--- title: HR 27. Addiction Recovery Awareness Day; January 21, 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr27 cite_as: HR 27, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr27 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr27.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr27/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69387 date: 2025-01-15 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/hr26.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr28.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr27.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 27 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-15 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matthew Gambill - Michelle Au - Katie Dempsey - Sharon Cooper - Lee Hawkins - Yasmin Neal text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR27/2025 upstream_id: 1922233 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - addiction recovery - mental health - substance use disorders - commemorative resolutions --- # HR 27. Addiction Recovery Awareness Day; January 21, 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 27 By: Representatives Gambill of the 15th, Au of the 50th, Dempsey of the 13th, Cooper of the 45th, Hawkins of the 27th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing January 21, 2025, as Addiction Recovery Awareness Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, substance use disorders and mental illness affect millions of individuals of all ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds as well as their families, friends, coworkers, and communities; and WHEREAS, more than 29 million Americans, including 900,000 Georgians, are building lives in recovery from substance use disorders and mental illness; and WHEREAS, recovery saves lives, restores families, strengthens communities, and builds a stronger workforce, making Georgia a safer and healthier state; and WHEREAS, peer-led recovery community organizations across our state continue to educate the public and policy makers on the need for access to prevention, treatment, and peer-based recovery support systems; and WHEREAS, the voice of the recovery community is the single most important voice in the recovery process; and WHEREAS, on Addiction Recovery Awareness Day and throughout the year, we recommit ourselves to helping Georgians who are seeking the treatment they need and we celebrate Georgians who are embracing a life of recovery. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize January 21, 2025, as Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in the State of Georgia. 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 recognizes January 21, 2025 as Addiction Recovery Awareness Day, honoring Georgians in recovery from substance use disorders and mental illness. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives designates January 21, 2025 as Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in Georgia. It does not change any law or create new programs; it is a formal statement recognizing the scale of substance use disorders and mental illness in Georgia and the role of recovery community organizations in supporting people seeking treatment. The resolution cites figures on Americans and Georgians in recovery, credits peer-led recovery groups for educating the public and policymakers, and states the legislature's commitment to helping Georgians seeking treatment. It directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press. ### What it does - Formally designates January 21, 2025 as Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in the State of Georgia. - States the House's recognition of Georgians in recovery from substance use disorders and mental illness. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press. - Creates no new funding, agency duties, or changes to Georgia law. ### Who it affects People in recovery from substance use disorders and mental illness in Georgia, their families, and peer-led recovery community organizations that work on prevention, treatment, and recovery support across the state. ### Why it matters While the resolution carries no legal or funding changes, it gives formal state recognition to the recovery community and its advocacy work, which can raise public awareness of addiction recovery issues and support ongoing efforts by peer-led organizations in Georgia. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause recognizes January 21, 2025 as Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in Georgia. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the public and press. - The whereas clauses cite that more than 900,000 Georgians are in recovery from substance use disorders and mental illness. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-15) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-15) - Sponsors: Matthew Gambill, Michelle Au, Katie Dempsey, Sharon Cooper, Lee Hawkins, Yasmin Neal - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69387 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr27.md?full=1