South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3400

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Wheeler
Document Path: LC-0039CM-CM23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: In Memory of Sgt. Nikkos L Newman

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
1/10/2023 House Introduced (House Journal-page 36)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House Journal-page 36)
1/25/2023 House Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial Resolutions (House Journal-page 5)
1/26/2023 House Adopted, sent to Senate (House Journal-page 20)
1/26/2023 Senate Introduced (Senate Journal-page 6)
1/26/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation (Senate Journal-page 6)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ERECT AN APPROPRIATE SIGN AT THE EASTBOUND EXIT RAMP ONTO SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 341 FROM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 20 IN LEE COUNTY CONTAINING THE WORDS "IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT MIKKOS L. NEWMAN".

Whereas, Sergeant Mikkos Leonard Newman was a graduate of Morris College and the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy; and

Whereas, Sergeant Newman began his law enforcement career with the Pageland Police Department as a patrolman first class and ended his career as a sergeant after sixteen years with the Lee County Sheriff's Office; and

Whereas, beginning in early 2020, due to the requirements of their jobs, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the United States contracted Covid 19 during the worldwide pandemic. Hundreds of law enforcement personnel died from medical complications as a result of contracting the virus while remaining on duty and interacting with the community; and

Whereas, tragically, on June 8, 2020, at the age of thirty eight, Sergeant Newman died from Covid 19 after contracting the virus while on duty; and

Whereas, he is survived by his parents, four children, and a host of other relatives and friends; and

Whereas, it would be fitting and proper to recognize Sergeant Newman's service to his community by memorializing his legacy at a highway facility in Lee County. 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, request the Department of Transportation erect an appropriate sign at the eastbound exit ramp onto South Carolina Highway 341 from Interstate Highway 20 in Lee County containing the words "In Memory of Sergeant Mikkos L. Newman".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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