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H. 4993
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Collins and Hiott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\6155cm22.docx
Introduced in the House on February 17, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on March 29, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Sgt. First Class Matthew Bradford Thomas Memorial Bridge
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/17/2022 House Introduced (House Journal-page 61)
2/17/2022 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial
Resolutions (House Journal-page 61)
3/15/2022 House Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial
Resolutions (House Journal-page 9)
3/29/2022 House Adopted, sent to Senate (House Journal-page 59)
3/29/2022 Senate Introduced (Senate Journal-page 10)
3/29/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 10)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
COMMITTEE REPORT
March 15, 2022
H. 4993
S. Printed 3/15/22--H.
Read the first time February 17, 2022.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4993) to request the Department of Transportation name the bridge that crosses Shoal Creek in Pickens County along South Carolina Highway 186 "Sergeant First Class Matthew Bradford Thomas Memorial Bridge" and erect, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
DENNIS C. MOSS for Committee.
TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE BRIDGE THAT CROSSES SHOAL CREEK IN PICKENS COUNTY ALONG SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 186 "SERGEANT FIRST CLASS MATTHEW BRADFORD THOMAS MEMORIAL BRIDGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS BRIDGE CONTAINING THESE WORDS.
Whereas, on June 20, 2012, at the age of 30, Sergeant First Class Matthew Bradford "Brad" Thomas gave his life near a crowded marketplace in Khost, Afghanistan, at the foot of the mountains along the Pakistan border, when a bomber approached Afghan and United States soldiers at their traffic control post and detonated the charge during lunch time; and
Whereas, as a teenager, Brad Thomas earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, graduated from Traveler's Rest High School in 1999, and joined the South Carolina National Guard shortly after 9-11. He worked at Charter Media before being deployed; and
Whereas, assigned to the 51st Military Police Battalion's 133rd Military Police Company of the South Carolina National Guard, nicknamed the "Palmetto Regulators" and based in Timmonsville, Sergeant Thomas answered his country's call to deploy with one hundred seventy soldiers of his company to Khost Province; and
Whereas, there is no greater or braver sacrifice for a man to make for his country than to lay down his life; and
Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to recognize the courage and bravery of this fallen hero by naming a bridge in Pickens County in his honor. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly request the Department of Transportation name the bridge that crosses Shoal Creek in Pickens County along South Carolina Highway 186 "Sergeant First Class Matthew Bradford Thomas Memorial Bridge" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this bridge containing these words.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.
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