENVILLE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN FOUNDING PALMETTOPRIDE, THE DEDICATED LABORS OF WHICH HAVE HAD SUCH A REGENERATIVE AND BEAUTIFYING EFFECT ON SOUTH CAROLINA’S ROADWAYS, AND TO CONGRATULATE SENATOR THOMAS AND PALMETTOPRIDE ON THE ORGANIZATION’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY.

Whereas, with a vision to see the roadwaysof this great State clean and pleasurable for all who travel on them, Senator David L. Thomasof Greenville led the charge to create a legislative task force that would address citizen concern about South Carolina’s highway litter; and

Whereas, the antilitter organization that resulted was renamed PalmettoPride and became a 501(c)(3) in 2002; and

Whereas, under Senator Thomas’s leadership, PalmettoPride has reduced litter by fiftynine percent on our state’s highways through the efforts of its committed volunteers, who have cleaned up more than twentyseven million pounds of litter from our state’s roads, neighborhoods, forests, parks, and waterways; and

Whereas, the Keep South Carolina Beautiful network has increased to twentyfive local affiliates, and these affiliates have won national awards for programs, advertisements, and leadership; and

Whereas, to further its laudable goals, PalmettoPride has provided South Carolina law enforcement officers with grants, resources, and training vital to protecting quality of life for all South Carolinians and has awarded more than one thousand grants to schools, enforcement agencies, local governments, and communityimprovement organizations; and

Whereas, these remarkable benefits to the Palmetto State have accrued to its citizens largely thanks to the foresight and concerted efforts of Senator David L. Thomas. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

Thatthe members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution,recognize and honor Senator David L. Thomas of Greenville for his leadership in founding PalmettoPride, the dedicated labors of which have had such a regenerative and beautifying effect on South Carolina’s roadways, and to congratulate Senator Thomas and PalmettoPride on the organization’s tenth anniversary.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Senator David L. Thomas.

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