HR 181: Georgia Hearing Day at the state capitol; February 10, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes February 10, 2025 as Georgia Hearing Day at the state capitol. It does not change any Georgia law; instead it states facts about hearing loss, citing studies on its links to cognitive decline, income loss, and its prevalence among American adults, and credits the Georgia Society of Hearing Professionals for founding the observance. The resolution formally encourages Georgia residents to protect their hearing and to seek regular checkups from licensed hearing health care professionals such as hearing aid specialists, audiologists, or ear, nose, and throat doctors (otolaryngologists). It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press.

• Formally designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia Hearing Day at the state capitol.
• Encourages Georgia citizens to protect their hearing and seek checkups from licensed hearing health care professionals.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic recognition.

The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Society of Hearing Professionals and hearing health care providers such as audiologists, hearing aid specialists, and otolaryngologists, whose work it highlights. It also addresses Georgia residents generally, encouraging them to seek hearing checkups.

While the resolution carries no legal force, it publicly draws attention to hearing loss as a health issue linked to cognitive decline, isolation, and lost income, and points Georgians toward licensed professionals for hearing checkups, potentially raising awareness of an often overlooked condition.

• The whereas clauses cite studies from the Better Hearing Institute and the National Institutes of Deafness and Other Communications Disorders on the prevalence and effects of hearing loss.
• The resolving clause designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia Hearing Day at the state capitol.
• The resolution encourages citizens to seek services from licensed hearing health care professionals, including hearing aid specialists, audiologists, or otolaryngologists.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-05House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-05House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-05House Hopper (House)

• Bill Yearta (R, HD-152)Primary sponsor
• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)
• Robert Dickey (R, HD-134)
• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)
• Mike Cameron (R, HD-001)

• hearing loss awareness
• public health
• Georgia legislature ceremonial resolutions
• audiology