SR175: SR175 Donor Day; recognize February 13, 2025

This resolution from the Georgia Senate designates February 13, 2025, as Donor Day at the state capitol. It highlights that nearly 3,100 Georgians donated organs, eyes, or tissue in 2024, including 176 living kidney donors, and notes that almost 2,900 Georgians are currently waiting for a transplant. The resolution commends groups such as LifeLink of Georgia, the Georgia Transplant Foundation, and the member organizations of Donate Life Georgia for their work educating the public and supporting donor families. It does not create any new law, program, or funding; it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to LifeLink of Georgia.

• Formally recognizes February 13, 2025, as Donor Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Commends individuals and families who have participated in organ, eye, and tissue donation.
• Praises Donate Life Georgia member organizations, LifeLink of Georgia, and the Georgia Transplant Foundation for their donation and support work.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to LifeLink of Georgia.
• Creates no new statute, funding, or legal requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law.

The resolution touches organ, eye, and tissue donors and their families, transplant recipients and those awaiting transplants, and organizations such as LifeLink of Georgia, the Georgia Transplant Foundation, and Donate Life Georgia. It has no regulatory effect on the general public.

While the resolution changes no law, it publicly acknowledges the roughly 2,900 Georgians awaiting transplants and the donors who have helped others, and it may raise public awareness of organ, eye, and tissue donation registration options in Georgia.

• Whereas clauses cite that nearly 3,100 Georgians donated organs, eyes, or tissue in 2024, including 176 living kidney donors.
• Notes that Donate Life Georgia registration can happen when getting a driver's license, online, or when obtaining a hunting or fishing license through the Department of Natural Resources.
• States nearly 2,900 Georgians are currently awaiting an organ transplant.
• Resolves that the Senate commends donors, families, and Donate Life Georgia member organizations and recognizes February 13, 2025, as Donor Day at the capitol.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to LifeLink of Georgia.

1. 2025-02-12Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-11Senate Hopper (Senate)

• John Albers (R, SD-056)Primary sponsor
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)

• organ donation
• Donor Day
• public health awareness
• Georgia Senate resolution