SR273: SR273 Mableton Day; recognize March 20, 2025

This resolution is a ceremonial measure passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It designates March 20, 2025 as Mableton Day at the state capitol, recognizing the city of Mableton in Cobb County. The resolution's whereas clauses describe Mableton's incorporation as a city following a 2022 referendum, its naming after Scottish immigrant Robert Mable, the arrival of the Georgia Pacific Railway in 1881, its location near Interstate 285, and its proximity to the Silver Comet Trail and the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press.

• Formally designates March 20, 2025 as Mableton Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Recites historical and background facts about Mableton, including its 2022 incorporation and population of about 47,000.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic honor from the Senate.

The resolution mainly affects the city of Mableton and its residents, who receive formal recognition from the Georgia Senate, as well as Senate staff who must prepare and distribute copies of the resolution.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on Georgians statewide. Its practical impact is a one-day ceremonial recognition of Mableton at the capitol, giving the city public acknowledgment of its history and growth.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Mableton's 2022 incorporation, its population of about 47,000, and its status as the largest city in Cobb County.
• It recounts the city's naming after Robert Mable and the historic Robert Mable House and Cemetery.
• It notes the 1881 arrival of the Georgia Pacific Railway and the city's access to Interstate 285.
• The resolved clause formally recognizes March 20, 2025 as Mableton Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies to the public and press.

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

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

• Mableton
• Cobb County
• ceremonial resolution
• local history