South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1059: Companion to 536CM - ALS Awareness Month
Status: Passed both chambers, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 26, 2026:
2025-2026 Bill 1059 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 1059 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A senate RESOLUTION TO HONOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS), TO RECOGNIZE CAREGIVERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE REALITIES OF THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE, TO DEMONSTRATE THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THOSE IMPACTED BY THE DISEASE, AND TO DECLARE MAY 2026 AS "AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. W hereas, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disease in which the brain loses connection with the muscles, slowly reducing a person's ability to walk, talk, eat, and eventually breathe; and W hereas, the ALS Association works in communities across the Palmetto State to provide care services, equipment, advocacy, and research support; and W hereas, thousands of new ALS cases are reported every year, and estimates show that someone is diagnosed with ALS and that someone passes away from ALS every ninety minutes; and W hereas, on average, patients diagnosed with ALS survive only two to five years from the time of diagnosis; and W hereas, the …
Sponsors
- Thomas Corbin (R, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced and adopted
Common questions
- What is S1059?
- S1059 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Companion to 536CM - ALS Awareness Month.
- What is the status of S1059?
- Passed both chambers as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and adopted (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1059?
- Thomas Corbin (R, 5).
- Where is the official record for S1059?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1059.htm
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