--- title: HR 1394. Desai, Officer Paramhans; honoring the life and memory; condolences collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1394 cite_as: HR 1394, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1394 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1394.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1394/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73389 date: 2026-02-18 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/hr1393.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1395.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1394.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1394 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-18 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Mary Ann Santos text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1394/2025 upstream_id: 2119548 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - law enforcement - Henry County - fallen officer tribute - Georgia House resolution --- # HR 1394. Desai, Officer Paramhans; honoring the life and memory; condolences ## Text House Resolution 1394 By: Representative Santos of the 117th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life and memory of Officer Paramhans Desai; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the State of Georgia lost one of its finest citizens and most dedicated law enforcement officers with the untimely passing of Officer Paramhans Desai on November 8, 2021; and WHEREAS, Officer Desai was highly regarded by the citizens of his community and state and by local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and dedication to the sound principles of law enforcement; and WHEREAS, he served with honor and distinction as a member of the Henry County Police Department, and his life was tragically taken in the line of duty while he heroically carried out the difficult responsibilities of his vocation; and WHEREAS, Officer Desai exhibited extraordinary devotion to public service, outstanding loyalty, fine leadership, and meticulous attention to detail in all of his duties; and WHEREAS, he will long be remembered for his inspiring commitment to the welfare of others, which stands as a shining example of the positive effect law enforcement professionals have on the lives and well-being of others. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Officer Paramhans Desai and express their most sincere condolences at his passing. 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 family of Officer Paramhans Desai. ## 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 honors the life of Officer Paramhans Desai of the Henry County Police Department, who died in the line of duty on November 8, 2021, and offers condolences to his family. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a formal tribute passed by the Georgia House of Representatives to honor Officer Paramhans Desai, a Henry County Police Department officer who was killed in the line of duty on November 8, 2021. The resolution praises his integrity, dedication, leadership, and commitment to public service. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it formally expresses the House's condolences to Officer Desai's family and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to his family. ### What it does - Formally honors the life and memory of Officer Paramhans Desai, who died in the line of duty on November 8, 2021. - Expresses the House of Representatives' sincere condolences to Officer Desai's family. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Officer Desai's family. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Officer Paramhans Desai's family, the Henry County Police Department, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters While the resolution carries no legal or regulatory effect, it provides official, public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives of an officer's death in the line of duty and formally documents the legislature's condolences for his family. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause states that House members join in honoring Officer Desai's life and memory and express condolences at his passing. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to Officer Desai's family. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-18) - Sponsors: Mary Ann Santos - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73389 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1394.md?full=1