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2025-2026 Bill 5604: FIRE Squad, National Group Youth Advocates of the Year - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5604
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Govan, 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, 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, Rutherford, 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-0571CM-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: FIRE Squad, National Group Youth Advocates of the Year
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
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4/29/2026
House
Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 5
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026
A
house
RESOLUTION
to honor and recognize the Fearless Individuals
Reaching Excellence Youth Coalition for being named the 2026 National Group
Youth Advocates of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives were pleased to learn that the
Fearless Individuals Reaching Excellence (FIRE) Youth Coalition was named the
2026 National Group Youth Advocates of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free
Kids; and
W
hereas, the Group
Youth Advocates of the Year Award recognizes a leading United States-based
youth coalition that works to protect their peers and community from tobacco use
and nicotine addiction and demonstrates the collective power of youth working
together to drive meaningful change; and
W
hereas, led by Vincent
Sanders, FIRE Squad is a dedicated group of youth advocates working to reduce
tobacco use and its devastating consequences in all South Carolina communities.
Having witnessed the impact of tobacco use and nicotine addiction on their
schools and families, they are driven to create change; and
W
hereas, alarmed by the
widespread use of electronic cigarettes in their schools and an influx of
tobacco and vape shops in their communities, FIRE Squad members strive to educate
their communities about these problems, as well as advocate for local
policymakers to act. Their efforts led the Orangeburg City Council to pass an
ordinance restricting tobacco retailers near schools, childcare centers,
recreation facilities, and other youth-focused spaces; and
W
hereas, they partnered with
other organizations to host "Escape the Haze," the first statewide, youth-led
conference on vaping, which brought together one hundred and forty-two students
from across South Carolina. Their efforts also generated media coverage about these
issues and FIRE Squad's proposed solutions. FIRE Squad also has hosted school
and community events educating young people and parents about the dangers of electronic
cigarettes and other tobacco products; and
W
hereas, members Jeremiah
Morgan, Synaya Thompson and PJ Hubbard will represent the FIRE Squad at the
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids 2026 Youth Advocates of the Year awards in May;
and
W
hereas, the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives commend the FIRE Squadâ¯for their
leadership,â¯persistence, and creativity as they work to improve the health of
their communities and free South Carolina youth from the grip of tobacco use and
nicotine addiction. 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, honor and recognize the Fearless Individuals Reaching
Excellence Youth Coalition for being named the 2026 National Group Youth
Advocates of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Fearless Individuals Reaching
Excellence Youth Coalition advisor Vincent Sanders.
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