South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

H 5416 — Kidney Awareness Month and APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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  • 124 sponsors

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    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE MARCH 2026 AS "KIDNEY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026, AS "APOL1-MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS DAY" AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT APOL1-MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE AND THOSE WITH WESTERN OR CENTRAL AFRICAN ANCESTRY TO CONSIDER GENETIC TESTING.

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2025-2026 Bill 5416 Text of Previous Version (Mar.
25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5416Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   TO DECLARE MARCH 2026 AS "KIDNEY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026, AS "APOL1-MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS DAY" AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT APOL1-MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE AND THOSE WITH WESTERN OR CENTRAL AFRICAN ANCESTRY TO CONSIDER GENETIC TESTING.
  Whereas, in South Carolina today, there are 14,372 people who have been diagnosed with kidney failure.
Most are unaware that they have it.
For every three adults in the United States, one is at risk for kidney disease, and the risk can be even higher for people of color.
Further, those with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, or a family history of kidney disease may have a kidney disorder.
If left unchecked, kidney disease can lead to kidney failure.
However, early detection can help with successful treatment of kidney disease;
and   Whereas, there are 4,105 South Carolina residents living with a kidney transplant, 10,267 on dialysis, and more than 1,531 on the kidney transplant waiting list.
Further, kidney transplants were performed in South Carolina in 2024;
and   Whereas, the American Kidney Fund (AKF) believes everyone should have an equal chance at a healthy life, regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, and the organization is committed to putting kidney disease and its risk factors front and center within the context of health disparities and the needs of all kidney patients;
and   Whereas, AKF is revolutionizing the fight to save lives by eliminating preventable kidney disease, accelerating innovation for the dignity of the patient experience, and dismantling structural inequities in kidney care, dialysis, and transplantation.
To help accomplish its goals, AKF is calling on all Americans to research whether or not they are part of the 33% at risk for kidney disease;
and   Whereas, Black people with kidney disease are more likely to develop kidney failure than any other racial/ethnic group.
The health disparities in kidney failure are unsustainable, with Black people making up 13% of the U.S.
population but accounting for 35% of those with kidney failure;
and   Whereas, additional awareness and research of APOL1 genetic mutations are needed to improve understanding of kidney disease disparities;
and   Whereas, kidney failure places enormous physical, emotional, and financial burdens on individuals and costs the Medicare program over $50 billion annually;
and   Whereas, certain genetic factors can increase an individual's risk for kidney disease.
One such genetic factor is variants (mutations) in the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene.
Individuals from Western or Central Africa or who have an ancestor from these regions are more likely to have APOL1 gene variants.
These variants can increase susceptibility for APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease (AMKD), a rapidly progressive form of kidney disease that can lead to kidney failure;
and   Whereas, it is estimated that if a patient has variants in both copies of the APOL1 gene, there is a one-in-five chance that such a patient will develop kidney disease and that 13% of Black Americans have variants in both copies of the APOL1 gene.
Moreover, a person with AMKD may have no symptoms of kidney disease until the kidneys are close to failure, but genetic testing can reveal risk for AMKD, empowering individuals to take the necessary steps to protect kidney health before it is too late;
and   Whereas, individuals with APOL1 genetic variants can reduce their risk of kidney failure by meeting with their doctors regularly, eating a healthy diet, taking all medications as prescribed, exercising for at least thirty minutes per day, and not smoking or otherwise using tobacco.
Now, therefore,   Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
  That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, declare March 2026 as "Kidney Awareness Month" in South Carolina and Tuesday, April 28, 2026, as "APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease Awareness Day" and encourage all citizens of the Palmetto State to become better informed about APOL1-Mediated Kidney Disease and those with Western and Central African ancestry to consider genetic testing.
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What does H 5416 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE MARCH 2026 AS "KIDNEY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026, AS "APOL1-MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS DAY" AND TO ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE TO BECOME BETTER INFORMED ABOUT APOL1-MEDIATED KIDNEY DISEASE AND THOSE WITH WESTERN OR CENTRAL AFRICAN ANCESTRY TO CONSIDER GENETIC TESTING.
Who sponsors H 5416?
H 5416 is sponsored by 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 John Richard C. King, 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 Greg Ford, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, 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, Representative Dianne Mitchell, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., and Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr..
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