SR106: SR106 Rosa Parks Day; recognize February 4, 2025

This resolution from the Georgia Senate recognizes the legacy of Rosa Parks, whose 1955 refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. The resolution recounts her role in the Montgomery bus boycott, her honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal, and her distinction as the first woman to lie in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda. The Senate resolves to honor her memory and designates February 4, 2025, as Rosa Parks Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press. The resolution does not create any new law, program, or funding; it is a ceremonial statement by the Senate.

• Formally honors the memory of Rosa Parks and her role in the Civil Rights Movement.
• Designates February 4, 2025, as Rosa Parks Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

This resolution primarily affects the Georgia Senate itself and the Secretary of the Senate, who must distribute copies. It has symbolic significance for the public, particularly those interested in civil rights history, but creates no legal obligations for other Georgians.

Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it does not change any law, spend state money, or create obligations beyond the Senate's own recordkeeping. Its significance is symbolic, marking a day of recognition at the capitol for Rosa Parks' role in the Civil Rights Movement.

• The whereas clauses recount Rosa Parks' 1955 refusal to give up her bus seat and her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
• The whereas clauses note her honors, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal, and her lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
• The resolved clause states the Senate's intent to honor her memory and recognize February 4, 2025, as Rosa Parks Day at the state capitol.
• The further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for public and press distribution.

1. 2025-02-04Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-03Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)

• Rosa Parks Day
• civil rights history
• Georgia Senate resolution
• commemorative days