South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

South Carolina House Bill H4407

Introduced
4/24/25  

Caption

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR STEPHEN CRAIG BEHR SR., HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT FLORENCE COUNTRY CLUB SINCE 1996, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Summary

H4407 is a House resolution honoring Stephen Craig Behr Sr. upon his retirement after a long career as a golf professional in South Carolina. The resolution recounts his athletic achievements as a junior, high school, and college golfer, his work at Kiawah Island, Wild Dunes, and Florence Country Club, and his service to the South Carolina and Carolinas PGA organizations. It also highlights his role in mentoring golfers and his family connection to the sport, including his son Stephen Behr Jr. The resolution does not change any state law, create a program, or appropriate funds. Instead, it is a ceremonial measure expressing the House’s appreciation for Behr’s decades of service to the golf community and formally wishing him well in retirement. Its practical effect is limited to the adoption and presentation of the honorary resolution.

Impact

H4407 has no substantive impact on South Carolina statutes, regulations, or public programs. It is a nonbinding commemorative resolution that solely recognizes an individual and directs that a copy be presented to him. The bill affects no regulated parties and does not alter legal rights, duties, or funding.

Sentiment

The sentiment around the bill is uniformly positive and celebratory. The resolution is framed as a tribute to a respected golf professional, emphasizing his accomplishments, leadership, and contributions to the sport in South Carolina. There is no recorded opposition, vote controversy, or committee debate in the available materials.

Contention

There are no notable points of contention in the available record. Because H4407 is a ceremonial House resolution honoring an individual’s retirement, it does not appear to have generated policy disagreement, fiscal concerns, or stakeholder opposition. The measure is purely honorary and was presented as a gesture of appreciation by the House.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

SC H4274

Coach Tony Gainey retirement

SC H4094

Cpt. Bryan Yale retirement

SC H4507

Tony Whitlock Retirement

SC H4156

Lieutenant Joseph West Retirement

SC H4438

Andrea Mock retirement

SC H3788

Douglas Holford retirement

SC H5660

Major Matt Shaw, retirement

SC H5265

Chaplin, Colonel Brian L. Bohlman

SC H5528

Chief Master Sergeant George J Huffstetler

SC H4063

Inspector Dale Nevins retirement

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