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H5609 • 2026

Silver Haired Legislature

Silver Haired Legislature

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Sponsor
Reps. Crawford, Guest, 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, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, 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
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Introduced and adopted ( House Journal-page 8 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Silver Haired Legislature

Silver Haired Legislature

What This Bill Does

  • Silver Haired Legislature

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 House

    Introduced and adopted ( House Journal-page 8 )

Official Summary Text

Silver Haired Legislature

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2025-2026 Bill 5609: Silver Haired Legislature - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5609
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Crawford, Guest, 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, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, 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-0521VR-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: Silver Haired Legislature
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

4/29/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 8
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO AUTHORIZE THE
SOUTH CAROLINA SILVER-HAIRED LEGISLATURE TO USE THE BLATT BUILDING AND THE
CHAMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
9, 2026, UNLESS THE HOUSE IS IN SESSION OR THE CHAMBER IS OTHERWISE
UNAVAILABLE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE HOUSE CHAMBER ON AN ALTERNATE
DATE AND TIME AS MAY BE SELECTED BY THE SPEAKER.

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the South
Carolina Silver-Haired Legislature is authorized to use the Blatt Building and the
chamber of the South Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday, September 9,
2026, provided the House of Representatives is not in session on that date. If
the House of Representatives is in statewide session or the chamber is
otherwise unavailable, the House chamber may not be used on that date but may
be used by the South Carolina Silver-Haired Legislature on an alternate date
and time as may be selected by the Speaker.

B
e it further resolved that
the use of the Blatt Building and the chamber of the South Carolina House of
Representatives by the South Carolina Silver-Haired Legislature must be in
accordance with the policies and Rules of the South Carolina House of
Representatives.

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