South Carolina H 4472: Assault weapons

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2025-2026 Bill 4472 Text of Previous Version (May. 01, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4472

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A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor Thomas R. Higgs II, Laurens 
County Administrator, for his outstanding service and to wish him continued 
success and happiness as he leaves his post to become Colleton County administrator.

Whereas, the South 
Carolina House of Representatives has learned that Thomas R. Higgs II will 
resign his service as Laurens County Administrator in mid-May of 2025 to become 
the county administrator of Colleton County; and

Whereas, Mr. Higgs earned a 
bachelor's degree in media arts from the University of South Carolina in 2005 
and a master's degree in public policy in 2015 from Liberty University in 
Virginia; and

Whereas, he served as a loan 
officer with Equisource Home Mortgage in Columbia from 2004 to 2006, and then 
as a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual; with the South Carolina 
Chamber of Commerce for member relations; as a legal and financial research 
analyst with Leaf Financial; as manager of Korn Law Firm, PA; as chief 
political strategist for Capitol Consulting Group; and manager for Scott and 
Corley, PA; and

Whereas, Mr. Higgs began his 
career in Laurens County in 2019 when he was hired as assistant city manager in 
Clinton, before being promoted to interim city manager and then moving to city 
manager in 2021. He joined the Laurens County team in 2021 as county 
administrator, where he has felt that his coworkers were more like family and 
friends; and

Whereas, during his tenure as 
county administrator, he has implemented a comprehensive wage study to 
modernize compensation standards and practices, managed and administered an 
approximately thirty-five-million-dollar annual operating budget, and 
approximately forty-five million dollars in capital improvement projects while 
growing the county's fund balance and increasing the county's bond credit 
rating with Moody's and S&P without an ad valorem tax increase; and

Whereas, Mr. Higgs has 
overhauled all county operations under council directive and developed two new 
departments, which included Planning and Emergency Management, while building a 
strong and cohesive team of approximately five hundred employees; and

Whereas, devoted to his 
profession, he is a member of the South Carolina City and County Management 
Association and the South Carolina Economic Development Association. He is a 
graduate of the South Carolina Economic Development Institute and of the South Carolina 
Association of Counties Institute of Government Graduate Level 1 and 2 and an 
attendee of the South Carolina Executive Leadership Institute; and

Whereas, committed to his 
community, Mr. Higgs serves as a board member and youth mentor of the Dreams 
Imagination and Gift Development Program, is FEMA Community Emergency Response 
Team certified, a military emergency management specialist, a YMCA volunteer 
coach and referee, a Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity member, and a certified barbecue 
judge. The latter is high praise, indeed; and

Whereas, in the patriotic 
tradition of the sons of South Carolina, he is commanding officer of PSC Search 
and Rescue Command with the South Carolina State Guard. He is also a law enforcement 
officer as a South Carolina constable; and

Whereas, Mr. Higgs' service to 
the community has been recognized as a recipient of the Laurens County 
Disabilities and Special Needs Advocate of the Year, and he is an inductee in 
the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. The South Carolina House of 
Representatives adds its applause to thank Thomas Higgs for his dedicated 
service to Laurens County. 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 Thomas R. Higgs II, Laurens County administrator, for his outstanding 
service and wish him continued success and happiness as he leaves his post to 
become Colleton County administrator.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to Thomas R. Higgs.

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