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Introduced
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/13/2025
03/13/2025
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
A Senate Resolution To Recognize The South Carolina Forestry Commission For The Crucial Role They Play In Preventing Wildfires, Safeguarding Communities, Protecting Wildlife Habitats, And Maintaining Healthy Forest Ecosystems Across The State, And To Applaud Their Response To The Carolina Forest Wildfires, Which Ultimately Prevented Damage To Citizens, Homes, Businesses, And Critical Infrastructure In Horry County.
AI Summary
This resolution recognizes the South Carolina Forestry Commission (SCFC) for its critical role in forest management and fire prevention across the state. The SCFC is highlighted for its comprehensive efforts to protect forest resources, which are vital to South Carolina's environment, economy, and quality of life. The resolution specifically acknowledges the agency's key functions, including fire prevention programs, public education, prescribed burning practices, and forest management services that help reduce wildfire risks. The document emphasizes the increasing vulnerability of South Carolina's forests to wildfires due to weather conditions, climate change, and human activity, making the SCFC's work more important than ever. Of particular note is the SCFC's response to severe wildfires in Horry County, where they successfully contained fires affecting over two thousand acres and prevented damage to citizens, homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure. The resolution formally recognizes the SCFC's crucial role in preventing wildfires, safeguarding communities, protecting wildlife habitats, and maintaining healthy forest ecosystems, and includes a provision to present a copy of the resolution to the SCFC chair, Dr. Walter McPhail.
Sponsors (46)
Greg Hembree (R)*,
Brian Adams (R),
Thomas Alexander (R),
Karl Allen (D),
Sean Bennett (R),
Allen Blackmon (R),
Chip Campsen (R),
Richard Cash (R),
JD Chaplin (R),
Wes Climer (R),
Tom Corbin (R),
Ronnie Cromer (R),
Tom Davis (R),
Tameika Devine (D),
Jason Elliott (R),
Tom Fernandez (R),
Mike Gambrell (R),
Billy Garrett (R),
Stephen Goldfinch (R),
Jeffrey Graham (D),
Larry Grooms (R),
Brad Hutto (D),
Darrell Jackson (D),
Michael Johnson (R),
Carlisle Kennedy (R),
Josh Kimbrell (R),
Matthew Leber (R),
Shane Martin (R),
Shane Massey (R),
Margie Matthews (D),
Roger Nutt (R),
Russell Ott (D),
Harvey Peeler (R),
Luke Rankin (R),
Mike Reichenbach (R),
Rex Rice (R),
Ronnie Sabb (D),
Everett Stubbs (R),
Ed Sutton (D),
Deon Tedder (D),
Ross Turner (R),
Danny Verdin (R),
Overture Walker (D),
Kent Williams (D),
Tom Young (R),
Jeffrey Zell (R),
Last Action
Introduced and adopted (on 03/13/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0456&session=126&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/456_20250313.htm |
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