Deputy Frank "Devin" Mason Road Naming

2025-2026 Bill 943: Deputy Frank "Devin" Mason Road Naming - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 943
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Chaplin
Document Path: SR-0485KM-AMB26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2026
Introduced in the House on April 1, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 16, 2026
Summary: Deputy Frank "Devin" Mason Road Naming
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/19/2026

Senate

Introduced (
Senate Journal-page 4
)

2/19/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 4
)

3/5/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

3/26/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Transportation
(
Senate Journal-page 6
)

3/31/2026

Senate

Adopted, sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 50
)

4/1/2026

House

Introduced (
House Journal-page 5
)

4/1/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 5
)

4/15/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 38
)

4/16/2026

House

Adopted, returned to Senate with concurrence (
House Journal-page 27
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/19/2026
03/05/2026
03/26/2026
04/15/2026

Committee Report

April 15, 2026

S. 943

Introduced
by Senator Chaplin

S. Printed 4/15/26--H.

Read the first time April 1, 2026

________

The committee on House
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions

To whom was referred a Concurrent
Resolution (S. 943) to request that the Department of Transportation name the
Section of Highway 151 in front of the Sherrif's office in Darlington County
the "Deputy Frank Devin Mason, 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 THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION NAME the Section of Highway 151 in front of the Sherrif's Office
IN Darlington COUNTY The "Deputy Frank Devin Mason Memorial Highway" AND ERECT
APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THE DESIGNATION.

W
hereas, Deputy
Frank Devin Mason, who dutifully served as a law enforcement officer for the
Darlington County Sherrif's Office, died in the line of duty on July 1, 2025,
at the age of twenty-seven; and

W
hereas, a
native of Whiteville, North Carolina, Deputy Mason was born on December 31,1997.
He began his career with the Darlington County Sherrif's Office in 2024 and
graduated from the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy on March 28, 2025.
During his short tenure, he demonstrated unwavering dedication, integrity, and
professionalism; and

W
hereas, Deputy
Mason dedicated his life to protecting and serving the State of South Carolina;
and

W
hereas, Deputy
Mason is proceeded in death by his father, Frank Mason; grandmother, Nell
Stegall; grandfather, Charles (Bubba) Stegall; cousin, Tara Stegall; uncle,
Jack Stegall; and niece, Katherine Bellamy; and

W
hereas, he
leaves behind to cherish his memory his fiancé, Madi Palmer Church; their son,
Brooks James Mason; his mother, Shannon Stegall Dudney (John); sisters, Brandie
Bellamy (Lendorian), Amber Mason (Que), and Crystal Mason (Tralique); aunts,
Teresa Stegall and Cherry Stegall (Ira); uncle, Stephen Stegall (Courtney);
nieces and nephews, Nicole, Ti'Lyn, Billy, and Kannon; and cousins, Avery,
Ciara, Kassie, Dakota, and Zackery. He will be greatly missed; and

W
hereas, it
would be only fitting and proper to pay tribute to this son of South Carolina
by naming a portion of road in the State 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 that the
Department of Transportation name the section of Highway 151 in front of the
Sherrif's office in Darlington County the "Deputy Frank Devin Mason Memorial
Highway" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this location containing the
designation.

B
e it further
resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of
Transportation and presented to the family of Deputy Frank Devin Mason.

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