Disability Advocacy Day

2025-2026 Bill 926: Disability Advocacy Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 926
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Alexander, Adams, Allen, Bennett, Blackmon, Bright, Campsen, Cash, Chaplin, Climer, Corbin, Cromer, Davis, Devine, Elliott, Fernandez, Gambrell, Garrett, Goldfinch, Graham, Grooms, Hembree, Hutto, Jackson, Johnson, Kennedy, Kimbrell, Leber, Martin, Massey, Matthews, Ott, Peeler, Rankin, Reichenbach, Rice, Sabb, Stubbs, Sutton, Tedder, Turner, Verdin, Walker, Williams, Young and Zell
Document Path: SR-0488KM-VC26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 12, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on February 17, 2026
Summary: Disability Advocacy Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/12/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 4
)

2/12/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 4
)

2/17/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 2
)

2/17/2026

Senate

Adopted (
Senate Journal-page 2
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/12/2026

A
senate
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE march 4, 2026, AS "disability advocacy
DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

W
hereas, this year
marks the thirty-seventh annual Disability Advocacy Day. This event is a vital
opportunity for individuals with disabilities, their families, and supporters
to engage directly with lawmakers and share their stories; and

W
hereas, one in three
South Carolinians has a disability. These individuals, like all others, deserve
the right to live, work, and fully participate in their communities throughout
their lifetimes; and

W
hereas, people with
disabilities have the right to equal opportunities to live full, productive
lives as valued citizens. They have the right to receive the support they need
to exercise self-determination, to achieve independence, and to become productive
members in the workplace; and

W
hereas, the South
Carolina Partnership of Disability Organizations helps bring the concerns of
people with disabilities to the forefront of public awareness; and

W
hereas, the South
Carolina Partnership of Disability Organizations has become a credible source
of information for policymakers, advocates, self-advocates, and the public
about the issues that are important to individuals with disabilities; and

W
hereas, the purpose of
Disability Advocacy Day is to increase awareness and understanding among
legislators, administrators, policymakers, and the public about the issues that
are important to individuals with disabilities. Disability Advocacy Day
provides a platform to highlight the challenges faced by South Carolinians with
disabilities and propose solutions to ensure that everyone has access to the
services and opportunities they deserve. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
Senate
, by this resolution,
recognize March 4, 2026, as "Disability Advocacy Day" in South Carolina.

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