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

H 4035 — Amanda Benfield retirement

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 19, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR AMANDA BENFIELD, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE LAURENS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

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The latest version of Bill H 4035 includes a resolution recognizing and honoring Amanda Benfield for her retirement as President and CEO of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce. The updated text adds personal details about Amanda's background and achievements, such as her education and connection to the Laurens community. These additions highlight her contributions and give the resolution a more personal touch, making it a more warm and celebratory acknowledgment of her service.

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19, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4035Indicates 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 AMANDA BENFIELD, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE LAURENS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
  Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives has learned that Amanda Benfield will begin a  well-deserved retirement after years of exemplary service to Laurens County, the last of which have been as a distinguished and highly regarded leader of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce;
and   Whereas, a native of Laurens County, she explored the outdoors in her formative years, protected by two white, fluffy security guards, the family dogs, Patty and Jake.
Amanda was baptized and grew up attending Warrior Creek Baptist Church, where she still enjoys visiting and singing the hymns of old during the annual family reunion;
and   Whereas, when she and her brother, Mason, moved into town with their mother, she attended Laurens District 55 High School, where she developed a passion for creative design and painting.
Ms.
Benfield expanded her creative and interpersonal skills after high school at Greenville Technical College where she earned an associate of arts degree and at the University of South Carolina Upstate where she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration;
and   Whereas, in 2007, she began using her talents in the world of small business as owner and operator of Pixie Dust Children's Boutique in downtown Laurens.
She used her creativity in the retail world with the aid of her children, either in a carrier or dressed in the most appropriate Southern JohnJohn;
and   Whereas, Ms.
Benfield's work as an entrepreneur was recognized with the 2008 Inspiration Award Master Merchant of the Year presented by the Municipal Association of South Carolina;
the 2008-2009 Master Merchant of the Year presented by Main Street Laurens;
the Small Business of the Quarter, First Quarter, and the 2010 Robert M.
Vance Small Business of the Year Award, both presented by Laurens County Chamber of Commerce;
and   Whereas, in 2010, Ms.
Benfield became the communications and marketing specialist for the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce.
Her work involved actively engaging over four hundred member businesses through marketing and events, developing a silent auction at the annual oyster roast, designing and implementing the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce store to sell shirts and other promotional items, and developing an innovative two-day retreat for the Leadership Laurens County program, of which she was a 2012 graduate;
and   Whereas, in 2015, she was appointed executive director of United Way of Laurens County, where she was instrumental in increasing United Way pledges by twenty percent and increasing events revenue by sixty-eight percent.
In 2017, she returned to the chamber world as its president and CEO, where she has successfully led it to its current state as a thriving entity;
and   Whereas, Ms.
Benfield has been honored with the 2017 Boy Scouts of America Blue Ridge Council Citizen of the Year, 2022 graduate of the South Carolina Economic Developers' Association Institute program, and 2024 graduate of the United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management program.
She was a Rotarian and elder at First Presbyterian Church in Laurens;
and   Whereas, she plans to spend many happy hours of retirement with her husband, Justin Benfield;
two sons, Reese and Trent;
and two stepdaughters, Maddie and Greyson.
She wants to enjoy her passions of painting, hiking, biking, fishing, being a crime junkie, shopping, and traveling with them while continuing to make a positive and lasting impact on the Fountian Inn community.
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 Amanda Benfield, president and CEO of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce, upon the occasion of her retirement after years of outstanding service, 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 Amanda Benfield.
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What does H 4035 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR AMANDA BENFIELD, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE LAURENS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Who sponsors H 4035?
H 4035 is sponsored by Murphy, Chris, May, Robert J., III, 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 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 Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Mark N. Willis, 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 Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative G. Murrell Smith, 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, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., 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, and Representative Robert T. Reese.
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