--- title: HR 28. Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr28 cite_as: HR 28, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr28 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr28.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr28/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69388 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/hr27.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr29.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr28.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 28 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: - Stacey Evans - Gabriel Sanchez - Michelle Au text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR28/2025 upstream_id: 1922216 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - cervical cancer awareness - HPV vaccination - public health - cancer prevention in Georgia --- # HR 28. Georgia Cancer Control Consortium; part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program; exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; commend ## Text House Resolution 28 By: Representatives Evans of the 57th, Sanchez of the 42nd, and Au of the 50th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium as part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program for their exceptional contributions to cervical cancer education and awareness in Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, January is designated by the United States Congress as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program are dedicated to HPV and cervical cancer awareness efforts in Georgia; and WHEREAS, in acknowledgment of their important cancer prevention work, the following are recognized as the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions: the Atrium Floyd Family Practice Residency, Healthy Savannah, the East Georgia Cancer Coalition, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential, the Turner Elementary School Based Health Clinic, and Georgia Highlands Medical Services – Highlands Medical Plaza Pediatrics; and WHEREAS, in the State of Georgia, the state-level cervical cancer screening rate is below the national average at 76.5 percent (national median: 77.7 percent), with one out of five women in Georgia not receiving regular screenings for cervical cancer; and WHEREAS, the geographical disparities within Georgia's counties include Forsyth, McIntosh, Towns, and Franklin counties having cervical cancer screening rates lower than 60 percent; and WHEREAS, only 59 percent of Georgia adolescents are up-to-date with the recommended doses of HPV vaccination, and the HPV vaccination rate in Georgia is below the Healthy People 2030 target rate of 80 percent; and WHEREAS, within the State of Georgia, there are 444 new cases of cervical cancer annually (12,670 new cases nationwide) and 140 deaths each year (4,200 annual deaths nationwide); and WHEREAS, cervical cancer is most often diagnosed between the ages of 35 and 44. The average age of diagnosis in the United States is 50. About 20 percent of cervical cancers are diagnosed after age 65. While guidelines often recommend stopping cervical cancer screenings after age 65 for individuals with a history of normal test results, those without such history are encouraged to continued monitoring. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the 2025 HPV Champions as well as the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolly Awareness Program for their exceptional efforts and commitment to advancing cervical cancer awareness and eliminating this disease. 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 members of the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program. ## 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 the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program for their work on cervical cancer education, and names the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions. ### Plain-language summary This House resolution formally recognizes several organizations working on cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccination awareness in Georgia, including the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program. It also names six organizations as the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions for their prevention work, such as Healthy Savannah and the East Georgia Cancer Coalition. The resolution cites statistics showing Georgia's cervical cancer screening rate is below the national average, with disparities in counties like Forsyth, McIntosh, Towns, and Franklin, and notes that only 59 percent of Georgia adolescents are up to date on HPV vaccination. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the honored groups. It does not create any new law, funding, or program. ### What it does - Commends the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, and The Susan Jolley Awareness Program for cervical cancer education efforts. - Names six organizations, including Healthy Savannah and the East Georgia Cancer Coalition, as the 2025 Georgia HPV Champions. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the honored groups. - Cites state health statistics on cervical cancer screening rates, county-level disparities, and HPV vaccination rates without creating any new legal requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, HPV Cancer Free GA, Cancer Pathways, The Susan Jolley Awareness Program, and six 2025 HPV Champion organizations, including a family practice residency, a school-based health clinic, and a pediatrics practice. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal force and changes no Georgia law, but it publicly highlights gaps in cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination rates across Georgia counties, drawing attention to organizations working to close those gaps. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause formally recognizes and commends the named organizations and the 2025 HPV Champions for their cervical cancer awareness work. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the honored organizations. - Whereas clauses cite specific data: a 76.5 percent state cervical cancer screening rate, 444 new cases and 140 deaths annually in Georgia, and a 59 percent adolescent HPV vaccination rate. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-15) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-15) - Sponsors: Stacey Evans, Gabriel Sanchez, Michelle Au - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69388 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr28.md?full=1