SR249: SR249 Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC), which has worked for 50 years to support small and minority-owned businesses in Georgia. The resolution describes the organization's history, founded in 1975 by six major Georgia corporations, and its current scale: more than 400 corporate and government members doing business with about 1,400 small and minority suppliers, generating over $11 billion in annual revenue and an estimated $20 billion economic impact. The resolution does not change any Georgia law or create any new program. It simply states the Senate's praise for the council and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the organization as a keepsake.

• Formally commends the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council for 50 years of work supporting minority-owned businesses in Georgia.
• Recites background facts about the council's founding in 1975 and its current membership and economic impact.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the council.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of recognition.

The resolution directly names the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council and, by extension, the roughly 400 member corporations and government entities and 1,400 small and minority business suppliers it works with across Georgia.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on Georgians; it is a public statement of appreciation. Its main real-world consequence is a ceremonial one: an official Senate record and printed copy recognizing the council's 50-year history and economic role in the state.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the GMSDC's founding in 1975 by six Georgia corporations and its growth into a statewide supplier diversity organization.
• States that GMSDC partnerships generate more than $11 billion in annual revenue and an economic impact exceeding $20 billion.
• The resolving clause formally commends the GMSDC on its 50th anniversary and wishes it continued success.
• A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the GMSDC.

1. 2025-02-26Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-24Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)Primary sponsor
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• David Lucas (D, SD-026)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)

• minority-owned businesses
• small business development
• economic development
• Georgia Senate resolutions