Retirement of Bill Taylor

2025-2026 Bill 1195: Retirement of Bill Taylor - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1195
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Young
Document Path: SR-0026QG-QG26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2026
Summary: Retirement of Bill Taylor
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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5/14/2026

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05/14/2026

A
senate
RESOLUTION

to recognize and commend the honorable bill taylor
of aiken county for his dedicated service in the south carolina house of
representatives on behalf of his constituents and the citizens of south
carolina and to wish him success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

W
hereas, Representative
Bill Taylor will depart from the South Carolina House of Representatives at the
conclusion of his current term; and

W
hereas, a native of
Aurora, Illinois, Representative Taylor was born on July 16, 1946, to parents Harold
and Pearl Taylor. He studied journalism at Bradley University in Peoria,
Illinois; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor had an accomplished career in broadcasting and journalism, during which
he worked as a news director, news anchor, reporter, and a television news
consultant. In 1974, he served as president of the Illinois News Broadcasters
Association; and

W
hereas, since 2011,
Representative Taylor has served in the South Carolina House of
Representatives, representing the citizens of Aiken and Lexington counties in
District 86; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor is a member of both the House Regulations, Administrative Procedures,
Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity Committee and the House Ways and
Means Committee, the latter in which he serves on the Higher Education Subcommittee
and the Tax Subcommittee. For a decade, he served on the House Education
Committee and was chairman of the Higher Education Subcommittee. Representative
Taylor also served on the House Legislative Oversight Committee from 2014 to
2020, where he was charged with inspecting and investigating state government
agencies. He has chaired and served on numerous ad hoc committees, including
the Tax Review Committee; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor has achieved many accomplishments as a legislator, including efforts to
strengthen South Carolina's Freedom of Information laws by proposing measures
that would bar public agencies, governments, and school districts from charging
excessive fees for public records; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor played a crucial role in the passage of the South Carolina Hands-Free
and Distracted Driving Act to reduce the number of preventable accidents caused
by distracted driving and to keep South Carolinians safe on the road; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor has championed limiting federal government authority by advocating for
South Carolina to apply to Congress for the Article V Convention of States, acting
as the primary sponsor of legislation enacted in 2022; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor has shown devoted involvement in the greater Aiken community, acting as a
valuable citizen and public servant by serving on the advisory board of the
Salvation Army in Aiken and serving as past chairman of the Aiken chapter of
the American Red Cross. A devout Christian, he is a member of Millbrook Baptist
Church; and

W
hereas, Representative
Taylor and his wife, Donna, have been married for over fifty-five years; and together
they raised two children, Kasey Taylor Lenz (Bill) and William Ryan Taylor
(Jackie); and four grandchildren, Avery, Laurel, Lydia, and Heath; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina Senate honor the service that Representative Taylor has provided
to the General Assembly and to the State of South Carolina and hope that he
will enjoy deep fulfillment in the years to come. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
Senate
, by this resolution,
recognize and commend the Honorable Bill Taylor of Aiken County for his
dedicated service in the South Carolina House of Representatives on behalf of
his constituents and the citizens of South Carolina and wish him much success
and happiness in all his future endeavors.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Bill Taylor.

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