Bill

Bill > H4119


SC H4119

SC H4119
Brain Injury Awareness Month


summary

Introduced
03/04/2025
In Committee
03/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/19/2025

Introduced Session

126th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Declare March 2025 As "brain Injury Awareness Month" In South Carolina In Order To Support Brain Injury Survivors And Their Families, To Increase The Public's Awareness Of The Prevalence Of Brain Injury In The State And Nationally, And To Recognize The Importance Of Prevention And Treatment Of Brain Injuries.

AI Summary

This resolution designates March 2025 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in South Carolina, highlighting the significant impact of brain injuries across the state and nation. The resolution notes that every nine seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury from various causes such as falls, strokes, accidents, and military service, with conservative estimates showing over 5.3 million people living with brain injuries nationwide. In South Carolina specifically, approximately 700,000 individuals experience a traumatic brain injury or stroke annually, with more than 182,000 becoming disabled as a result. The resolution emphasizes that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognized traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic health condition in 2024, and points out that up to 50% of mild traumatic brain injuries go unreported. By declaring this awareness month, the South Carolina General Assembly aims to support brain injury survivors and their families, increase public understanding of brain injury prevalence, and underscore the importance of prevention and treatment. Additionally, the resolution directs that a copy be presented to the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina, which works to reduce brain injury's incidence and impact through prevention, research, education, and advocacy.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (122)

Sylleste Davis (R)* Terry Alexander (D),  Carl Anderson (D),  Lucas Atkinson (D),  William Bailey (R),  Nathan Ballentine (R),  Justin Bamberg (D),  Bruce Bannister (R),  Heather Bauer (D),  Thomas Beach (R),  Beth Bernstein (D),  Phillip Bowers (R),  Jeff Bradley (R),  Gary Brewer (R),  Case Brittain (R),  Mike Burns (R),  Joe Bustos (R),  Paula Calhoon (R),  Micah Caskey (R),  Don Chapman (R),  Bill Chumley (R),  Bill Clyburn (D),  Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D),  Neal Collins (R),  Bobby Cox (R),  Brandon Cox (R),  Heather Crawford (R),  April Cromer (R),  Chandra Dillard (D),  Adam Duncan (R),  Sarita Edgerton (R),  Shannon Erickson (R),  Cal Forrest (R),  Stephen Frank (R),  Craig Gagnon (R),  Kambrell Garvin (D),  Gil Gatch (R),  Daniel Gibson (R),  Doug Gilliam (R),  Wendell Gilliard (D),  Thomas Lee Gilreath (R),  Jerry Govan (D),  Hamilton Grant (D),  Val Guest (R),  Brandon Guffey (R),  Patrick Haddon (R),  Bill Hager (R),  Kevin Hardee (R),  Robert Harris (R),  Chris Hart (D),  Tom Hartnett (R),  Charles Hartz (R),  Jackie Hayes (D),  Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D),  Bill Herbkersman (R),  Lee Hewitt (R),  Davey Hiott (R),  Bill Hixon (R),  Harriet Holman (R),  Lonnie Hosey (D),  Leon Howard (D),  William Huff (R),  Jeff Johnson (R),  Jermaine Johnson (D),  Wendell Jones (D),  Jay Jordan (R),  Jay Kilmartin (R),  John King (D),  Roger Kirby (D),  Kathy Landing (R),  Brian Lawson (R),  Randy Ligon (R),  Steven Long (R),  Phillip Lowe (R),  Jason Luck (D),  Josiah Magnuson (R),  David Martin (R),  R.J. May (R),  Ryan McCabe (R),  John McCravy (R),  Annie McDaniel (D),  Tim McGinnis (R),  Cody Mitchell (R),  Scott Montgomery (R),  J.A. Moore (D),  Travis Moore (R),  Timothy Morgan (R),  Dennis Moss (R),  Chris Murphy (R),  Mike Neese (R),  Brandon Newton (R),  Weston Newton (R),  Melissa Oremus (R),  Jordan Pace (R),  Fawn Pedalino (R),  Tommy Pope (R),  Luke Rankin (R),  Robert Reese (D),  Michael Rivers (D),  Robby Robbins (R),  Seth Rose (D),  Todd Rutherford (D),  Blake Sanders (R),  Carla Schuessler (R),  Heath Sessions (R),  Mark Smith (R),  Murrell Smith (R),  Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D),  Leon Stavrinakis (D),  Bill Taylor (R),  James Teeple (R),  Jackie Terribile (R),  David Vaughan (R),  David Weeks (D),  Spencer Wetmore (D),  Joe White (R),  Bill Whitmire (R),  Paul Wickensimer (R),  Robert Williams (D),  Mark Willis (R),  Chris Wooten (R),  Richie Yow (R), 

Last Action

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence (on 03/19/2025)

bill text


bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...
Loading...