--- title: HR 1569. Georgia State Retirees Association; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1569 cite_as: HR 1569, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1569 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1569.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1569/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73843 date: 2026-03-03 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/hr1568.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1570.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1569.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1569 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-03 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Lehman Franklin - John Carson - David Jenkins - Steve Tarvin - Stacey Evans - Debbie Buckner text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1569/2025 upstream_id: 2128606 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - state retirees - public employee benefits - legislative commendation - pensions --- # HR 1569. Georgia State Retirees Association; commend ## Text House Resolution 1569 By: Representatives Franklin of the 160th, Carson of the 46th, Jenkins of the 136th, Tarvin of the 2nd, Evans of the 57th, and others A RESOLUTION Honoring Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA) was established in 2006 and is a nonprofit organization which advocates for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators within the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, GSRA is dedicated to enhancing and promoting education, as well as the welfare of the entire Georgia state government community relative to the retirement and health care benefits that are provided to State of Georgia employees; and WHEREAS, it provides educational opportunities for members, including the exchange of information, ideas, knowledge, and expertise in all matters affecting the well-being of the community, including but not limited to retirement and insurance benefits; and WHEREAS, GSRA recognizes that the two common interests that bind retirees of state government, local school systems, and the Board of Regents are pension benefits based upon salary, length of service, and health insurance; and WHEREAS, GSRA honors the many thousands of individuals who enriched the State by their dedicated service and advocates for retention and continued excellence by assisting and encouraging the State to keep its promises to its workforce for retirement and insurance benefits; and WHEREAS, this association advocates and provides assistance for those actively serving the State of Georgia, and for those who provide or have provided service in the education of the children of Georgia; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this exemplary association be honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association. 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 Georgia State Retirees Association. ## 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 Georgia State Retirees Association and the state's retirees for their work supporting retirement and health care benefits for state employees and educators. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally honors the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA), a nonprofit founded in 2006 that advocates for more than 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators in Georgia. The resolution describes GSRA's work promoting education and welfare related to retirement and health care benefits, and its advocacy for keeping the state's promises on pensions and insurance to its workforce. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to GSRA as a formal recognition. ### What it does - Formally honors Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association through the House of Representatives. - Recites GSRA's history, founding in 2006, and its advocacy work for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to GSRA. - Makes no changes to any Georgia statute, benefit, or funding level. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Georgia State Retirees Association and, more broadly, active and retired state employees, local school system employees, and Board of Regents employees whose retirement and health benefits GSRA advocates for. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendation rather than a law, it does not change any retiree's pension, health insurance, or benefits. Its practical effect is symbolic recognition of GSRA's advocacy work, formally entered into the House's record and shared with the organization. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe GSRA's founding in 2006 and its role advocating for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives honor Georgia's retirees and GSRA as a body. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to GSRA. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Lehman Franklin, John Carson, David Jenkins, Steve Tarvin, Stacey Evans, Debbie Buckner - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73843 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1569.md?full=1