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SC S0938

SC S0938
Jesse Jackson sympathy


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Introduced
02/18/2026
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
02/18/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
02/18/2026

Introduced Session

126th General Assembly

Bill Summary

A Senate Resolution To Remember And Celebrate The Life Of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, To Honor His Remarkable Commitment As An American Civil Rights Activist, And To Extend The Deepest Sympathy Of The South Carolina Senate To His Large And Loving Family And His Many Friends.

AI Summary

This resolution, passed by the South Carolina Senate, expresses deep sadness at the passing of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, a prominent American Civil Rights activist and native of Greenville, South Carolina. It celebrates his life and legacy, acknowledging his early activism against segregation, his work with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and its Operation Breadbasket program which aimed to create job opportunities for Black Americans, and his eventual founding of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The resolution also notes his presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988 and his service as a shadow senator for the District of Columbia, ultimately extending the Senate's deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

Sponsors (46)

Karl Allen (D)* Brian Adams (R),  Thomas Alexander (R),  Sean Bennett (R),  Allen Blackmon (R),  Lee Bright (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),  Greg Hembree (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),  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 02/18/2026)

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