Farewell to Rep. Davey Hiott

2025-2026 Bill 5631: Farewell to Rep. Davey Hiott - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5631
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Pope, 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, 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, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0490DG-RM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 30, 2026
Summary: Farewell to Rep. Davey Hiott
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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4/30/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 146
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/30/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE DAVID R.
"DAVEY" HIOTT UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS TWENTY-TWO YEARS OF
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THIS BODY, AND TO WISH HIM ALL THE BEST IN THE YEARS
TO COME.

W
hereas, with great
integrity, the Honorable David R. "Davey" Hiott has represented the citizens of
House District 4 in Pickens County for twenty-two years; and

W
hereas, Davey Hiott is
a lifelong resident of Pickens County, born in Easley on October 20, 1960. He
has deep roots in the area, having served as a deacon at Pickens First Baptist
Church and as owner of the Hiott Printing Company in Pickens, where he resides.
Further, he serves his community as a member of the Rotary Club and has served
in the past as a member of the Pickens County YMCA Board of Directors; and

W
hereas, born the son
of the late Gary Jr. and Eloise Hiott, Davey Hiott is a graduate of Central
Wesleyan College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1983; and

W
hereas, during his
legislative tenure, Representative Hiott has served in the House of
Representatives from 2005 to the present. He counts serving the people of
District 4 as the honor of a lifetime and considers protecting the unborn and
strengthening Second Amendment rights as among his most important achievements.
As Majority Leader and as a member of various committees, most recently the
Rules Committee and Ways and Means Committee, he has lent his expertise to this
body to the betterment of many; and

W
hereas, in recognition
of his committed service, Davey Hiott has received several prestigious honors
and awards, including Family Champion (Palmetto Family Council, 2024), Business
Advocate Award (South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 2020), and Business
Advocate Award (South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, 2015); and

W
hereas, a man
dedicated to his family, Representative Hiott wed his lovely wife, the former
Lisa Clamp, nearly forty years ago, and the two were blessed with two children,
Lander Douglas and Salley Elizabeth; and

W
hereas, Representative
Hiott's colleagues in the House are grateful for his tireless labors on behalf
of the citizens of House District 4 and the entire State of South Carolina. The
members extend their best wishes for much success and fulfillment in the years
ahead. 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, recognize and commend the Honorable David R. "Davey" Hiott
upon the occasion of his departure from the South Carolina House of
Representatives, congratulate him for his twenty-two years of distinguished
service to this body, and wish him all the best in the years to come.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable David R. "Davey"
Hiott.

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