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

H 5558 — 2026 Gullah Festival

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 22, 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

    124 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF THE ORIGINAL GULLAH FESTIVAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR ITS MEANINGFUL INFLUENCE IN PRESERVING THE HISTORIC GULLAH CULTURE AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE'S VITAL TOURISM INDUSTRY.

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2025-2026 Bill 5558 Text of Previous Version (Apr.
22, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5558Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF THE ORIGINAl GULLAH FESTIVAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR ITS MEANINGFUL INFLUENCE IN PRESERVING THE HISTORIC GULLAH CULTURE AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE'S VITAL TOURISM INDUSTRY.
  Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that the 2026 Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina will be held from May 22-May 24 at the Henry C.
Chambers Waterfront Park, located on Bay Street in the heart of Beaufort;
and   Whereas, for forty years, the goal of the Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina has been to reclaim the lilting beauty of the Gullah dialect and the intriguing mystery of the disappearing Gullah culture for future generations, a rich culture with a mixture of West African legacy, as well as Native American and African American heritage;
and   Whereas, the festival also fosters arts in education by providing scholarships to worthy students, and the organizers seek to engender a deeper awareness of, and appreciation for, the Gullah culture;
and   Whereas, first held in by natives of Beaufort, the festival is a three-day celebration of the historically significant Sea Island heritage and focuses on education and cultural preservation of the African American Gullah heritage of the Lowcountry;
and   Whereas, highlights include a plethora of consumer, educational, and historical workshops;
a fine arts exhibit;
demonstrations;
and a wide range of music and food, something to please everyone;
and   Whereas, a nonalcoholic festival taking place every Memorial Day weekend, the Original Gullah Festival has remained family-oriented and provides an excellent venue for a variety of reunion activities and friendly gatherings, which reflect an evocative component of Gullah culture;
and   Whereas, from its humble beginnings of about thirty-five attendees, tourists numbering in the tens of thousands now attend the festival annually from forty-two states and from such foreign countries as Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Canada, Australia, England, Germany, and Guadeloupe;
and   Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the profound influence the Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina has had on retaining the benefits of Gullah culture for posterity and for the dedicated work of its enthusiastic organizers in producing a quality event for visitors from around the world to the Lowcountry.
Now, therefore,   Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
  That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor the significant impact of the Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina and express appreciation for its meaningful influence in preserving the historic Gullah culture and its economic contribution to the state's vital tourism industry.
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What does H 5558 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF THE ORIGINAL GULLAH FESTIVAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR ITS MEANINGFUL INFLUENCE IN PRESERVING THE HISTORIC GULLAH CULTURE AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE STATE'S VITAL TOURISM INDUSTRY.
Who sponsors H 5558?
H 5558 is sponsored by Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., 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 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 Robby Robbins, Representative Seth Rose, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Greg Ford, 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 G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Keishan M. Scott, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, and Representative Dianne Mitchell.
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 22, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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