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H 5620
SkillsUSA Orangeburg County School District national winners
Introduced
Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Measure
H 5620
Session
126th Session (2025-2026)
Last updated at
May 12, 2026, 10:46 PM
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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A house resolution to recognize and congratulate the orangeburg county school district on the fine achievements of its career/technical students at the 2025 skillsusa championships and to wish the participants and their instructors much continued success.
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Govan
HouseSCDemocrat
Cosponsors
Alexander
HouseSCDemocrat
Anderson
HouseSCDemocrat
Atkinson
HouseSCDemocrat
B. Newton
HouseSC
Bailey
HouseSCRepublican
Ballentine
HouseSCRepublican
Bamberg
HouseSCDemocrat
Bannister
HouseSCRepublican
Bauer
HouseSCDemocrat
Beach
HouseSCRepublican
Bernstein
HouseSCDemocrat
Bowers
HouseSCRepublican
Bradley
HouseSCRepublican
Brewer
HouseSCRepublican
Brittain
HouseSCRepublican
Burns
HouseSCRepublican
Bustos
HouseSCRepublican
C. Mitchell
HouseSC
Calhoon
HouseSCRepublican
Caskey
HouseSCRepublican
Chapman
HouseSCRepublican
Chumley
HouseSCRepublican
Clyburn
HouseSCDemocrat
Cobb-Hunter
HouseSCDemocrat
Collins
HouseSCRepublican
Cox
HouseSCRepublican
Crawford
HouseSCRepublican
Cromer
HouseSCRepublican
D. Mitchell
HouseSC
Davis
HouseSCRepublican
Dillard
HouseSCDemocrat
Duncan
HouseSCRepublican
Edgerton
HouseSCRepublican
Erickson
HouseSCRepublican
Ford
HouseSCRepublican
Forrest
HouseSCRepublican
Frank
HouseSCRepublican
G.M. Smith
HouseSC
Gagnon
HouseSCRepublican
Garvin
HouseSCDemocrat
Gatch
HouseSCRepublican
Gibson
HouseSCRepublican
Gilliam
HouseSCRepublican
Gilliard
HouseSCDemocrat
Gilreath
HouseSCRepublican
Grant
HouseSCDemocrat
Guest
HouseSCRepublican
Guffey
HouseSCRepublican
Haddon
HouseSCRepublican
Hager
HouseSCRepublican
Hardee
HouseSCRepublican
Harris
HouseSCRepublican
Hart
HouseSCDemocrat
Hartnett
HouseSCRepublican
Hartz
HouseSCRepublican
Hayes
HouseSCDemocrat
Henderson-Myers
HouseSCDemocrat
Herbkersman
HouseSCRepublican
Hewitt
HouseSCRepublican
Hiott
HouseSCRepublican
Hixon
HouseSCRepublican
Holman
HouseSCRepublican
Hosey
HouseSCDemocrat
Howard
HouseSCDemocrat
Huff
HouseSCRepublican
J. Moore
HouseSC
J.E. Johnson
HouseSC
J.L. Johnson
HouseSC
Jones
HouseSCDemocrat
Jordan
HouseSCRepublican
Kilmartin
HouseSCRepublican
King
HouseSCDemocrat
Kirby
HouseSCDemocrat
Landing
HouseSCRepublican
Lastinger
HouseSCRepublican
Lawson
HouseSCRepublican
Ligon
HouseSCRepublican
Long
HouseSCRepublican
Lowe
HouseSCRepublican
Luck
HouseSCDemocrat
M.M. Smith
HouseSC
Magnuson
HouseSCRepublican
Martin
HouseSCRepublican
McCabe
HouseSCRepublican
McCravy
HouseSCRepublican
McDaniel
HouseSCDemocrat
McGinnis
HouseSCRepublican
Montgomery
HouseSCRepublican
Morgan
HouseSCRepublican
Moss
HouseSCRepublican
Neese
HouseSCRepublican
Oremus
HouseSCRepublican
Pace
HouseSCRepublican
Pedalino
HouseSCRepublican
Pope
HouseSCRepublican
Rankin
HouseSCRepublican
Reese
HouseSCDemocrat
Rivers
HouseSCDemocrat
Robbins
HouseSCRepublican
Rose
HouseSCDemocrat
Rutherford
HouseSCDemocrat
Sanders
HouseSCRepublican
Schuessler
HouseSCRepublican
Scott
HouseSCDemocrat
Sessions
HouseSCRepublican
Spann-Wilder
HouseSCDemocrat
Stavrinakis
HouseSCDemocrat
T. Moore
HouseSC
Taylor
HouseSCRepublican
Teeple
HouseSCRepublican
Terribile
HouseSCRepublican
Vaughan
HouseSCRepublican
W. Newton
HouseSC
Waters
HouseSCDemocrat
Weeks
HouseSCDemocrat
Wetmore
HouseSCDemocrat
White
HouseSCRepublican
Whitmire
HouseSCRepublican
Wickensimer
HouseSCRepublican
Williams
HouseSCDemocrat
Willis
HouseSCRepublican
Wooten
HouseSCRepublican
Yow
HouseSCRepublican
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South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter H. 5620 STATUS INFORMATION House ResolutionSponsors: Reps. Govan, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and YowDocument Path: LC-0282PH-RM26.docx Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026Adopted by the House on April 30, 2026 Summary: SkillsUSA Orangeburg County School District national winnersHISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 4/30/2026 House Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 9) View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 04/30/2026 A house RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE ORANGEBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THE FINE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ITS CAREER/TECHNICAL STUDENTS AT THE 2025 SKILLSUSA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TO WISH THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR INSTRUCTORS MUCH CONTINUED SUCCESS. Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that students of the Orangeburg County School District came home with some of the nation's highest career and technical awards from the SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 25-26, 2025; and Whereas, more than six thousand five hundred students competed at this national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships event is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.79 million square feet, equivalent to thirty-one football fields or forty-one acres; and Whereas, first-place state winners are invited to the event to demonstrate their technical skills, workplace skills, and personal skills in one hundred fourteen hands-on competitions, including robotics, automotive technology, drafting, criminal justice, aviation maintenance, and public speaking; and Whereas, the SkillsUSA Championships event is held annually for students in middle school, high school, or college/postsecondary programs as part of the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference. This national nonprofit partnership of students, instructors, and industry is a verified talent pipeline for America's skilled workforce that is working to help solve the skills gap; and Whereas, the following Orangeburg County School District students received a SkillsUSA Championships medal or Skill Point certificate: Team A, consisting of Malachi Jean, Duane Butler, and Aden Foster from Orangeburg Technology Center, was awarded the gold medal in the National Leadership and Skills Competition for Middle School Chapter Display; Bristol Gray, a student at Cope Area Career Center, was awarded a Skill Point certificate in power equipment technology; and Team J, consisting of Alexandra Villeda, Hayward Jean, and Jayden Bookhart from Orangeburg Technology Center, was awarded a Skill Point certificate in Chapter Display; and Whereas, because skilled trades are the foundation for all economic development, the House is especially proud that these career/technical students of the Orangeburg County School District have been recognized as among the best in the nation. 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 congratulate the Orangeburg County School District on the fine achievements of its career/technical students at the 2025 SkillsUSA Championships and wish the participants and their instructors much continued success. Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Shawn Foster, superintendent, and students Malachi Jean, Duane Butler, Aden Foster, Bristol Gray, Alexandra Villeda, Hayward Jean, and Jayden Bookhart of the Orangeburg County School District. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on April 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM