JB Harris Memorial Highway

2025-2026 Bill 5055: JB Harris Memorial Highway - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5055
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Kirby, Cox, Holman, Davis, M.M. Smith, J. Moore, Anderson and Pace
Document Path: LC-0459CM-GT26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 29, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on February 12, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on February 18, 2026
Summary: JB Harris Memorial Highway
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

1/29/2026

House

Introduced (
House Journal-page 12
)

1/29/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 12
)

2/11/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 2
)

2/12/2026

House

Adopted, sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 27
)

2/12/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 7
)

2/12/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 7
)

2/17/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 3
)

2/18/2026

Senate

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence (
Senate Journal-page 38
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/29/2026
02/11/2026
02/17/2026

Recalled

February 17, 2026

H. 5055

Introduced by Reps. Kirby, Cox, Holman, Davis, M.
M. Smith, J. Moore, Anderson and Pace

S. Printed 2/17/26--S.

Read the first time February 12, 2026

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

to request the department of transportation name the
portion of Harristown Road from its intersection with Mendell Rivers Road to
its intersection with Harris Lane in the Town of St. Stephen in Berkeley County
"J.B. Harris Memorial Highway" and erect appropriate signs or markers at this
location containing these words.

W
hereas, J.B. Harris
Jr. was born in St. Stephen on September 19, 1942, the son of Joe Britt Harris
and Mazie Smith Harris. A devout Christian, he was a member of Harristown Road Baptist
Church, where he was a former Sunday school superintendent, usher, and a
trustee; and

W
hereas, his working
career at Albany International, a leading materials science developer, spanned
thirty-seven years. Always one to give back to his community, Harris served
with the St. Stephen Volunteer Fire Department, was a former volunteer for the
St. Stephen EMS, a former member of the Berkeley County Rescue Squad, and the
church disaster relief team. He responded to victims of Hurricane Katrina in
Texas and Mississippi, as well as Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, and hurricanes
Bonnie, Isaac, and Irene in Florida; and

W
hereas, an avid
gardener, Harris grew vegetables in his spare time which he delivered to the
elderly and disabled. He enjoyed collecting cars, golfing, and gardening, but
he especially loved people and visiting; and

W
hereas, on August 29,
1964, he wed Ellen Cannon Harris, a marriage that lasted fifty-seven years and
produced four children, a daughter, Michelle H. Owens, and three sons-Kenny R.
Harris, Joe B. "Joey" Harris III, and Stacy D. Harris. The family also includes
seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and

W
hereas, with a legacy
steeped in service to God, family, and his community, it is only fitting and
proper that this native son of the Palmetto State is remembered with a portion
of highway in the Town of St. Stephen named in his memory. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the House
of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of
Transportation name the portion of Harristown Road from its intersection with
Mendell Rivers Road to its intersection with Harris Lane in the Town of St.
Stephen in Berkeley County "J.B. Harris Memorial Highway" and erect appropriate
signs or markers at this location containing these words.

B
e it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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