summary
Introduced
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Recognize The Accomplishments Of James Gallman Sr., A Community Leader, Social Activist, And Fighter For Justice Whose Works Have Made A Profound Difference In The Lives Of Many In His Community And Abroad.
AI Summary
This resolution recognizes James Gallman Sr., a prominent civil rights activist and educator from Aiken, South Carolina, highlighting his significant achievements and contributions to social justice. The resolution details Gallman's educational background, including being the first Black person to earn a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Tennessee in 1967, and his extensive career in education, serving 33 years in the Aiken County Public School District and later directing the Aiken/Barnwell Regional Head Start Program. It emphasizes his pivotal role in civil rights activism, particularly his leadership in the NAACP, including leading a 46,000-person march to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House dome in 2000 and participating in a discrimination lawsuit against a restaurant that refused to serve Black customers in 1989. The resolution also notes his community involvement, including serving on his church's Trustee Board and holding multiple leadership positions in various organizations. Ultimately, the South Carolina House of Representatives formally recognizes Gallman's lifelong commitment to community leadership, social activism, and fighting for justice, and resolves to present him with a copy of this resolution in acknowledgment of his profound impact on his community and beyond.
Sponsors (123)
Bill Clyburn (D)*,
Terry Alexander (D),
Carl Anderson (D),
Lucas Atkinson (R),
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),
Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D),
Neal Collins (R),
Bobby Cox (R),
Brandon Cox (R),
Heather Crawford (R),
April Cromer (R),
Sylleste Davis (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),
Courtney Waters (D),
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
Scrivener's error corrected (on 04/30/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4440&session=126&summary=B | 04/30/2025 |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4440_20250430A.htm | 04/30/2025 |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/4440_20250430.htm | 04/30/2025 |
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