South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1046: Retirement-Chief Bobby Baker -Taylors Fire Department
Status: Passed both chambers, March 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 24, 2026:
2025-2026 Bill 1046 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 24, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 1046 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A senate RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CHIEF BOBBY SCOTT BAKER UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS FORTY-ONE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD. W hereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Chief Bobby Scott Baker upon the occasion of his retirement from the Taylors Fire Department; and W hereas, a native of Greenville County, Chief Baker was born on September 7, 1964. He is the son of Mary Baker and the late Edward Eugene Baker Jr. He graduated from Riverside High School in 1982; and W hereas, in June1983, he began his service as a volunteer with the Taylors Fire Department and was hired as a full-time firefighter on November 26, 1984. Through dedication and exemplary performance, he rose through the ranks and, on March 9, 2001, at the age of thirty-seven, was promoted to fire chief, a position in which he served with distinction for twenty-five years; and W hereas, Chief Baker earned the …
Sponsors
- Thomas Corbin (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Brian Adams (R, 44)
- Thomas Alexander (R, 1)
- Karl Allen (D, 7)
- Sean Bennett (R, 38)
- Allen Blackmon (R, 27)
- Bright, Lee (R, 12)
- Campsen III, George (R, 43)
- Richard Cash (R, 3)
- JD Chaplin (R, 29)
- David Climer (R, 15)
- Ronnie Cromer (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Introduced and adopted
Common questions
- What is S1046?
- S1046 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Retirement-Chief Bobby Baker -Taylors Fire Department.
- What is the status of S1046?
- Passed both chambers as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and adopted (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1046?
- Thomas Corbin (R, 5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1046?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1046.htm
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