South Carolina H 4988: Medicaid

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2025-2026 Bill 4988 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 22, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4988

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

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House: Hart

Attorney: Anderson

Drafting Assistant: Rogers

Date: January 16, 2026

DOC. ID.: /LEGISLATIVE 
COUNCIL/HA/DRAFTS/LC-0251HA-JAH26/LC-0251HA-JAH26.DOCX

A house RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor Sharon B. Brown Harriott for 
her leadership, service, and outstanding contributions to the state of south 
carolina. 

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives take great pleasure in recognizing 
and honoring Sharon B. Brown Harriott for her exemplary accomplishments and 
lasting contributions to her community and the State of South Carolina; and

Whereas, Sharon B. 
Brown Harriott is the daughter of the late Moses and Ruby Young Brown and the 
granddaughter of the late Reverend H.D. and Alice Logan Brown and the late Reverend 
W.S. and Lou E. Young, all of whom served as longstanding pastors in the 
African Methodist Episcopal Church, instilling in her a legacy deeply rooted in 
faith, service, and leadership; and

Whereas, Mrs. Harriott 
is a distinguished alumna of the University of South Carolina, where she earned 
a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in adult and community education, 
along with additional postgraduate studies, and she has devoted more than thirty-six 
years to advancing educational access, workforce development, and student 
success throughout South Carolina; and

Whereas, she served with 
distinction for over thirty-four years in counseling and administrative 
leadership roles at Midlands Technical College, positively impacting high 
school students, adult learners, and individuals returning to the workforce, 
while also serving her community as a licensed funeral director; and

Whereas, Mrs. Harriott 
has demonstrated exemplary civic leadership as a member of the 1994 class of 
Leadership Columbia; former president for the National Governing Board of the 
National Network for Women's Employment; former board member and vice chairman 
of the YWCA of the Midlands; board member of the Leadership Columbia Alumni 
Association; and an active member of the NAACP; and

Whereas, she is a forty-seven-year 
legacy and life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, having been 
initiated into the Theta Gamma Chapter at the University of South Carolina and 
affiliated with the Gamma Nu Omega Chapter in Columbia for forty-five years, 
during which she has served with distinction in numerous leadership capacities; 
and

Whereas, from 2014 to 
2018, Mrs. Harriott served honorably as the eighteenth South Atlantic regional director 
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, providing visionary leadership 
that expanded the South Atlantic Region to 175 chapters and more than 18,000 
active members; and

Whereas, through 
courage, advocacy, and unwavering commitment to equity and representation, 
Sharon B. Brown Harriott played a vital role in the chartering of the first 
Greek-letter organization and African American sorority at Columbia College, 
marking a historic milestone in higher education and advancing inclusion and 
leadership opportunities for African American women; and

Whereas, her lifelong 
service extends deeply into the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where she 
has faithfully served for more than three decades through leadership, ministry, 
and music at Chappelle Memorial AME Church; and

Whereas, her 
extraordinary contributions have been recognized through numerous honors and 
awards, reflecting a lifetime of dedication to education, civic engagement, 
faith, and community service; and

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives greatly appreciate Mrs. Harriott's 
outstanding leadership and the positive and lasting impact she has made within her 
community and across the State of South Carolina. 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 Sharon B. Brown Harriott for her leadership, 
service, and outstanding contributions to the State of South Carolina. 

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Sharon B. Brown Harriott. 

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