SR272: SR272 Douglas County Day; recognize February 27, 2025

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes February 27, 2025, as Douglas County Day at the state capitol. The resolution recounts Douglas County's history, including its founding in 1870, its namesake Stephen A. Douglas, its indigenous history, its railroad and Civil War era ruins, its educational institutions, and its community festivals. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and the press.

• Formally recognizes February 27, 2025, as Douglas County 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.
• Creates no new law, funding, penalty, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic honor.

This mainly affects Douglas County, Georgia, its residents and local officials, who receive a ceremonial recognition, and the Georgia Senate, which handles distribution of copies to the public and press.

The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians; it simply gives Douglas County a day of official recognition at the state capitol, which can be a point of local pride but changes nothing about daily life or state policy.

• The resolving clause states the Senate recognizes February 27, 2025, as Douglas County 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.
• The preamble (whereas clauses) recounts the county's founding in 1870, its namesake, and its history but has no binding legal effect.

1. 2025-02-27Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-02-26Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor

• Douglas County
• ceremonial resolution
• state capitol recognition
• Georgia Senate