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DeKalb County, GA

Part of metro Atlanta, DeKalb is densely populated and includes parts of Atlanta, Decatur, and Stone Mountain. It has a diverse economy and population.

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SR 212

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; honor

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the legacy of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

James, Donzella (28th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

02/20/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SR 213

Certified Community Midwife Day; recognize February 19, 2025

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 19, 2025, as Certified Community Midwife Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

James, Donzella (28th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Orrock, Nan (36th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

02/20/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SR 216

Senate Study Committee on Vulnerable Roadway Users; create

Summary

A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Vulnerable Roadway Users; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Parent, Elena (44th); Albers, John (56th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Gooch, Steve (51st)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

04/02/2025, Senate Vote #380, 52, 0, 3, 1

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Yay or Nay

SR 202

Equal Rights Amendment; proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; ratify

Summary

A RESOLUTION to commemorate the Equal Rights Amendment as the law of the land; to ratify a proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SR 204

Georgia Vision Alliance; honor

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the Georgia Vision Alliance for its exemplary contributions to the blind and visually impaired community in Georgia; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davenport, Gail (17th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); James, Donzella (28th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Parent, Elena (44th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Wicks, Kenya (34th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SR 205

Senator Vincent D. Fort Memorial Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of the Honorable Vincent D. Fort and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); James, Donzella (28th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Davenport, Gail (17th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Harrell, Sally (40th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SR 206

Binns, Joseph Marion; condolences

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Joseph Marion Binns; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SR 207

General Assembly; appropriate an additional $2 million annually to the Georgia Pregnancy and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program; urge

Summary

A RESOLUTION urging the General Assembly to appropriate an additional $2 million annually to the Georgia Pregnancy and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, in lieu of all moneys currently being appropriated to fund crisis pregnancy centers; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th)

Status History

02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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