South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

S 516 — Gennie Hudgens Harpe 90th birthday

Last action — Introduced and adopted

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE GENNIE B. HUDGENS HARPE OF GREENVILLE COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER NINETIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

61 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Bill S 516, a resolution was added to congratulate Gennie B. Hudgens Harpe of Greenville County on her ninetieth birthday, which will be celebrated on May 23, 2025. The bill provides a brief overview of Gennie's life achievements and highlights her significant family ties. This change emphasizes the importance of honoring community members and recognizing their contributions as they reach important milestones, fostering a sense of appreciation and connectedness within the community.

→
Previous
Latest
PK ‡I‚Z2…=Íï customXml/item2.xml…–]“¢8†ï÷W¤æb¼¢EZAghf£D¥Á a§¬­-!(µ]@÷îþû=¨|HëLUÛHÎó¾ÉIbNÔoÿcôγñÅQ0Rä`ª} U¶¦¹n—Øq5^6MmîÅ9õv°Ñž±ð¹µC=ãÙ¹Ã^bW H^/'€Ù3Ûr˜Á\fØÖ-ý²í6³W+ƒ1B(YÛôÖ(ºÄµÚšC»5û™¼ƒ\é] !¦±ì­£ºÚ°NL†oôpn¿")žßŸÖv´­2,FmݝýãxZ±¶d…éÑÝõ^êÐOè,nÐç@›]SRnÜ[tjó”œ ËµÆÖí ñiëYÁú`º¹!lb•BgÛ?uJI”F‚8ÄÅ/§?x…ÿµE®õÛó”bFZ¢n$üŒù…°Ur«´$ÔÂæe,–[6Z£½G4qNY$¹¥ªZî~÷œ7ÓS>-öÔV!”|w‰Ãª§¶Lü2‘„Áh7†Ü…I¨H‚(û#E+÷ǵWW\›nmj,Èøô£ÐF¾,…Š?$Eô„¡Î“ò(ì±?~ä¾çs¿1íˆ+Sg ‡M«§æ}e´ó†‚òPŠPvaøX~›LÂÉHJmÚW¦çÇéÿS ä¿jE+ҁÏsp—½žüóNG“hÌFp`-(f® ›-x’DMÐò-Øó$GK/{åȞ£EÆyò%‰ƒÄµØÙbK‚ìٗk\BKBQ%¼ˆ8[¢©AÙRDŽ-AW?gyB0z¶7¶ë4Șd Ã(}Jz…­ *7„SÚ™a¹D56Á¹D–x½6,؋|Ï©5é^ʬ–_Êî‡@ƒÖ¥µ°¦žÖM&YœÊqÆó4~+àºÑâ«`ƒCbçE(K§µÐ®-E7Þ(wúL †^æzU&bq@»(+÷_Ë®U6.\1Ê-©Þ{ìÓ4ø=÷á&TðCú–ó‡}ú^ë[t× ÆåÎGµÊ?d\޼,.Òä×vWږ1%Žmž õj”î½(>¦iÆêùA¦ö¯¯qÚÿPK ‡I‚ZÙî!å Y customXml/itemProps2.xml±NÃ0†wžÂÊâɵJÚTI*“©+‰Õ8—Ô"¶#Û$Ä»ã¨b ã'}ÿwW?õ„ÞÁyeM…Ó Ì´½2c…ŸŸ:²ÇÈaz1Y6뛲÷‡^áƒup  QĘ8óUra>Pêå´ð;ƒ‰ËÁ:-BŒn¤v”„ÖÊEƒ 4c,§r‰,ý¢§E¶ŠÈS[%_|Çx“uiº»‚ls^¾ç;’Í}ËÚmš²ï¤^}.…0ø¿qå-NýGlòMŒp1ÒÄz#>^osF~sBë’^õÑëÔ?PK ‡I‚Zm|½X½ ' customXml/_rels/item2.xml.relsÏ±jÃ0à½O!´hŠåx(¡XöÙBq!«Ï¶ˆ¥ºKhÞ¾"S2Þÿ÷smÿVqƒL£QÛªV¢ÃÑÇÙ¨Ÿá°Ù)AlãhWŒ`ÔHõÝGû «å’¡Å'‰d䜾´&·@°Ta‚X.æ`¹ŒyÖɺ‹A7uý©óCvO¦8ŽFæãØH1ܼcã4y{t× ‘_Thw%Æpë)ciƒÍ3°‘ž!
2025-2026 Bill 516 Text of Previous Version (Apr.
01, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 516Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A senate RESOLUTION   TO CONGRATULATE Gennie B.
Hudgens Harpe OF Greenville COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER ninetieTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
  Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are delighted to learn that Gennie B.
Hudgens Harpe of Greenville County will celebrate her ninetieth birthday on May 23, 2025;
and   Whereas, born on May 23, 1935, early in the twentieth century, she has witnessed the many remarkable social changes, technological advancements, and international developments that have spanned the globe from that time into the first quarter of the twenty-first century;
and   Whereas, the oldest of six children, Gennie is the daughter of Robert L.
Hudgens and Geneva Makins Hudgens, and she was reared in a joyful home with siblings Louella, Hasker, Sarah, Velda, and Stanley.
She attended elementary school in Laurens and graduated in 1953 from Sterling High School in Greenville.
She was an active member of the Sterling Class of 1953, attending monthly meetings and functions until meetings were no longer held due to COVID;
and   Whereas, together with her beloved husband, Freddie L.
Harpe, she reared eight fine children:
Freddie Jr., Anthony, DecQuency, Ethel, Lorraine, Nathan, Michelle, and Darrell.
Because he served in the United States Army, they traveled extensively;
and   Whereas, Mrs.
Harpe's children blessed her with the affection of twelve adoring grandchildren, and she has been blessed to see the continuation of her faithful family legacy in fifteen great-grandchildren;
and   Whereas, upon her husband's retirement from military service, the family moved back to their hometown of Greenville where she worked part time as an anesthesia technician for the Greenville Hospital System;
and   Whereas, a long-time and faithful member of Mt.
View Baptist Church, Mrs.
Harpe sang in the choir as a youth.
She served the congregation there as a Sunday school teacher and as president of Circle #7 Missionary and of the Women's Missionary Union.
She frequently drove the church van to various church conventions and associations meetings;
and   Whereas, dedicated to her community, she served as the vice president of the Enoree River Women's Association and as the recording secretary for the Sally Barksdale Walking Doll Contest of the Enoree River Women's Association.
She took joy in going to nursing homes to visit the sick and shut ins;
and   Whereas, devoted to her friends and family, Mrs.
Harpe has driven her husband, mother, children, grands, or other family members and friends over the years to various doctor appointments, school, the grocery store, or wherever they needed to be;
and   Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to honor this daughter of South Carolina at the celebration of her ninetieth birthday and join with her family and friends in congratulating her on reaching this extraordinary milestone.
Now, therefore,   Be it resolved by the Senate:
  That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, congratulate Gennie B.
Hudgens Harpe of Greenville County on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday and wish her a joyous birthday celebration and many years of continued health and happiness.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Gennie B.
Hudgens Harpe.
----XX---- This web page was last updated on April 01, 2025 at 12:33 PM
View plain text versions (2)
  • 04/01/2025 View text Current html
  • Introduced Filed vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Action History

  1. Introduced and adopted

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 169 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S 516 do?
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE GENNIE B. HUDGENS HARPE OF GREENVILLE COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER NINETIETH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS.
Who sponsors S 516?
S 516 is sponsored by Senator Karl B. Allen.
What is the current status of S 516?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track S 516?
Track S 516 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S 516

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Stay ahead of S 516

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →