--- title: HR 1285. Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol; February 9-13, 2026; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1285 cite_as: HR 1285, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1285 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1285.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1285/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72994 date: 2026-02-06 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1284.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1286.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1285.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1285 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-06 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Scott Hilton - Soo Hong - Kasey Carpenter - Sandy Donatucci - Mike Cheokas - Devan Seabaugh text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1285/2025 upstream_id: 2111560 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - organ donation - Georgia Donor Week - state capitol resolutions - healthcare awareness --- # HR 1285. Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol; February 9-13, 2026; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1285 By: Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Hong of the 103rd, Carpenter of the 4th, Donatucci of the 105th, Cheokas of the 151st, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 9-13, 2026, as Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, organ donation is a lifesaving and life-enhancing gift, offering hope and healing to the thousands of individuals awaiting transplants each year; and WHEREAS, more than 100,000 people in the United States are currently on the national transplant waiting list; and WHEREAS, a single donor can save up to eight lives, restore sight in two individuals, and improve the lives of more than 75 others through tissue donation; and WHEREAS, Georgia Donor Week serves as a time to honor donors and their families for the extraordinary generosity that makes transplantation possible; and WHEREAS, this observance also recognizes the dedicated medical teams, recovery organizations, healthcare processionals, and community partners who work tirelessly to support donation and transplantation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize February 9-13, 2026, as Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol and encourage all citizens to learn more about organ donation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A House resolution designates February 9-13, 2026 as Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol, honoring organ and tissue donors and encouraging Georgians to learn more about donation. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes February 9-13, 2026 as Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol. It notes that organ donation can save lives and improve outcomes for people awaiting transplants, citing that more than 100,000 people nationally are on the transplant waiting list and that a single donor can save up to eight lives and help many more through tissue donation. The resolution formally honors donors, their families, medical teams, organ recovery organizations, and community partners involved in donation and transplantation. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement by the House. ### What it does - Formally designates February 9-13, 2026 as Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol. - Encourages Georgia citizens to learn more about organ donation. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Recognizes donors, their families, medical teams, and recovery organizations without creating any new legal requirement or funding. ### Who it affects The resolution mainly affects organ and tissue donors and their families, transplant recipients, medical teams and healthcare professionals involved in transplantation, and organ recovery organizations, all of whom are honored by this symbolic recognition from the Georgia House. ### Why it matters While the resolution creates no new law or funding, it gives official state recognition to organ donation efforts, which may raise public awareness and encourage more Georgians to consider becoming donors during the designated week. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses cite that a single organ donor can save up to eight lives and help more than 75 others through tissue donation. - The resolved clause designates February 9-13, 2026 as Georgia Donor Week at the state capitol and encourages public education on organ donation. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available for distribution to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-06) - Sponsors: Scott Hilton, Soo Hong, Kasey Carpenter, Sandy Donatucci, Mike Cheokas, Devan Seabaugh - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72994 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1285.md?full=1