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H. 3968
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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hamilton, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, H.L. Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood
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Introduced in the House on April 17, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on April 17, 2013
Last Amended on April 8, 2014
Adopted by the General Assembly on April 29, 2014
Summary: Senior Hunger Awareness Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4/17/2013 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journal-page 5) 4/17/2013 Senate Introduced (Senate Journal-page 10) 4/17/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 10) 4/3/2014 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs (Senate Journal-page 15) 4/8/2014 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 35) 4/8/2014 Senate Adopted, sent to House (Senate Journal-page 35) 4/29/2014 House Concurred in amendment (House Journal-page 36)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE
April 8, 2014
H. 3968
Introduced by Reps. Hamilton, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Branham, Brannon, G.A. Brown, R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, H.A. Crawford, K.R. Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Edge, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hardee, Hardwick, Harrell, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Kennedy, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, H.L. Ott, Owens, Parks, Patrick, Pitts, Pope, Powers Norrell, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, Robinson-Simpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Vick, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Wood
S. Printed 4/8/14--S.
Read the first time April 17, 2013.
TO PROCLAIM MAY 9, 2014, AS SENIOR HUNGER AWARENESS DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, TO ENCOURAGE ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION ON THE HEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS AND ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR STATE, AND TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A HUNGER-FREE SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the United States produces more than enough food to assure every American citizen a nutritious and nourishing diet every day; and
Whereas, air, water, and food are the three essential elements for life and proper development, and food is the only one of the three not readily available to everyone; and
Whereas, access to food can be impacted by, among other things, public policies and personal tragedies, which thereby help to impose access barriers and create food insecurity, affecting over 807,960 people in South Carolina, many of them seniors; and
Whereas, poor or inadequate nutrition can lead to various health concerns in older adults, including a weak immune system, which increases the risk of infections; poor wound healing; and muscle weakness, which can lead to falls resulting in fractures; and dental diseases; and
Whereas, seventeen percent of South Carolina's senior population faces hunger, currently ranking the State as the eighth worst in the United States in senior-adult hunger; and
Whereas, South Carolina ranks second on the Meals on Wheels' Association's list of "Top Senior Hunger States"; and
Whereas, nonprofit agencies, churches, synagogues, mosques, soup kitchens, shelters, and the South Carolina Association of Food Banks strive daily to carry out their commitment to reduce food waste and to feed all people by gathering, storing, and distributing nutritious food to those in need of nourishment; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly recognize that it is vitally important to address the tragedy of senior hunger and malnutrition in this State and to bring awareness of this issue to the forefront. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, proclaim May 9, 2014, as Senior Hunger Awareness Day in South Carolina, encourage all South Carolinians to learn more about the impact of hunger and malnutrition on the health of our citizens and on the progress of our State, and to work together for a hunger-free South Carolina.
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