South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5628
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Pope, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
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Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 30, 2026
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 4/30/2026 | House | Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 139) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
A house RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HONORABLE MArvin "MArk" Smith OF Berkeley 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 Mark Smith will depart from the House of Representatives at the conclusion of his current term; and
Whereas, he has faithfully served the citizens of District 99 in the House of Representatives since 2020, most recently serving on the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee and the Government Efficiency and Legislative Oversight Committee. Prior committee assignments included the Education and Public Works Committee, the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee, and the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee; and
Whereas, he has served his party with distinction as the president of the Daniel Island Republican Club and the former president of the East Cooper Republican Club. In 2013, he served as a town councilman in Mount Pleasant, and in 2015 he graduated from the South Carolina Municipal Elected Officials Institute; and
Whereas, born on June 18, 1970, in Bamberg, Mark Smith is the son of the late Randy Smith and Linda Bunch Duffie. He graduated from Fayetteville Technical College with an associate of arts degree in 1993; and
Whereas, he married his beloved wife, Elayne Forastiere, on October 24, 1993, and together they have three wonderful sons, Parker, Avery, and Domenic. When away from his duties in the House of Representatives he serves as the President and CEO of McAlister-Smith Funeral & Cremation; and
Whereas, deeply involved in his community, he is a member of the Daniel Island Rotary Club and has served as the chairman of the Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Board since 2020. He also is a former president of the Rotary Club of Charleston, a former chairman of the Low Country Food Bank, the South Carolina Aging in Place Council, and the Cremation Association of North America, a former vice chancellor of the South Carolina Alzheimer's Association, and a former chairman of the South Carolina Advisory Committee on Aging; and
Whereas, a faithful member of St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church on Daniel Island, he was a volunteer participant installing water systems in both Ecuador and Peru with Water Mission International; and
Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives will miss the keen and impassioned service that Mark Smith, 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 Marvin "Mark" Smith of Berkeley 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 Marvin "Mark" Smith.
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