South Carolina S 1195: Daisy Faulkenberry

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2025-2026 Bill 1195 Text of Previous Version (May. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1195

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A senate RESOLUTION

to recognize and commend the honorable bill taylor 
of aiken county for his dedicated service in the south carolina house of 
representatives on behalf of his constituents and the citizens of south 
carolina and to wish him success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Whereas, Representative 
Bill Taylor will depart from the South Carolina House of Representatives at the 
conclusion of his current term; and

Whereas, a native of 
Aurora, Illinois, Representative Taylor was born on July 16, 1946, to parents Harold 
and Pearl Taylor. He studied journalism at Bradley University in Peoria, 
Illinois; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor had an accomplished career in broadcasting and journalism, during which 
he worked as a news director, news anchor, reporter, and a television news 
consultant. In 1974, he served as president of the Illinois News Broadcasters 
Association; and

Whereas, since 2011, 
Representative Taylor has served in the South Carolina House of 
Representatives, representing the citizens of Aiken and Lexington counties in 
District 86; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor is a member of both the House Regulations, Administrative Procedures, 
Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity Committee and the House Ways and 
Means Committee, the latter in which he serves on the Higher Education Subcommittee 
and the Tax Subcommittee. For a decade, he served on the House Education 
Committee and was chairman of the Higher Education Subcommittee. Representative 
Taylor also served on the House Legislative Oversight Committee from 2014 to 
2020, where he was charged with inspecting and investigating state government 
agencies. He has chaired and served on numerous ad hoc committees, including 
the Tax Review Committee; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor has achieved many accomplishments as a legislator, including efforts to 
strengthen South Carolina's Freedom of Information laws by proposing measures 
that would bar public agencies, governments, and school districts from charging 
excessive fees for public records; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor played a crucial role in the passage of the South Carolina Hands-Free 
and Distracted Driving Act to reduce the number of preventable accidents caused 
by distracted driving and to keep South Carolinians safe on the road; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor has championed limiting federal government authority by advocating for 
South Carolina to apply to Congress for the Article V Convention of States, acting 
as the primary sponsor of legislation enacted in 2022; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor has shown devoted involvement in the greater Aiken community, acting as a 
valuable citizen and public servant by serving on the advisory board of the 
Salvation Army in Aiken and serving as past chairman of the Aiken chapter of 
the American Red Cross. A devout Christian, he is a member of Millbrook Baptist 
Church; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor and his wife, Donna, have been married for over fifty-five years; and together 
they raised two children, Kasey Taylor Lenz (Bill) and William Ryan Taylor 
(Jackie); and four grandchildren, Avery, Laurel, Lydia, and Heath; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina Senate honor the service that Representative Taylor has provided 
to the General Assembly and to the State of South Carolina and hope that he 
will enjoy deep fulfillment in the years to come. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 
recognize and commend the Honorable Bill Taylor of Aiken County for his 
dedicated service in the South Carolina 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 Bill Taylor.

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