--- title: HR 1624. Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1624 cite_as: HR 1624, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1624 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1624.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1624/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73959 date: 2026-03-06 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/hr1623.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1625.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1624.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1624 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-06 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Park Cannon - Mekyah McQueen - El-Mahdi Holly - Bryce Berry - Imani Barnes - Rhonda Burnough text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1624/2025 upstream_id: 2130705 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - healthcare access - health equity - Medicaid policy - student advocacy - Spelman College --- # HR 1624. Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative; commend ## Text House Resolution 1624 By: Representatives Cannon of the 58th, McQueen of the 61st, Holly of the 116th, Berry of the 56th, Barnes of the 86th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative is a student-led initiative dedicated to improving healthcare access for all Georgians, with a particular focus on addressing healthcare coverage gaps and advancing health equity across the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Spelman Health Advocacy Initiative was founded in 2025 by Parker Chambers, Jalease Burke, and Sheridan Lyles to empower students to engage directly in health policy education, advocacy, and civic leadership; and WHEREAS, the initiative has met and worked with members of the Georgia General Assembly, including senators and representatives, to discuss healthcare access, Medicaid policy, and the broader state of healthcare within Georgia; and WHEREAS, the initiative brings together students across disciplines, including sociology, economics, biology, and public health, to promote interdisciplinary advocacy and emphasize diverse perspectives in shaping equitable health policy solutions; and WHEREAS, the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative has educated students on healthcare coverage options, the legislative process, and the importance of civic engagement while intentionally uplifting and centering community voices in conversations about healthcare reform. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative for its many outstanding contributions on behalf of the citizens of this state as well as extended best wishes for continued success. 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 commends Spelman College's Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative, a student-led group working on healthcare access and health policy education across the state. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendation resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not create any new law, program, or funding. Instead, it formally recognizes the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative, a student-led group founded in 2025, for its work on healthcare access and health equity in Georgia. The resolution describes the initiative's founders, its work meeting with members of the Georgia General Assembly on healthcare access and Medicaid policy, and its efforts to involve students from different fields of study in health policy advocacy. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ### What it does - Formally commends the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative for its work on healthcare access and health equity in Georgia. - States the initiative's history, including its founding in 2025 by three named students. - Notes that the initiative has met with Georgia senators and representatives to discuss Medicaid policy and healthcare access. - 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 the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative, its student founders, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute copies. It has no binding effect on any other Georgians, agencies, or businesses. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding changes. Its practical effect is symbolic recognition: it puts the Georgia House of Representatives on record praising a student group's health policy advocacy work and directs official copies to be shared publicly. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the initiative's founding in 2025, its student founders, and its focus on healthcare coverage gaps and health equity. - The whereas clauses note the initiative's meetings with Georgia senators and representatives on healthcare access and Medicaid policy. - The resolving clause formally commends the initiative and wishes it continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Park Cannon, Mekyah McQueen, El-Mahdi Holly, Bryce Berry, Imani Barnes, Rhonda Burnough - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73959 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1624.md?full=1