Donate Life Month

2025-2026 Bill 1129: Donate Life Month - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1129
STATUS INFORMATION
Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Matthews
Document Path: SR-0615KM-VC26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on April 16, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on April 16, 2026
Summary: Donate Life Month
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

4/16/2026

Senate

Introduced and adopted (
Senate Journal-page 4
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/16/2026

A
senate
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE april 2026 AS "donate life MONTH" IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.

W
hereas, one of the
most meaningful gifts that a human being can bestow upon another is the gift of
life through organ, eye, and tissue donation; and

W
hereas, more than one
hundred thousand children and adults await life-saving transplants, of which
more than fifteen hundred live in South Carolina; and

W
hereas, in 2024, over
three hundred South Carolinians said "yes" to organ donation, thereby
saving the lives of nearly seven hundred people awaiting a second chance at
life; and

W
hereas, in 2024, over
four hundred South Carolinians said "yes" to tissue donation. Their
donations will help to heal thousands of Americans, including giving the
precious gift of sight to over one thousand people; and

W
hereas, every nine
minutes, a new name is added to the national transplant waiting list. An
average of seventeen people die each day while waiting for an organ transplant;
and

W
hereas, according to
research conducted by Donate Life America, more than ninety percent of
Americans support donation. More than sixty-four percent of South Carolinians,
constituting over two and a half million residents, have said "yes"
to organ and tissue donation when given the opportunity at the South Carolina
Department of Motor Vehicles; and

W
hereas, the decision
to become an organ donor can save up to eight lives, and tissue donation can
enhance many more. Men, women, and children depend on the generosity of others
to receive a second chance at life; and

W
hereas, increasing
awareness about the far-reaching impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation can
increase the number of people who choose to make life-changing and life-saving
donations. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
Senate
, by this resolution,
recognize April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" in South Carolina.

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