South Carolina S 1129: Donate Life Month

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2025-2026 Bill 1129 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 16, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1129

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE april 2026 AS "donate life MONTH" IN 
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, one of the 
most meaningful gifts that a human being can bestow upon another is the gift of 
life through organ, eye, and tissue donation; and

Whereas, more than one 
hundred thousand children and adults await life-saving transplants, of which 
more than fifteen hundred live in South Carolina; and

Whereas, in 2024, over 
three hundred South Carolinians said "yes" to organ donation, thereby 
saving the lives of nearly seven hundred people awaiting a second chance at 
life; and

Whereas, in 2024, over 
four hundred South Carolinians said "yes" to tissue donation. Their 
donations will help to heal thousands of Americans, including giving the 
precious gift of sight to over one thousand people; and

Whereas, every nine 
minutes, a new name is added to the national transplant waiting list. An 
average of seventeen people die each day while waiting for an organ transplant; 
and

Whereas, according to 
research conducted by Donate Life America, more than ninety percent of 
Americans support donation. More than sixty-four percent of South Carolinians, 
constituting over two and a half million residents, have said "yes" 
to organ and tissue donation when given the opportunity at the South Carolina 
Department of Motor Vehicles; and

Whereas, the decision 
to become an organ donor can save up to eight lives, and tissue donation can 
enhance many more. Men, women, and children depend on the generosity of others 
to receive a second chance at life; and

Whereas, increasing 
awareness about the far-reaching impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation can 
increase the number of people who choose to make life-changing and life-saving 
donations. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 
recognize April 2026 as "Donate Life Month" in South Carolina.

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