SR133: SR133 Georgia EMC Day; recognize February 10, 2025

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Georgia EMC, the statewide trade association for the state's 41 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) and related power organizations. The resolution recounts the history of Georgia EMC, founded in 1940 as the Georgia Rural Power Reserve EMC, and notes that EMCs collectively serve about 4.4 million people across 73 percent of the state's land area. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply has the Senate formally congratulate Georgia EMC for 85 years of service and designate February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and the press.

• Formally congratulates the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation on 85 years of service on behalf of the Georgia Senate.
• Designates February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Recites the history and role of Georgia EMC and its member cooperatives but creates no new legal requirements.

The resolution primarily concerns the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, its 41 member EMCs, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp., and Georgia System Operations Corp. It also touches the roughly 4.4 million Georgians served by electric cooperatives, though it imposes no obligations on them.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and does not alter how electric cooperatives operate or are regulated. Its practical impact is symbolic, giving public recognition to Georgia EMC and its member cooperatives for their role in providing electricity and related services statewide.

• Recites the founding of Georgia Rural Power Reserve EMC in 1940 and its approval by the Superior Court of Georgia.
• Notes that EMCs serve about 4.4 million people, nearly half of Georgia's population, across 73 percent of the state's land area.
• Resolves that the Senate congratulates Georgia EMC for 85 years of service and recognizes February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution.

1. 2025-02-06Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-05Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Steve Gooch (R, SD-051)Primary sponsor
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Colton Moore (R, SD-053)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)

• electric cooperatives
• Georgia EMC
• state recognitions
• rural electrification