2005-2006 Bill 5068: South Carolina Hospitality Association - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 116th Session, 2005-2006 3 4 H. 5068 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Rutherford, Harrell, Agnew, Allen, Altman, Anderson, Anthony, Bailey, Bales, 10 Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bingham, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Breeland, G. Brown, 11 J. Brown, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Chalk, Chellis, Clark, Clemmons, Clyburn, Coates, Cobb-Hunter, 12 Coleman, Cooper, Cotty, Dantzler, Davenport, Delleney, Duncan, Edge, Emory, Frye, Funderburk, 13 Govan, Hagood, Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrison, Harvin, Haskins, Hayes, Herbkersman, J. Hines, 14 M. Hines, Hinson, Hiott, Hodges, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Jennings, Kennedy, Kirsh, Leach, 15 Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Lucas, Mack, Mahaffey, Martin, McCraw, McGee, McLeod, Merrill, 16 Miller, Mitchell, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parks, Perry, 17 Phillips, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Rhoad, Rice, Rivers, Sandifer, Scarborough, Scott, Simrill, 18 Sinclair, Skelton, D.C. Smith, F.N. Smith, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, W.D. Smith, 19 Stewart, Talley, Taylor, Thompson, Toole, Townsend, Tripp, Umphlett, Vaughn, Vick, Viers, Walker, 20 Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Witherspoon and Young 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18443mm06.doc 22 23 Introduced in the House on April 27, 2006 24 Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2006 25 Adopted by the General Assembly on April 27, 2006 26 27 Summary: South Carolina Hospitality Association 28 29 30 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 31 32 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 33 4/27/2006 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-21 34 4/27/2006 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-28 35 36 37 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 38 39 4/27/2006 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 EXPRESSING THE SINCERE GRATITUDE OF THE 12 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH 13 CAROLINA TO THE PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS WHO 14 GENEROUSLY OFFERED UP THE FINEST AND TASTIEST 15 SOUTHERN CUISINE ON THE GROUNDS OF THE 16 STATEHOUSE AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOSPITALITY 17 ASSOCIATION’S TASTE OF SOUTH CAROLINA 18 LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006. 19 20 Whereas, the South Carolina Hospitality Association joined ranks 21 with fifteen of the state’s most popular restaurants to produce the 22 Taste of South Carolina Legislative Luncheon on Wednesday, 23 April 19, 2006; and 24 25 Whereas, the participating restaurants gathered under festive tents 26 on the lovely Statehouse grounds to offer their scrumptious 27 specialties to legislators and their staffs; and 28 29 Whereas, all the best cuisine that South Carolina creates from its 30 local bounty -- fresh and saltwater fish; lamb, chicken, and beef; 31 shellfish; fresh fruits and vegetables; confections of eggs and milk 32 and cheese -- was lusciously prepared, beautifully presented, and 33 universally enjoyed; and 34 35 Whereas, the following restaurants took part in the huge culinary 36 success: 37 38 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar Restaurants 39 (Apple-J LP franchise partner) 40 A.W. Shucks Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar, Charleston 41 Bonefish Grill Restaurants 42 Coca-Cola NA

1 [5068] 1 1 Columbo’s Italian Eatery & Prime Steaks Restaurant, Columbia 2 Damon’s Grill Restaurants 3 Garden Bistro, Columbia 4 Liberty Tap Room & Grill Restaurants 5 Lizard’s Thicket Restaurants, Columbia 6 Outback Steakhouses 7 Restaurant O, Greenville 8 Tronco’s Special Events Catering, Columbia 9 Wild Wing Cafes 10 Wade’s Restaurant, Spartanburg 11 12 Whereas, the General Assembly pauses in the midst of its 13 deliberations to acknowledge the generous acts of these businesses 14 and their vital importance to the economy of this state. Now, 15 therefore, 16 17 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 18 concurring: 19 20 That the members of the General Assembly express their sincere 21 gratitude to the participating restaurants who generously offered up 22 the finest and tastiest Southern cuisine on the grounds of the 23 Statehouse at the South Carolina Hospitality Association’s Taste of 24 South Carolina Legislative Luncheon, Wednesday, April 19, 2006. 25 26 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to 27 the South Carolina Hospitality Association. 28 ----XX---- 29

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