South Carolina H 5531: David O'Neil Derrick

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2025-2026 Bill 5531 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 15, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5531

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A house RESOLUTION

TO recognize and honor Dr. Kristen Steely for her 
outstanding contributions to elevate the field of chiropractic care and her 
dedication to dutifully serving the citizens of South Carolina with 
compassionate healthcare. 

Whereas, the members of 
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to recognize Dr. 
Kristen Steely for dutifully serving the citizens of South Carolina in her 
capacity as a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine and for her outstanding 
contributions to the field of chiropractic care; and

Whereas, a native of 
Buffalo, New York, Dr. Steely is a 1996 graduate of Niagara University, where 
she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology; and

Whereas, Dr. Steely 
then graduated from Life University with honors and a doctorate in chiropractic; 
and

Whereas, Dr. Steely 
served on a chiropractic mission team in Cusco, Peru, where she experienced 
life in a developing country while serving on a team of twenty-six 
chiropractors who adjusted 8,000 patients in four days; and

Whereas, she served as 
the team chiropractor for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers, 
passionately relating to their sports-related injuries and stresses associated 
with collegiate sports, having played Division I Women's Basketball in college 
herself; and

Whereas, she moved to 
Anderson, South Carolina and opened the Anderson Wellness Center, a health 
facility that offers chiropractic care, massage therapy, spinal therapy, and 
nutritional supplementation, with a natural approach to healthcare for the 
entire family; and

Whereas, as President 
of the South Carolina Chiropractic Association from 2025 to 2026, Dr. Steely 
has led the SCCA with efforts to advance the chiropractic profession, engage 
chiropractors across the State, and promote high standards of care throughout 
the State; and 

Whereas, the House of 
Representatives is grateful for Dr. Steely's dedication to holistic, 
compassionate healthcare and her efforts to elevate the chiropractic profession 
across the Palmetto State. 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 Dr. Kristen Steely for her outstanding 
contributions to elevate the field of chiropractic care and her dedication to dutifully 
serving the citizens of South Carolina with compassionate healthcare. 

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Kristen Steely.

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