Farewell, Rep. Luke Rankin
The resolution recognizes Rep. Luke Rankin for his dedication to his constituents in South Carolina. It wishes him success and happiness in his future endeavors.
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H 5718 — Farewell, Rep. Luke Rankin
Last action — Introduced and adopted
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced June 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
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In plain language
This resolution honors Rep. Luke Rankin for his service in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
The resolution recognizes Rep. Luke Rankin for his dedication to his constituents in South Carolina. It wishes him success and happiness in his future endeavors.
Summary
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE LUKE RANKIN OF LAURENS COUNTY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
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What changed in the latest version
48 added · 5 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Bill H 5718 recognize and commend the Honorable Luke Rankin for his dedicated service in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Key details added include his background, such as being born in Greenville, graduating from Southern New Hampshire University in 2020, and his prior positions in local government. This change is important because it honors his contributions and highlights his commitment to the community, providing a personal touch to the legislative process.
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25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5718Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A house RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE LUKE RANKIN OF LAURENS COUNTY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives learned with sincere regret that Luke Rankin will depart from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term;
and Whereas, born in Greenville on August 16, 1997, he is the son of Kari Joy and Gregory Rankin;
and Whereas, Representative Rankin graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in 2020, where he earned a bachelor of science degree;
and Whereas, he served on the Laurens County Council from 2020 to 2024 and served as the Laurens County Republican Party chairman from 2021 to 2024;
and Whereas, he married his beloved wife, Hope Marie, on April 27, 2024, and together they are rearing a daughter, Elliana Mae Rankin.
When away from his duties in the House of Representatives, he lives with his family in Laurens and works as a health insurance advisor;
and Whereas, Representative Rankin has faithfully represented the citizens of District 14 in Laurens County in the House of Representatives since his election in November of 2024, serving on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environmental Affairs Committee, and the Rules Committee;
and Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives will miss the keen and impassioned service that Luke Rankin, their friend and colleague, has given to the House of Representatives.
The members thank him for his dedicated service to the people of District 14 and extend their best wishes for success and fulfillment in the years to come.
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 commend the Honorable Luke Rankin of Laurens County for his dedicated service to the House of Representatives on behalf of his constituents and the citizens of South Carolina and wish him much success and happiness in all his future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Luke Rankin.
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Action History
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Introduced and adopted
Sponsors
- Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers · Primary
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · 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
- Jr. Representative G. Murrell Smith · 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 John Richard C. King · 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 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 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 Keishan M. Scott · Primary
- Representative Dianne Mitchell · Primary
- Jr. Representative John T. Lastinger · Primary
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith · Primary
- Representative Greg Ford · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →123 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on
Sponsors (123)
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
- 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 G. Murrell Smith, Jr.
- 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 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 Keishan M. Scott
- Representative Dianne Mitchell
- Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr.
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith
- Representative Greg Ford
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (47)
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- What does H 5718 do?
- A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE LUKE RANKIN OF LAURENS COUNTY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
- Who sponsors H 5718?
- H 5718 is sponsored by Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, 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 G. Murrell Smith, Jr., 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 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 Keishan M. Scott, Representative Dianne Mitchell, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, and Representative Greg Ford.
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