--- title: HR 1451. Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; 02/24/26; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1451 cite_as: HR 1451, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1451 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1451.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1451/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73583 date: 2026-02-24 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/hr1450.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1452.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1451.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1451 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-24 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Angie O'Steen text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1451/2025 upstream_id: 2123598 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia Commission on Women - ceremonial resolution - anti-human trafficking - state capitol recognition --- # HR 1451. Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; 02/24/26; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1451 By: Representative O’Steen of the 169th A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 24, 2026, as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia Commission on Women was created in 1992 to advocate for the health, education, legal, and social welfare of women in the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Commission on Women consists of 15 commissioners appointed from across the state who represent the diverse geography and perspectives of the women of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Georgia has a wealth of citizens whose efforts and legacies greatly enrich the lives of Georgia's men, women, and children across disciplines as Champions of Change; and WHEREAS, recognizing exemplary men and women for their contributions to our state is an honor and privilege for the Georgia Commission on Women; and WHEREAS, on this day, the Georgia Commission on Women is proud to be recognizing Representative Lydia Glaize, Chief Jay Parrish, Dr. Delphia Young, Ela Lena, Kim Jones, and Representative Alan Powell. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize February 24, 2026, as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day in Georgia to honor Georgia leaders for their contributions to our communities in the areas of health care, education, anti-human trafficking, and leadership. 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 designates February 24, 2026 as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day, honoring six Georgians for contributions to health care, education, and anti-human trafficking work. ### Plain-language summary The Georgia Commission on Women, created in 1992 to advocate for the health, education, legal, and social welfare of women in Georgia, holds an annual event recognizing people it calls Champions of Change. This resolution formally names February 24, 2026 as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol. The resolution honors six named individuals: Representative Lydia Glaize, Chief Jay Parrish, Dr. Delphia Young, Ela Lena, Kim Jones, and Representative Alan Powell, for their contributions to Georgia communities in health care, education, anti-human trafficking, and leadership. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Designates February 24, 2026 as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol. - Names six individuals honored for contributions in health care, education, anti-human trafficking, and leadership. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Representative Lydia Glaize, Chief Jay Parrish, Dr. Delphia Young, Ela Lena, Kim Jones, and Representative Alan Powell. It also involves the Georgia Commission on Women and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, but creates no obligations for the general public. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial honor with no legal effect on Georgians generally. It gives formal recognition through the House of Representatives to specific individuals and to the Georgia Commission on Women's work on women's health, education, and anti-human trafficking efforts. ### Key provisions - The preamble explains that the Georgia Commission on Women was created in 1992 and consists of 15 commissioners representing Georgia's diverse regions. - The resolving clause designates February 24, 2026 as Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day in Georgia. - The resolution honors the named individuals for contributions in health care, education, anti-human trafficking, and leadership. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-24) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-24) - Sponsors: Angie O'Steen - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73583 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1451.md?full=1