Morticians Association, Inc.- A Living Monument to the Black Morticians in SC
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H 4829 — Morticians Association, Inc.- A Living Monument to the Black Morticians in SC
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 14, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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Summary
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA MORTICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE THESE DEDICATED MORTUARY PROFESSIONALS PERFORM FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE AND UPON THE ONE HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR SIGNIFICANT WORK THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION.
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14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4829Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A house RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA MORTICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE THESE DEDICATED MORTUARY PROFESSIONALS PERFORM FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE AND UPON THE ONE HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR SIGNIFICANT WORK THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the South Carolina Morticians Association will celebrate ten decades of meaningful service and compassionate assistance to families throughout our great State;
and Whereas, in 1924, E.N.
Isom of Chester conceived the idea of an association of funeral homes owned by Black directors and shared his vision about possible benefits until a consensus grew;
and Whereas, the first meeting was held in 1925 at Zion Baptist Church in Columbia, and undertakers continued to meet under the direction of the Independent National Funeral Directors Association;
and Whereas, from these meetings grew what was initially called the Colored Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association of South Carolina with Columbia's Willis C.
Johnson the first president;
and Whereas, the first meeting attendees included Eugene Gadsden, Julius P.L.
Fielding, Eddie C.
Mickel, and Jacob G.
Moultrie, all of Charleston;
T.A.
Williams and Pearl Williams of Newberry;
E.A.
Bythewood of Orangeburg;
J.E.
Spann of Chester;
T.H.
Pinckney of Columbia;
A.A.
Alston of Georgetown;
and Edmund Perry Palmer of Sumter;
and Whereas, from the 1900s to the 1940s, the State Board of Embalmers allowed anyone to open a funeral home, provided they had a licensed embalmer, paving the way for Black entrepreneurs to become funeral home directors;
and Whereas, the number of Black embalmers grew, and many more funeral homes were established through the 1940s and 1950s.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, funeral directors served as business leaders in the community, state, and nation, and the association became a catalyst for social justice on the state and national levels;
and Whereas, under the leadership of Charles Mason, the association was renamed the South Carolina Morticians Association, Inc.
(SCMA) during the 1960s and was divided into districts to allow closer contact among its members;
and Whereas, South Carolina gained prominence when Richard Haile Jr.
of Camden was elected president of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association (NFDMA) in 1960, of which the SCMA is a member;
and Whereas, each year the SCMA hosts an annual convention, beginning the week after Mother's Day, to elect state officers.
A governor and secretary from each district serve on the state board of directors, and district officers manage their district's affairs;
and Whereas, the association's legislative committee studies legislative matters affecting the profession, and the association holds frequent workshops and seminars to keep members informed about state funeral laws and regulations that help them remain compliant;
and Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciates the distinguished and highly regarded contributions that the South Carolina Morticians Association and its members have made to this State and join with them in celebrating one hundred years of service to their communities. Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate the South Carolina Morticians Association for the outstanding service these dedicated mortuary professionals perform for the citizens of the Palmetto State and upon the one hundredth anniversary of their significant work through the association.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the president of the South Carolina Morticians Association.
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Action History
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Introduced and adopted
Sponsors
- Representative John Richard C. King · Primary
- Representative Terry Alexander · Primary
- Representative Carl L. Anderson · Primary
- Representative Lucas Atkinson · Primary
- Representative William H. Bailey · Primary
- Representative Nathan Ballentine · Primary
- Representative Justin T. Bamberg · Primary
- Representative Bruce W. Bannister · Primary
- Representative Heather Bauer · Primary
- Representative Thomas Beach · Primary
- Representative Beth E. Bernstein · Primary
- Representative Phillip Bowers · Primary
- Representative Jeff Bradley · Primary
- Jr. Representative Gary S. Brewer · Primary
- Jr. T. Case Brittain · Primary
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Primary
- Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos · Primary
- Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon · Primary
- Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV · Primary
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley · Primary
- Representative William "Bill" Clyburn · Primary
- Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Primary
- Representative Neal A. Collins · Primary
- Representative Brandon L. Cox · Primary
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford · Primary
- Representative April Cromer · Primary
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis · Primary
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard · Primary
- Representative Adam L. Duncan · Primary
- Representative Sarita L. Edgerton · Primary
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson · Primary
- Jr. Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest · Primary
- Stephen D. Frank · Primary
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon · Primary
- Representative Kambrell H. Garvin · Primary
- Representative Gil Gatch · Primary
- Representative Daniel Gibson · Primary
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam · Primary
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard · Primary
- Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath · Primary
- Jr. Representative Jerry N. Govan · Primary
- Representative Hamilton R. Grant · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest · Primary
- Representative Brandon Guffey · Primary
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon · Primary
- Representative William "Bill" Hager · Primary
- Representative Kevin Hardee · Primary
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris · Primary
- Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett · Primary
- Representative Charles V. Hartz · Primary
- Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Primary
- Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Primary
- Representative Lee Hewitt · Primary
- Representative David R. Hiott · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon · Primary
- Representative Harriet A. Holman · Primary
- Representative Lonnie Hosey · Primary
- Representative Leon Howard · Primary
- Representative William C. "Chris" Huff · Primary
- J.E. Johnson · Primary
- J.L. Johnson · Primary
- Representative Wendell K. Jones · Primary
- Jr. Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan · Primary
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin · Primary
- Representative Roger K. Kirby · Primary
- Representative Kathy Landing · Primary
- Representative M. Brian Lawson · Primary
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Primary
- Representative Steven Wayne Long · Primary
- Representative Phillip D. Lowe · Primary
- Jason Luck · Primary
- Representative Josiah Magnuson · Primary
- Representative David Martin · Primary
- Jr. Representative Donald Ryan McCabe · Primary
- Representative John R. McCravy III · Primary
- Representative Annie E. McDaniel · Primary
