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

H 4119 — Brain Injury Awareness Month

Last action — Adopted, returned to House with concurrence

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 122 sponsors

    122 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE MARCH 2025 AS "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRAIN INJURY IN THE STATE AND NATIONALLY, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

47 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill H 4119 adds important context about the prevalence of brain injuries and recognizes them as a chronic health condition, which has recently been acknowledged by national health authorities. By declaring March 2025 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month", the bill aims to support survivors and their families, raise public awareness, and emphasize the importance of prevention and treatment. These changes highlight the need for greater understanding and resources for those affected by brain injuries, which can often go unreported and lead to long-term challenges.

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04, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4119Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) Recalled March 18, 2025 H.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A concurrent RESOLUTION   TO DECLARE MARCH AS "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRAIN INJURY IN THE STATE AND NATIONALLY, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES.
4119 Introduced by Reps.
  Whereas, every nine seconds nationally, someone sustains a brain injury from a fall, stroke, accident, infection, lack of oxygen, sports activities, or in service to the military;
Davis, M.
and   Whereas, in the most conservative estimates, more than 5.3 million people in the United States are living with brain injuries;
M.
and   Whereas, estimates suggest that more than 700,000 South Carolinians experience a traumatic brain injury or stroke each year, and more than 182,000 South Carolinians who are disabled from those events;
Smith, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, B.
and   Whereas, the United States CDC identifies chronic diseases as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both;
J.
and   Whereas, in 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognized traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic health condition, adding TBI to its list of chronic conditions that already included stroke;
Cox, B.
and   Whereas, as many as fifty percent of mild traumatic brain injuries go unreported and undetected;
L.
and   Whereas, brain injury survivors and their families can struggle to identify and secure proper medical treatment, services, and care, despite the often lifelong effects of brain injuries;
Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.
and   Whereas, the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina works to reduce the incidence and impact of brain injury through prevention, research, education, and advocacy and by facilitating interagency commitment and collaboration that flows from greater public understanding of brain injuries.
E.
Now, therefore,   Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
Johnson, J.
  That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, declare March 2025 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in South Carolina in order to support brain injury survivors and their families, to increase the public's awareness of the prevalence of brain injury in the State and nationally, and to recognize the importance of prevention and treatment of brain injuries.
L.
  Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.
Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, May, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, Mitchell, Montgomery, J.
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Moore, T.
Moore, Morgan, Moss, Murphy, Neese, B.
Newton, W.
Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Sessions, G.
M.
Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow S.
Printed 3/18/25--S.
Read the first time March 6, 2025 ________ A concurrent RESOLUTION TO DECLARE MARCH 2025 AS "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRAIN INJURY IN THE STATE AND NATIONALLY, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES.
Whereas, every nine seconds nationally, someone sustains a brain injury from a fall, stroke, accident, infection, lack of oxygen, sports activities, or in service to the military;
and Whereas, in the most conservative estimates, more than 5.3 million people in the United States are living with brain injuries;
and Whereas, estimates suggest that more than 700,000 South Carolinians experience a traumatic brain injury or stroke each year, and more than 182,000 South Carolinians who are disabled from those events;
and Whereas, the United States CDC identifies chronic diseases as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both;
and Whereas, in 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognized traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a chronic health condition, adding TBI to its list of chronic conditions that already included stroke;
and Whereas, as many as fifty percent of mild traumatic brain injuries go unreported and undetected;
and Whereas, brain injury survivors and their families can struggle to identify and secure proper medical treatment, services, and care, despite the often lifelong effects of brain injuries;
and Whereas, the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina works to reduce the incidence and impact of brain injury through prevention, research, education, and advocacy and by facilitating interagency commitment and collaboration that flows from greater public understanding of brain injuries.
Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, declare March 2025 as "Brain Injury Awareness Month" in South Carolina in order to support brain injury survivors and their families, to increase the public's awareness of the prevalence of brain injury in the State and nationally, and to recognize the importance of prevention and treatment of brain injuries.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina.
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Action History

  1. Adopted, returned to House with concurrence

  2. Recalled from Committee on Medical Affairs

  3. Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs

  4. Introduced

  5. Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4119 do?
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO DECLARE MARCH 2025 AS "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN ORDER TO SUPPORT BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE OF BRAIN INJURY IN THE STATE AND NATIONALLY, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN INJURIES.
Who sponsors H 4119?
H 4119 is sponsored by May, Robert J., III, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Sylleste H. Davis, 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 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 Marvin "Mark" Smith, 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 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, Murphy, Chris, 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 Mark N. Willis, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, and Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr..
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