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H 5512

MJ Collins Jr., collegiate honors

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Brandon Guffey and 7 co-sponsors

The bill is a ceremonial House Resolution honoring MJ Collins Jr. for his basketball achievements, with no funding, regulatory, or policy changes.

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Bill Summary · H 5512

Summary of Bill H 5512 (Session 2025-2026, South Carolina)

Note: This is a House Resolution recognizing an individual, MJ Collins Jr., rather than a bill proposing new law with regulatory or fiscal changes. The summary below outlines the purpose, key provisions, who is affected, and procedural context.

1) Purpose and Intent

  • Recognizes and honors MJ Collins Jr., a native of Clover, South Carolina, for his outstanding collegiate basketball achievements and for representing South Carolina on a national stage.
  • Highlights Collins’s role as a positive ambassador for his hometown, Roosevelt community, family, and the state.

2) Key Provisions and Changes

  • Formal Resolution: The bill is a House Resolution (not a procedural or substantive statutory change) recognizing Collins’s accomplishments and character.
  • Public Acknowledgment: Calls for the House to publicly recognize Collins’s achievements and to present a copy of the resolution to him.
  • Not a Funding or Regulatory Measure: There are no appropriations, mandates, tax provisions, or regulatory requirements contained in the text.

3) Who or What Would Be Affected

  • Primary beneficiary: MJ Collins Jr. (recognition by the South Carolina House of Representatives).
  • Indirect beneficiaries: The Clover community (and the Roosevelt neighborhood historically associated with Collins), supporters, and constituents who value athletic and academic achievement by South Carolina natives.
  • No governmental obligations or programmatic changes placed on state agencies, schools, or private entities.

4) Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Status: Introduced and adopted on April 14, 2026.
  • Sponsorship: Primary sponsor and co-sponsors listed; the resolution was introduced, debated, and passed by the House.
  • Next Steps: As a House Resolution, it is a formal expression of the Legislature’s intent and respect, typically transmitted to the honoree. It does not require approval by the Senate to have ceremonial or symbolic impact but would ordinarily be shared with the recipient as the resolution’s purpose indicates.

5) Additional Context

  • Background details provided in the resolution emphasize Collins’s collegiate career across multiple conferences (ACC with Virginia Tech, SEC with Vanderbilt, and Mountain West with Utah State) and his award highlights during the 2025-2026 season (e.g., leading scorer for Utah State, multiple weekly and national recognitions, all-ACC academic honors, and contribution to Utah State’s Mountain West title and NCAA Tournament appearance).
  • The resolution frames Collins as a role model and ambassador for South Carolina and his local communities.

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

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