South Carolina H 5627: Retirement of Rep. Bill Taylor

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2025-2026 Bill 5627 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 30, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5627

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A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE Bill Taylor 
OF Aiken COUNTY FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 
BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO WISH HIM MUCH 
SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives learned with sincere regret that Representative 
Bill Taylor will depart from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of 
his current term; and 

Whereas, born in Aurora, 
Illinois, on July 16, 1946, he is the son of the late Harold Taylor and the 
late Pearl Taylor, and he studied journalism at Bradley University in Peoria, 
Illinois; and

Whereas, he founded and 
served as CEO of media research and consulting firms based in Dallas, Los 
Angeles, and London from 1978 through 2007; and

Whereas, from 1965 to 
1976, Representative Taylor served as a television news director, news anchor, 
and reporter, and he served as a television news consultant from 1976 to 2007. 
In 1974, he served his profession as president of the Illinois News 
Broadcasters Association; and

Whereas, Representative 
Taylor received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2024 from South Carolina 
State University. He was honored to be named a Fifth Estater in Broadcast 
and Cable magazine in 1998 and a Champion of Free Enterprise by the South Carolina 
BIPEC in 2012. He also was honored five times with a Business Advocate Award 
from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. He received Abate's Community 
Leader Award in 2019; and

Whereas, together with 
his beloved wife of fifty-five years, Donna, he reared two fine children, Kasey 
Taylor Lenz and William Ryan Taylor; and

Whereas, since 2011, Representative 
Taylor has served in the House of Representatives, representing the citizens of 
Aiken and Lexington counties in District 86. When away from his duties in the 
House, he has served on the advisory board of the Aiken Salvation Army since 
2013 and on the Aiken Symphony Orchestra board since 2016; and

Whereas, a faithful 
member of member of Millbrook Baptist Church in Aiken, he is 32nd Degree Mason 
and a Shriner. He served on the board of the Aiken County Chapter of the 
American Red Cross from 2007 to 2016 and as its chairman from 2009 to 2010 and 
as a member of the Rotary Club of Aiken from 2009 to 2020. He has served as a 
delegate to the National Federalism Commission since 2023; and 

Whereas, the retired 
media consultant dutifully served the citizens of District 86 in the House as a 
member of the Ways and Means Committee and on the Regulations, Administrative, 
Procedures, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Committee. He also served 
as the Majority Caucus Whip from 2013 to 2016; and 

Whereas, the members of 
the House of Representatives will miss the keen and impassioned service that Bill 
Taylor, their friend and colleague, has given to the House of Representatives, 
and hope that he will enjoy deep fulfillment in the years to come. 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 commend the Honorable Bill Taylor of Aiken 
County for his dedicated service in the 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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