--- title: HR 1353. Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1353 cite_as: HR 1353, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1353 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1353.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1353/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73210 date: 2026-02-12 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/hr1352.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1354.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1353.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1353 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-12 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Mary Ann Santos - Kimberly New - Beth Camp - Stan Gunter - Omari Crawford - Carolyn Hugley text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1353/2025 upstream_id: 2116231 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - domestic violence - survivor advocacy - legislative recognition - victim protections --- # HR 1353. Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1353 By: Representatives Santos of the 117th, New of the 40th, Camp of the 135th, Gunter of the 8th, Crawford of the 89th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV) began as the Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence in 1980 under the leadership of Jean Marcinko with five charter members, including the Columbus Alliance for Battered Women, the Council on Battered Women in Atlanta, the Council on Battered Women in Athens, the S.A.F.E. Shelter in Savannah, and the YWCA Crisis Center in Cobb County; and WHEREAS, the coalition provides information and support to members and local groups, promotes services and prevention to families in domestic violence situations, promotes public awareness and education of the problem of domestic violence and possible prevention strategies, and functions as a unified body and a resource to the State regarding legislation, reforms, funding and prevalence of domestic violence; and WHEREAS, for the past 25 years, thousands of advocates have convened at the Georgia State Capitol to be a voice for change and improve the lives of survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the state of Georgia as a part of GCADV's efforts to end domestic violence; and WHEREAS, GCADV stands with survivors by partnering with the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault and other advocacy organizations for Stop Violence Against Women Day at the Georgia Capitol; and WHEREAS, with the help of its partners and allies, GCADV has worked to pass meaningful legislation that ensures the rights of survivors are protected and upheld, including the passage of the Survivor Justice Act, adding pets to protective order petitions, establishing an address confidentiality program, creating a pathway for justice for victims of dating violence, allowing victims of domestic violence and stalking to break their lease without penalty and establishing domestic violence as a "good cause" for receiving unemployment benefits for those who have to leave their jobs, and allowing survivors to include child support as relief in temporary protective orders. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. ## 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 formally recognizes and commends the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence for decades of advocacy work supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a ceremonial statement from the House of Representatives honoring the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV), which began in 1980 as the Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence with five founding member organizations. The resolution recounts the coalition's history and its role supporting survivors, promoting public awareness, and working with partner organizations like the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. It credits GCADV with helping pass past legislation such as the Survivor Justice Act, protective order reforms, and lease-breaking protections for domestic violence victims. The resolution formally commends the organization and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to GCADV for distribution. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence on behalf of the House of Representatives. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. - Creates no new law, funding, or legal requirement; it is a ceremonial statement rather than legislation. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and its partner organizations, including the Georgia Commission on Family Violence and the Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault. It has no direct legal effect on other Georgians. ### Why it matters Because this is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law, it does not change any rights, benefits, or requirements for Georgians. Its practical effect is a formal, public acknowledgment by the House of Representatives of the coalition's work supporting domestic violence survivors. ### Key provisions - Recites the history of GCADV since its founding in 1980 as the Georgia Network Against Domestic Violence. - Lists past legislative outcomes GCADV helped bring about, including the Survivor Justice Act and lease-breaking protections for victims of domestic violence and stalking. - The resolving clause states the House 'recognize[s] and commend[s]' the organization. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to GCADV. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-12) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-12) - Sponsors: Mary Ann Santos, Kimberly New, Beth Camp, Stan Gunter, Omari Crawford, Carolyn Hugley - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73210 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1353.md?full=1