South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

S 1129 — Donate Life Month

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This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 16, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 2026 AS "DONATE LIFE MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

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The amendment to Bill S 1129 introduces a resolution to officially recognize April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" in South Carolina. This change highlights the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, reflecting the significant impact it has on saving lives in the state, where over fifteen hundred individuals are currently waiting for transplants. By establishing this month, the bill aims to raise awareness and encourage more people to consider becoming donors, ultimately helping to reduce the waiting list and save lives.

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2025-2026 Bill 1129 Text of Previous Version (Apr.
16, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 1129Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A senate RESOLUTION   TO RECOGNIZE april 2026 AS "donate life MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
  Whereas, one of the most meaningful gifts that a human being can bestow upon another is the gift of life through organ, eye, and tissue donation;
and   Whereas, more than one hundred thousand children and adults await life-saving transplants, of which more than fifteen hundred live in South Carolina;
and   Whereas, in 2024, over three hundred South Carolinians said "yes" to organ donation, thereby saving the lives of nearly seven hundred people awaiting a second chance at life;
and   Whereas, in 2024, over four hundred South Carolinians said "yes" to tissue donation.
Their donations will help to heal thousands of Americans, including giving the precious gift of sight to over one thousand people;
and   Whereas, every nine minutes, a new name is added to the national transplant waiting list.
An average of seventeen people die each day while waiting for an organ transplant;
and   Whereas, according to research conducted by Donate Life America, more than ninety percent of Americans support donation.
More than sixty-four percent of South Carolinians, constituting over two and a half million residents, have said "yes" to organ and tissue donation when given the opportunity at the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles;
and   Whereas, the decision to become an organ donor can save up to eight lives, and tissue donation can enhance many more.
Men, women, and children depend on the generosity of others to receive a second chance at life;
and   Whereas, increasing awareness about the far-reaching impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation can increase the number of people who choose to make life-changing and life-saving donations.  Now, therefore,   Be it resolved by the Senate:
  That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" in South Carolina.
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What does S 1129 do?
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 2026 AS "DONATE LIFE MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Who sponsors S 1129?
S 1129 is sponsored by Senator Margie Bright Matthews.
What is the current status of S 1129?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 16, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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