South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 4026

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Kirby, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, Brown, Burns, Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, King, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, McEachern, McKnight, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, B. Newton, W. Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, M. Rivers, S. Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Weeks, West, Wheeler, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow
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Introduced in the House on March 22, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 4, 2017

Summary: Dr. Ronald E. McNair Day

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/22/2017  House   Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 54)
   3/23/2017  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 9)
   3/23/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Invitations 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   3/30/2017  Senate  Polled out of committee Invitations 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
   3/30/2017  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Invitations 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
    4/4/2017  Senate  Adopted, returned to House with concurrence 
                        (Senate Journal-page 26)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/22/2017
3/30/2017

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POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE

MAJORITY FAVORABLE

March 30, 2017

H. 4026

Introduced by Reps. Kirby, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Arrington, Atkinson, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bennett, Bernstein, Blackwell, Bowers, Bradley, Brown, Burns, Caskey, Chumley, Clary, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cogswell, Cole, Collins, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Davis, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Elliott, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrest, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, King, Knight, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, Magnuson, Martin, McCoy, McCravy, McEachern, McKnight, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Murphy, B. Newton, W. Newton, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, M. Rivers, S. Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Thigpen, Toole, Weeks, West, Wheeler, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow

S. Printed 3/30/17--S.

Read the first time March 23, 2017.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON INVITATIONS

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4026) to recognize and honor the memory of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, renowned physicist and astronaut who lost his life in the Challenger space shuttle tragedy, and to declare October, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out majority favorable.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE MEMORY OF DR. RONALD E. MCNAIR, RENOWNED PHYSICIST AND ASTRONAUT WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE CHALLENGER SPACE SHUTTLE TRAGEDY, AND TO DECLARE OCTOBER 21, 2017, "DR. RONALD E. MCNAIR DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the South Carolina General Assembly should pause in their deliberations to remember and celebrate the life of the late Dr. Ronald E. McNair; and

Whereas, born in Lake City on October 21, 1950, Ronald McNair was reared in a low-income family but was undaunted by any hurdles he encountered. Determined to excel in academia and life, he graduated from Carver High School in 1967 as valedictorian, and in 1971 he earned a bachelor's degree in physics, magna cum laude, from North Carolina A & T University; and

Whereas, Ronald McNair completed a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, and later achieved national recognition for his work in laser physics; and

Whereas, after being selected by NASA as one of only thirty-five from a pool of ten thousand applicants, in 1984 Dr. McNair became the second African American selected to make a flight into space when he was assigned to be a mission specialist on the space shuttle Challenger; and

Whereas, he was a member of the Challenger crew on the fateful day of January 28, 1986, when the space shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center; and

Whereas, the recipient of a number of honorary doctorates, fellowships, and commendations, Dr. McNair exemplified excellence in his thirty-six years; and

Whereas, a dedicated husband and the father of two children, Reginald Ervin and Joy Cheray, he found the time to earn a sixth-degree black belt in karate and become an accomplished saxophonist; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly take great pride in honoring this remarkable native son of the Palmetto State for his outstanding contributions and his impressive accomplishments. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize and honor the memory of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, renowned physicist and astronaut who lost his life in the Challenger space shuttle tragedy, and declare October 21, 2017, "Dr. Ronald E. McNair Day" in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Dr. Ronald E. McNair.

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