Etiquette Day

2025-2026 Bill 5293: Etiquette Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5293
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0511CM-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 3, 2026
Adopted by the House on March 3, 2026
Summary: Etiquette Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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3/3/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 5
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/03/2026

A
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RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026, AS "ETIQUETTE
DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA" AND TO COMMEND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S
EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM AND ITS STUDENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROGRESS IN BECOMING PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

W
hereas, the
Educational Talent Search Program at the University of South Carolina
encourages middle and high school students to complete their secondary
education and to pursue completion of post-secondary degrees; and

W
hereas, the
Educational Talent Search Program serves to prepare students of tomorrow with
the skills and knowledge to become productive and contributing members of
society; and

W
hereas, a key
component of student success is the use of etiquette and decorum that allows
students to respond appropriately in familiar and unfamiliar situations and
helps to build self-confidence and self-esteem; and

W
hereas, the
eighth-grade curriculum focuses on etiquette during the month of February and
culminates with a luncheon on Thursday, March 5, 2026, designed to provide
students an opportunity to implement what they have learned in a practical
setting; and

W
hereas, the lessons
learned by these students are lessons that all South Carolinians would benefit
from learning. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, declare Thursday, March 5, 2026, as "Etiquette Day in South
Carolina" and commend the University of South Carolina's Educational Talent
Search Program and its participants for their outstanding achievements and
progress in becoming productive citizens.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Ms. Althea Counts, director of
TRIO Programs and Regina Hailey Smith, associate director at the University of
South Carolina.

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