SCSA 2025 Medal of Valor recipient Elijah Pierce

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DEPUTY ELIJAH PIERCE OF THE ANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE, SELFLESSNESS, AND DECISIVE ACTIONS DURING THE LIFE-THREATENING RESCUE OF THREE-YEAR-OLD BENNETT DORNELLAS ON MAY 8, 2024, AND TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS HEROIC ACTIONS IN THE LINE OF DUTY AS DESERVING OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION MEDAL OF VALOR.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Apr 29, 2026
Last action: Apr 29, 2026 — Introduced and adopted
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 68 · High

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 11%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum +4 68/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 164 days quiet

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