--- title: HR 280. Nurses Day at the state capitol; February 19, 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr280 cite_as: HR 280, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr280 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr280.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr280/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70449 date: 2025-02-18 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/hr279.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr281.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr280.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 280 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-18 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Viola Davis - Angie O'Steen - Mark Newton - Kim Schofield - Imani Barnes - Betsy Holland text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR280/2025 upstream_id: 1974391 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - nurses day - health care workforce - state capitol recognition - nursing --- # HR 280. Nurses Day at the state capitol; February 19, 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 280 By: Representatives Davis of the 87th, O’Steen of the 169th, Newton of the 127th, Schofield of the 63rd, Barnes of the 86th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Nurses Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the more than 170,000 registered nurses in Georgia represent the state's largest health care profession and are vital to the medical well-being of our citizens; and WHEREAS, professional nursing has proven to be an indispensable component of the safe, high quality care of hospitalized patients; and WHEREAS, professional nurses are also vital to the outpatient care of patients, and the renewed emphasis on access to primary and preventative care in recent years will require better utilization of our state's registered nursing resources; and WHEREAS, the aging of the American population, further reduction of health care options in rural settings, and growth of home health care services have led to a greater than ever demand for registered nursing services, and more qualified registered nurses will be needed in the future to meet the increasingly complex needs of health care consumers in Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Nurses Association supports and advocates for the many ways in which registered nurses of all levels of education and training strive to provide safe and high quality patient care and maps out ways to improve our health care system. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize February 19, 2025, as Nurses Day at the state capitol and commend the men and women of our nursing workforce for their strength, leadership, and courage in their willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. 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 February 19, 2025 as Nurses Day at the state capitol, honoring the state's more than 170,000 registered nurses. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a ceremonial statement from the House of Representatives designating February 19, 2025 as Nurses Day at the state capitol. The text explains why lawmakers are making the recognition: registered nurses are Georgia's largest health care profession, they play a central role in hospital and outpatient care, and demand for nursing services is expected to grow as the population ages and rural health care options shrink. The resolution commends nurses for their strength, leadership, and courage, and credits the Georgia Nurses Association for advocating on behalf of the profession. It closes with a routine instruction directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. ### What it does - Formally designates February 19, 2025 as Nurses Day at the Georgia state capitol. - Commends Georgia's registered nurses for their role in hospital, outpatient, and home health care. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties; it is a symbolic statement rather than a change to Georgia law. ### Who it affects Georgia's more than 170,000 registered nurses and the Georgia Nurses Association are directly honored by this resolution. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare copies for public and press distribution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect, but it gives official recognition to the nursing profession at the state capitol, highlighting concerns like rural health care access and the growing demand for nurses as Georgia's population ages. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause designates February 19, 2025 as Nurses Day at the state capitol and commends nurses for their work. - A closing clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press. - The whereas clauses cite that Georgia has more than 170,000 registered nurses, its largest health care profession. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-18) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-18) - Sponsors: Viola Davis, Angie O'Steen, Mark Newton, Kim Schofield, Imani Barnes, Betsy Holland - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70449 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr280.md?full=1