Bill
H 3820
Declares April 23, 2025 as Table Tennis Day in South Carolina and urges residents to play, boosting fitness, social ties, and support for local clubs such as Carolina Pong.
Status and basic facts
- Bill type: House Resolution (ceremonial)
- Title: To declare April 23, 2025, “Table Tennis Day” in South Carolina
- Introduced: January 29, 2025
- Adopted: January 29, 2025 (House)
- Session: South Carolina General Assembly, 126th Session (2025–2026)
- Sponsor: Rep. Bauer (with broad, bipartisan co-sponsorship from many House members)
Purpose and intent
- The resolution designates April 23, 2025, as “Table Tennis Day” in South Carolina and encourages all South Carolinians to take advantage of the health, social, and recreational benefits of playing table tennis (ping‑pong).
- It aims to recognize and promote local grassroots efforts to grow the sport and to raise public awareness of its physical and mental benefits.
Key provisions
- Officially declares April 23, 2025, as “Table Tennis Day” in South Carolina.
- Encourages residents to participate in table tennis for exercise, improved hand‑eye coordination, reflexes, balance, mental acuity, and social engagement.
- Highlights local organizing efforts — notably Carolina Pong (a nonprofit founded by a Midlands Technical College student) — including:
- Weekly club play at Saint Andrews Park (regularly drawing ~25 attendees);
- A satellite location at Lexington Leisure Center;
- Columbia’s first outdoor table tennis table installed on Main Street;
- The revival of the South Carolina State Table Tennis Championships (first time in 30+ years), to be held at Saint Andrews Park.
- Calls on the public to use the day to enjoy the sport and support community outreach efforts.
Who is affected / impact
- Direct legal or fiscal impact: none. As a nonbinding, symbolic resolution, it does not create rights, obligations, or appropriations.
- Practical/cultural impact: promotes public awareness, community recreation, civic engagement, and local sports programming. Benefits likely accrue to community organizations, schools, parks departments, recreational centers, and residents who participate.
Procedural / timeline notes
- Introduced and adopted by the House on the same day (Jan 29, 2025), indicating unanimous or broadly supported ceremonial recognition.
- Being a resolution, no further legislative action (e.g., Senate approval or governor signature) is required to carry its symbolic intent, though implementation of events remains voluntary and locally organized.
Note on submitted materials
- The packet provided also includes unrelated Massachusetts bill text concerning veteran bonus eligibility. That material is separate from South Carolina H. 3820 and not part of this Table Tennis Day resolution. If you would like a summary of the Massachusetts bill as well, I can prepare one.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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