National Commander of the American Legion

2025-2026 Bill 881: National Commander of the American Legion - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 881
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Alexander and Young
Document Path: SR-0517KM-VC26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 3, 2026
Introduced in the House on February 10, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on February 12, 2026
Summary: National Commander of the American Legion
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/3/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 6
)

2/3/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Operations and Management
(
Senate Journal-page 6
)

2/4/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Operations and Management
(
Senate Journal-page 5
)

2/5/2026

Senate

Adopted, sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 14
)

2/10/2026

House

Introduced (
House Journal-page 8
)

2/10/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 8
)

2/11/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 3
)

2/12/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

2/12/2026

House

Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence (
House Journal-page 28
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/03/2026
02/04/2026
02/11/2026
02/12/2026

Committee Report

February 11, 2026

S. 881

Introduced
by Senators Alexander and Young

S. Printed 2/11/26--H. [SEC
2/12/2026 11:06 AM]

Read the first time February 10, 2026

________

The committee on House Invitations
and Memorial Resolutions

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S.
881) to welcome the National Commander of The American Legion, the Honorable
Dan K. Wiley, and to invite him to address the General Assembly in Joint
Session in the Chamber, 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 WELCOME THE NATIONAL COMMANDER OF THE AMERICAN
LEGION, THE HONORABLE Dan K. Wiley, AND TO INVITE HIM TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IN JOINT SESSION IN THE CHAMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AT 12:30 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, february 25, 2026.

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina General Assembly are pleased to invite the Honorable Dan K.
Wiley, National Commander of The American Legion, to address a joint assembly
of the General Assembly; and

W
hereas, an Air Force
veteran, Wiley is a retired state district court judge who raises cattle in
Leavenworth, Kansas. Following his Air Force service, Wiley obtained a
bachelor's degree in business at the College of Great Falls in Montana. He
returned to his hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, and earned a law degree at the
University of Kansas; and

W
hereas, Wiley has held
many leadership positions at The American Legion post, department (state), and
national levels. He is a paid-up-for-life member of Byron H. Mehl American
Legion Post 23 in Leavenworth and is a past department commander of Kansas. He
also represented the state as a member of The American Legion's National
Executive Committee; and

W
hereas, appointed by
the Kansas governor as a district court judge in 2008, Wiley helped establish
and preside over the Leavenworth County Veterans Treatment Court. He has been
active in his community and is a past president of the Leavenworth/Lansing
Chamber of Commerce, a past chairman of the Leavenworth County Veterans Day
Parade Committee, and a former member of the Unified School District 453 School
Board; and

W
hereas, as national
commander, Wiley is a strong advocate for The American Legion's "Be the
One" mission to prevent veteran suicide; and

W
hereas, Wiley is
married to his wife, Sonia, and together they have two children, Austin and
Christy, and one grandson. Now, therefore,

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

T
hat the members of T
he South Carolina General Assembly, by this
resolution, welcome the National Commander of the American Legion, the Honorable
Dan K. Wiley, and invite him to address the General Assembly in Joint Session
in the Chamber of the South Carolina House of Representatives at 12:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

B
e it further resolved that
a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Dan K. Wiley.

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