Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 440: American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County; February 2025; recognize
Last action February 27, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 2025 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County, highlighting heart disease awareness efforts aimed at women, including African American women.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It formally recognizes February 2025 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County, echoing the American Heart Association's national observance that began in 1963. The resolution highlights that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, with a disproportionate impact on African American women, and notes the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. It credits a coalition of women-led organizations, such as sororities and civic groups, working with the American Heart Association of the Central Georgia Region to raise awareness in Macon-Bibb County. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press, but it creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes February 2025 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County through a House resolution.
- Encourages Macon-Bibb County residents to work together to improve women's health and raise awareness of heart disease.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
- Creates no new laws, funding, or enforceable requirements; the resolution is a symbolic statement rather than a binding legal change.
Who it affects
The resolution is symbolic and mainly affects residents of Macon-Bibb County, particularly women, who are encouraged to engage with heart health awareness efforts. It also references the American Heart Association and several women-led civic and sororal organizations active in the region.
Why it matters
While the resolution does not change any law or provide funding, it publicly draws attention to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death among women, especially African American women, and formally supports local awareness campaigns in Macon-Bibb County.
Key provisions
- The resolving clause recognizes February 2025 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County and encourages residents to improve women's health awareness.
- A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press for distribution.
- The whereas clauses cite statistics on cardiovascular disease among women, particularly African American women, without creating any legal obligations.
From the bill
“cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer of women in the United States and disproportionately affect African American women with nearly 50 percent being diagnosed with heart disease in this country”
“the members of this body recognize February 2025 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County and encourage all residents to work together to improve women's health and increase awareness and understanding of heart disease”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)
- Tangie Herring (D, HD-145)
- Dale Washburn (R, HD-144)
- Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
- Floyd Griffin (D, HD-149)
Topics
- heart health
- women's health
- Macon-Bibb County
- public health awareness