--- title: HR 1333. American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County; February 2026; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1333 cite_as: HR 1333, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1333 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1333.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1333/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73147 date: 2026-02-11 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/hr1332.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1334.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1333.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1333 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-11 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Miriam Paris - Tangie Herring - Anissa Jones - Floyd Griffin - Patty Stinson text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1333/2025 upstream_id: 2114657 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - heart health awareness - women's health - Macon-Bibb County - American Heart Month --- # HR 1333. American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County; February 2026; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1333 By: Representatives Paris of the 142nd, Herring of the 145th, Jones of the 143rd, Griffin of the 149th, and Stinson of the 150th A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the American Heart Association designated the month of February as American Heart Month, an annual observance which began in 1963 to ignite a wave of red across the country and bring greater awareness to cardiovascular health and diseases; and WHEREAS, women have long functioned as the heartbeat of the family and home, but cardiovascular disease continues to be one of the greatest threats to overall health and well-being in women; and WHEREAS, the American Heart Association launched its signature initiative Go Red for Women to be a comprehensive platform designed to increase women's heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally; and WHEREAS, cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer of women in the United States and disproportionately affect African American women with nearly 50 percent being diagnosed with heart disease in this country and numerous more unaware of the signs and symptoms of the disease; and WHEREAS, promoting awareness of heart disease is an important responsibility held by a coalition of women-led organizations representing national and international entities: The International Association of Ministers' Wives and Minsters' Widows, Incorporated; Women's Missionary Society of AME Church; Order of the Eastern Star; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated; Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated; The Links, Incorporated; Les Dames Magnifique, Inc.; and Prince Hall Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, Jurisdiction of Georgia, all of which have joined hearts and hands with the American Heart Association of the Central Georgia Region to build awareness and education of the resources for women in Macon-Bibb County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County and encourage all residents to work together to improve women's health and increase awareness and understanding of heart disease. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make 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 Georgia House resolution recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County, highlighting heart disease awareness efforts aimed at women and African American women in particular. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month specifically in Macon-Bibb County, following the American Heart Association's national designation of February for cardiovascular health awareness since 1963. The resolution highlights that heart disease is the leading killer of women in the United States and disproportionately affects African American women, and it credits a coalition of women-led organizations, including several historically Black sororities and civic groups, for partnering with the American Heart Association's Central Georgia Region to build awareness in Macon-Bibb County. It directs the House Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press, but it creates no funding, requirements, or penalties. ### What it does - Formally recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County through a House resolution. - Encourages Macon-Bibb County residents to work together to improve women's health and raise awareness of heart disease. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available for distribution to the public and press. - Creates no new laws, funding, requirements, or penalties; it is a symbolic statement rather than binding legislation. ### Who it affects The resolution names Macon-Bibb County residents generally, with particular focus on women and African American women affected by heart disease. It also recognizes the American Heart Association's Central Georgia Region and a coalition of women-led civic and sororal organizations involved in awareness efforts. ### Why it matters Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it has no direct legal effect on Georgians. Its practical impact is symbolic: drawing public attention to heart disease risks for women, especially African American women, and acknowledging community organizations working on awareness in Macon-Bibb County. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County and encourages residents to raise awareness of heart disease. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - The whereas clauses cite statistics that cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States and that nearly 50 percent of African American women are diagnosed with heart disease. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-11) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-11) - Sponsors: Miriam Paris, Tangie Herring, Anissa Jones, Floyd Griffin, Patty Stinson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73147 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1333.md?full=1