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

H 5722 — Rev. Dr. Betty Walker Collins

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

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This resolution honors Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins upon her retirement.

The resolution recognizes Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins for her 35 years of ministry and wishes her well in retirement. It highlights her contributions to the New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR REVEREND DOCTOR BETTY WALKER COLLINS, PASTOR OF NEW HOPE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN ST. GEORGE, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF EXEMPLARY MINISTRY, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

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The most recent version of Bill H 5722 now includes a resolution recognizing and honoring Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins for her 35 years of dedicated service as pastor of New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church, as she approaches her retirement. This addition emphasizes her contributions to the community and ministry, highlighting her impressive educational background and commitment to service. It's significant because it acknowledges the impact of her work and reinforces the values of dedication and community leadership in the state.

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2025-2026 Bill 5722 Text of Previous Version (Jun.
25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5722Indicates 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 Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins, pastor of New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church in St.
George, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER thirty-five YEARS OF EXEMPLARY ministry, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL hER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
  Whereas, a native of St.
George, Reverend Collins is the daughter of the late Johnnie and Marjorie Kelly Walker and was reared in a loving family grounded in faith, service, and community responsibility with her four siblings John, Jerry, James, and Jonnie.
Having grown up in the church, she accepted Jesus Christ at a young age and received a call to ministry after joining Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Silver Spring, Maryland.
She learned early that caring for neighbors was as essential as caring for one's own household;
and   Whereas, she was valedictorian of her junior high class and graduated from Williams Memorial High School with honors.
In 1995, she was licensed to preach and was ordained an itinerant deacon in 1999 and an itinerant elder in within the Second Episcopal District of the AME Church and transferred to the Seventh Episcopal District in 2016.
She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from South Carolina State University, a Master of Divinity from Howard University School of Divinity, and a Doctor of Ministry from New Hope and Life Seminary.
She completed executive studies at Harvard University's Kennedy School and holds a mental health first aid certificate from Wesley Theological Seminary;
and   Whereas, for over thirty-one years, Reverend Collins has proclaimed the gospel, emphasizing discipleship, prayer, and pastoral care centered on love, compassion, and advocacy in areas such as health education, economic empowerment, social action, and mental health.
She has served the congregations of First AME in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and in South Carolina at Bethel AME in Denmark, Trinity AME in Round O, and New Hope AME in St.
George;
and   Whereas, in the Second Episcopal District, she led many to Christ, organized science fairs in partnership with the DC Metropolitan Organization of Black Scientists, and established a strong prayer ministry.
She also conducted vesper services in correctional facilities and championed community health initiatives.
Her health fair offered screenings, mammograms, and preventive care in collaboration with Howard University Hospital and George Washington University Hospital;
and   Whereas, in the Seventh Episcopal District, Reverend Collins has focused on salvation, prayer, teaching, and spiritual formation.
Her signature achievement has been a decade-long ecumenical Bible study and prayer ministry.
For four years at New Hope AME, she has navigated complex zoning issues and community concerns related to a nearby Google data center, and the church has had major progress of paying off its mortgage, advancing voter engagement, and improving church facilities;
and   Whereas, devoted to her community, she serves as a councilwoman and mayor pro tem for St.
George.
She is active in the Dorchester County Ministerial Alliance;
a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.;
on the board of directors for the CLARYN Foundation, which supports underserved communities;
and a member of Women in Ministry in the Second and Seventh Episcopal Districts;
and   Whereas, professionally, Reverend Collins served for thirty-five years with the United States Food and Drug Administration, retiring in 2011 as director of the Office of Enforcement for the Center for Medical Devices and Radiological Health.
Together with her beloved husband, the late Fred Collins, they reared a fine daughter, Aya, who now resides in Maryland with her husband, Avon Williams.
They blessed her with two loving grandsons, Joshua and Steven.
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 Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins, pastor of New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church in St.
George, upon the occasion of her retirement after thirty-five years of exemplary ministry, and wish her continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Reverend Doctor Betty Walker Collins.
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What does H 5722 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR REVEREND DOCTOR BETTY WALKER COLLINS, PASTOR OF NEW HOPE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN ST. GEORGE, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF EXEMPLARY MINISTRY, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Who sponsors H 5722?
H 5722 is sponsored by Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, 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 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 John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Greg Ford, 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, and Representative Dianne Mitchell.
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