South Carolina H 5268: Phillip Gilchrist

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2025-2026 Bill 5268 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5268

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE APRIL 28, 2026, AS "WORKERS' MEMORIAL 
DAY" IN SOUTH CAROLINA IN TRIBUTE TO THE WORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST 
THEIR LIVES BECAUSE OF WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.

Whereas, the working 
men and women of South Carolina have helped to build this State and keep the 
state's economy strong; and

Whereas, many workers 
die each year while performing their jobs; others die as the result of 
occupational diseases contracted or aggravated on the job, and thousands more 
are disabled or injured on the job, all with little or no public attention; and

Whereas, across the 
United States, 5,283 American workers died from job-related causes as varied as 
falls, vehicle collisions, and hazardous-material exposures in 2023, a 3.7 
percent decrease from 2022; and

Whereas, when these 
workers died, they left behind families who loved them and depended on them; 
and

Whereas, we continue to 
strive for strong safety and health measures, strong standards of enforcement, 
and fair and just compensation for such deaths and injuries in order to protect 
present workers; meanwhile, these fallen workers, as well as the many others 
who have gone before them, must not be forgotten. 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 April 28, 2026, as 
"Workers' Memorial Day" in South Carolina in tribute to the working men and 
women who have lost their lives because of workplace injuries and illnesses.

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