- Representative Greg Ford · Primary
- Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis · Primary
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell · Primary
- Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV · Primary
- Representative JA Moore · Primary
- Representative Travis A. Moore · Primary
- Jr. Representative T. Alan Morgan · Primary
- Representative Dennis C. Moss · Primary
- Representative Mike M. Neese · Primary
- Representative Brandon Newton · Primary
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton · Primary
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus · Primary
- Representative Jordan S. Pace · Primary
- Representative Fawn M. Pedalino · Primary
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Primary
- Representative Luke S. Rankin · Primary
- Representative Robert T. Reese · Primary
- Sr. Representative Michael F. Rivers · Primary
- Representative Robby Robbins · Primary
- Representative Seth Rose · Primary
- Representative J. Todd Rutherford · Primary
- Representative Richard Blake Sanders · Primary
- Carla M. Schuessler · Primary
- Representative Heath Sessions · Primary
- Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder · Primary
- Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Primary
- Representative Bill Taylor · Primary
- Representative James E. Teeple · Primary
- Representative Jackie R. Terribile · Primary
- Representative David Vaughan · Primary
- Representative Courtney S. Waters · Primary
- Representative J. David Weeks · Primary
- Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Primary
- Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White · Primary
- Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Primary
- Representative Paul B. Wickensimer · Primary
- Representative Robert Q. Williams · Primary
- Representative Mark N. Willis · Primary
- Representative Chris Wooten · Primary
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Primary
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith · Primary
- Jr. Representative G. Murrell Smith · Primary
- Representative Keishan M. Scott · Primary
- Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers · Primary
- Representative Dianne Mitchell · Primary
- Jr. Representative John T. Lastinger · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →124 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on
Sponsors (124)
- Representative John Richard C. King
- Representative Terry Alexander
- Representative Carl L. Anderson
- Representative Lucas Atkinson
- Representative William H. Bailey
- Representative Nathan Ballentine
- Representative Justin T. Bamberg
- Representative Bruce W. Bannister
- Representative Heather Bauer
- Representative Thomas Beach
- Representative Beth E. Bernstein
- Representative Phillip Bowers
- Representative Jeff Bradley
- Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr.
- T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns
- Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos
- Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon
- Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley
- Representative William "Bill" Clyburn
- Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter
- Representative Neal A. Collins
- Representative Brandon L. Cox
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford
- Representative April Cromer
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard
- Representative Adam L. Duncan
- Representative Sarita L. Edgerton
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson
- Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr.
- Stephen D. Frank Republican
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon
- Representative Kambrell H. Garvin
- Representative Gil Gatch
- Representative Daniel Gibson
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard
- Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath
- Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
- Representative Hamilton R. Grant
- Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
- Representative Brandon Guffey
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon
- Representative William "Bill" Hager
- Representative Kevin Hardee
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris
- Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart
- Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.
- Representative Charles V. Hartz
- Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes
- Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman
- Representative Lee Hewitt
- Representative David R. Hiott
- Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon
- Representative Harriet A. Holman
- Representative Lonnie Hosey
- Representative Leon Howard
- Representative William C. "Chris" Huff
- J.E. Johnson
- J.L. Johnson
- Representative Wendell K. Jones
- Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
- Representative Roger K. Kirby
- Representative Kathy Landing
- Representative M. Brian Lawson
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon
- Representative Steven Wayne Long
- Representative Phillip D. Lowe
- Jason Luck Democrat
- Representative Josiah Magnuson
- Representative David Martin
- Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
- Representative John R. McCravy III
- Representative Annie E. McDaniel
- Representative Greg Ford
- Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell
- Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV
- Representative JA Moore
- Representative Travis A. Moore
- Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr.
- Representative Dennis C. Moss
- Representative Mike M. Neese
- Representative Brandon Newton
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus
- Representative Jordan S. Pace
- Representative Fawn M. Pedalino
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
- Representative Luke S. Rankin
- Representative Robert T. Reese
- Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr.
- Representative Robby Robbins
- Representative Seth Rose
- Representative J. Todd Rutherford
- Representative Richard Blake Sanders
- Carla M. Schuessler Republican
- Representative Heath Sessions
- Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat
- Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis
- Representative Bill Taylor
- Representative James E. Teeple
- Representative Jackie R. Terribile
- Representative David Vaughan
- Representative Courtney S. Waters
- Representative J. David Weeks
- Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore
- Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White
- Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire
- Representative Paul B. Wickensimer
- Representative Robert Q. Williams
- Representative Mark N. Willis
- Representative Chris Wooten
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith
- Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
- Representative Keishan M. Scott
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
- Representative Dianne Mitchell
- Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (46)
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- What does H 4829 do?
- A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA MORTICIANS ASSOCIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE THESE DEDICATED MORTUARY PROFESSIONALS PERFORM FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE AND UPON THE ONE HUNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR SIGNIFICANT WORK THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION.
- Who sponsors H 4829?
- H 4829 is sponsored by Representative John Richard C. King, Representative Terry Alexander, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative April Cromer, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Leon Howard, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Phillip D. Lowe, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative David Martin, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative Greg Ford, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative JA Moore, Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Seth Rose, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Heath Sessions, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Courtney S. Waters, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Keishan M. Scott, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Dianne Mitchell, and Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr..
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