South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1216: Maj Gen Bill Green
Status: Passed both chambers, June 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 25, 2026:
2025-2026 Bill 1216 Text of Previous Version (Jun. 25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 1216 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 CHAPLAIN MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM "BILL" GREEN JR., AND TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS FAITH, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PERSEVERANCE, AND DEDICATION. W hereas, the members of the Senate are pleased to express gratitude to Chaplain Major General William "Bill" Green Jr., a native of Savannah, Georgia. Reared on Hilton Head Island, he graduated from high school in Bluffton and enlisted in the United States Army as a cannon crewman and field radio repairman. Throughout his career, he remained deeply connected to his Lowcountry roots and Gullah Geechee heritage; and W hereas, after answering a call to ministry, he left active duty in 1986 to pursue theological studies and pastoral ministry before returning to military service as an Army chaplain in 1994. He also graduated from Savannah State University in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, where he was honored as a distinguished military graduate, earned a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in 1992, and was ordained and endorsed by the National Baptist Convention, …
Sponsors
- Thomas Davis (R, 46) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced and adopted
Common questions
- What is S1216?
- S1216 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Maj Gen Bill Green.
- What is the status of S1216?
- Passed both chambers as of June 25, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and adopted (June 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1216?
- Thomas Davis (R, 46).
- Where is the official record for S1216?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1216.htm
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