SR68: SR68 APRN Day; recognize January 30, 2025

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes January 30, 2025, as APRN Day at the state capitol, honoring Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), who are nurses with advanced training who diagnose, manage, and treat patients. The resolution notes that Georgia has more than 20,000 licensed APRNs who help expand health care access and improve health outcomes, especially in underserved communities. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. It does not create any new requirements, funding, or legal changes for APRNs or health care providers.

• Formally designates January 30, 2025, as APRN Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Commends Georgia's APRN workforce for their role in patient care and community health.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or regulatory changes affecting APRN licensing or practice.

The resolution symbolically recognizes Georgia's more than 20,000 licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and the patients and communities they serve, though it does not create any legal obligations for them or for health care institutions.

Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it has no direct legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its main real-world impact is a symbolic acknowledgment of APRNs' role in health care, without changing licensing rules, scope of practice, or funding.

• The resolution's whereas clauses state that Georgia has more than 20,000 licensed APRNs who diagnose, manage, and treat chronic and acute conditions.
• The resolving clause formally recognizes January 30, 2025, as APRN Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the public and the press.

1. 2025-01-30Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-01-29Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)Primary sponsor
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
• Larry Walker (R, SD-020)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)

• nursing
• health care
• APRN Day
• ceremonial resolution