Tyrone A. Burroughs Road

2025-2026 Bill 1125: Tyrone A. Burroughs Road - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1125
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Sabb
Document Path: LC-0541CM-GT26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2026
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 5, 2026
Summary: Tyrone A. Burroughs Road
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

4/15/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 40
)

4/15/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 40
)

4/16/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Transportation

4/28/2026

Senate

Adopted, sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 63
)

4/29/2026

House

Introduced (
House Journal-page 14
)

4/29/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 14
)

4/30/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 83
)

5/4/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

5/5/2026

House

Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence (
House Journal-page 42
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/15/2026
04/16/2026
04/30/2026
05/04/2026

Committee Report

April 30, 2026

S. 1125

Introduced
by Senator Sabb

S. Printed 4/30/26--H. [SEC
5/4/2026 11:22 AM]

Read the first time April 29, 2026

________

The committee on House Invitations
and Memorial Resolutions

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S.
1125) to request the Department of Transportation name the portion of Santee
Road in Williamsburg County from June Branch Creek to its intersection with Charleston
Road, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

DENNIS MOSS for Committee.

_______

A concurrent RESOLUTION

To request the Department of Transportation name the
portion of Santee Road in Williamsburg County from June Branch Creek to its
intersection with Charleston Road "Tyrone A. Burroughs Road" and erect
appropriate signs or markers at this location containing these words.

W
hereas, born in the
small Town of Lane in Williamsburg County, Tyrone A. Burroughs didn't let his
small-town roots stymie his ambitions, graduating from college at age nineteen
and becoming an international entrepreneur with global success; and

W
hereas, Burroughs
always valued education, graduating from high school at age sixteen and earning
a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Benedict College.
Following in his father's footsteps, he joined the military, but a medical
diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa thwarted his dreams. He made the decision to
return to college at the University of South Carolina where he earned a
master's degree in teaching. This fateful decision also led to him meeting his
wife, Nelda, whom he married in 1981. The couple moved to Memphis, Tennessee,
in 1985 where they raised their family of three children; and

W
hereas, Burroughs
founded First Choice Global Sales and Merchandising Group in 1987, the first of
his diverse business ventures. As President of First Choice Global, he leads a
diversified portfolio of companies spanning consumer goods, real estate,
finance, hospitality, and community impact initiatives. Headquartered in
Memphis, First Choice is a leader in the $1.7 trillion multicultural personal
care market, employing more than one hundred professionals and has received
numerous industry awards and recognition; and

W
hereas, other holdings
include First Choice Opportunity Fund, South City L.P., MG Capital Holdings
Inc., 115 Union Avenue, L.L.C., The Pocket Bistro, and R.S. Lewis and Sons
Funeral Home, which prepared the body of Reverend Dr. Martin L. King Jr. for
public viewing. In 2019, he launched Burroughs Restaurant Group Inc., which now
owns the U.S. Mid-South franchise rights of Guthrie's Chicken Restaurants; and

W
hereas, in 2010, believing
it his duty to give back to the community, Tyrone and Nelda Burroughs
established the Burroughs Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on
financial literacy, workforce development, and higher education access,
providing scholarships, mentorships, and funding for students nationwide. He
has sponsored mission work in China, fed the needy in Memphis, provided support
to churches, and spends time visiting patients in nursing homes and hospitals;
and

W
hereas, Burroughs supports the
community by mentoring, advising other entrepreneurs, and serving as a board
member. He currently serves as a board member for the St. Jude Memphis African
American Engagement Council, WKNO Board of Trustees, Faith-Based & Community
Initiative Foundation, Tennessee Lottery Commission, Greater Memphis
Chamber-Chairman's Circle, Memphis Theological Seminary, and Board of Directors
of the Federal Reserve Bank-Memphis Branch; and

W
hereas, he is a member of the
Benedict College Board of Trustees, Board of Directors of Guaranty Bank and
Trust Company, Chairman of The Burroughs Foundation Inc., Chairman of the
Trustee Board for the historic Metropolitan Baptist Church, Memphis NAACP
Branch of Directors, and Global Beauty Alliance Board. In 2017, in recognition
of his philanthropic achievements in the education of America's youth, Benedict
College renamed its business school the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of
Business and Entrepreneurship. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane
Letters from Benedict College. A 2021 inductee to the Society of Entrepreneurs,
he recently received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of
America for his charitable work; and

W
hereas, his most significant
accomplishment was seeing his three children not only graduate from high school
but also graduate from college, receive post-graduate degrees, and ultimately
start families of their own; and

W
hereas, it is only
fitting and proper that Mr. Tyrone A. Burroughs, a South Carolina native and a
man of unwavering faith, who has dedicated his life in service to others is
paid tribute with a road in Williamsburg County named in his honor. Now, therefore,

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

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Transportation
name the portion of Santee Road in Williamsburg County from June Branch Creek
to its intersection with Charleston Road "Tyrone A. Burroughs Road" 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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