HR 1332: Jackson, Edna Branch; commend

This is a commendation resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives, not a law that changes any statute. It honors Edna Branch Jackson, recounting her life story from joining the NAACP Youth Council in Savannah at age 9, participating in Civil Rights era sit-ins, wade-ins, and kneel-ins, and attending the 1963 March on Washington, through her 30 year career at Savannah State University and her service on numerous boards and committees. The resolution notes that in 2011 she became the first African-American woman elected Mayor of Savannah. It formally resolves that the House recognizes and commends her for her public service and wishes her continued health and happiness, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her a copy of the resolution.

• Formally recognizes and commends Edna Branch Jackson for her public service to the State of Georgia.
• Recounts her Civil Rights era activism in Savannah and her role in the 1963 March on Washington.
• Notes her 30 year career at Savannah State University and her 2011 election as Savannah's first African-American woman mayor.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her.

The resolution directly names and honors Edna Branch Jackson. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is directed to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her.

This resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight; it does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is an official, on-the-record statement from the House recognizing Jackson's civil rights work and public service career.

• The whereas clauses detail her early NAACP involvement, participation in Savannah's sit-ins, wade-ins, and kneel-ins, and attendance at the 1963 March on Washington.
• The resolution notes her academic credentials from Savannah State College and her 30 year career there in counseling, admissions, and alumni affairs.
• It recounts her service on bodies such as the Chatham County Hospital Authority and the United States Civil Rights Commission's Regional Committee.
• The resolving clause commends her public service and wishes her continued health and happiness.
• A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to her.

1. 2026-02-11House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-11House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-11House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-067)Primary sponsor
• Al Williams (D, HD-168)
• Buddy DeLoach (R, HD-167)
• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
• Inga Willis (D, HD-055)

• civil rights history
• Savannah mayor
• commendation resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives