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H 4405

2nd Battalion 151st Aviation Regiment Day in SC

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Terry Alexander and 122 co-sponsors

SC resolution honors the 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment for disaster-relief work and proclaims April 30, 2025 as 2nd Battalion 151st Aviation Regiment Day.

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Bill Summary · H 4405

Summary — H 4405: "2nd Battalion 151st Aviation Regiment Day" (Resolution)

Status: Introduced and adopted (ceremonial resolution)
Introduced/Adopted: April 24, 2025 (declares April 30, 2025 as the observance date)

Note on source material: the file provided also includes text from an unrelated Massachusetts bill (House No. 4405 / student and educator data privacy). This summary addresses the South Carolina House resolution titled “2nd Battalion 151st Aviation Regiment Day.”

Purpose

To formally recognize and honor the 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment of the South Carolina Army National Guard for its recent domestic emergency and disaster-relief service, and to declare April 30, 2025, as “2nd Battalion 151st Aviation Regiment Day” in South Carolina.

Key provisions / language

  • Declares April 30, 2025, as “2nd Battalion 151st Aviation Regiment Day.”
  • Recites the unit’s recent accomplishments and contributions, including:
    • Identifies the unit as the premier domestic-operations aviation battalion in the Southeast, operating CH-47F Chinook, UH-60 Blackhawk, and UH-72 Lakota helicopters.
    • Notes 418.1 flight hours in direct domestic disaster-relief support since Hurricane Helene (described as the most flight hours in a single year by SCARNG aircraft).
    • Records over 1,800 hours of helicopter maintenance during natural disasters to maintain readiness.
    • Cites March 2025 operational activity: 1,617 helicopter water drops dispersing 1,873,090 combined gallons addressing Horry County and Table Rock Complex fires.
    • Notes establishment of forward refueling points statewide to reduce response times and increase on-station time.
    • Reports 74 real-world hoist rescue missions since September 2024 (including rescue of 17 pets).
    • States CH-47F aircraft delivered more than 252 tons of supplies after Hurricane Helene.
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to the 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment.

Who is affected

  • Primary: 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment and its soldiers (honored by this resolution).
  • Secondary: residents of South Carolina — recognition of services that benefitted public safety and disaster response.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or binding operational changes to state agencies or the National Guard are created.

Impact and implementation

  • Ceremonial and honorary in nature; does not appropriate funds, change law, or impose obligations.
  • Serves to publicly acknowledge the unit’s service, potentially supporting morale, public awareness, and official recognition.
  • A copy of the adopted resolution is to be delivered to the unit.

Procedural notes

  • Resolution introduced and adopted April 24, 2025 (text designates observance date April 30, 2025).
  • The record supplied contains additional unrelated legislative activity dated August 18, 2025 (committee actions) tied to a different bill; that material appears to be an accidental inclusion and is not part of this South Carolina resolution.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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