--- title: HR 589. Au, Dr. Michelle; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr589 cite_as: HR 589, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr589 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr589.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr589/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71335 date: 2025-03-11 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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/hr588.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr590.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr589.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 589 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-11 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Teddy Reese - Carolyn Hugley text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR589/2025 upstream_id: 2000302 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative commendation - Georgia House of Representatives - healthcare professionals --- # HR 589. Au, Dr. Michelle; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3365 House Resolution 589 By: Representatives Reese of the 140th and Hugley of the 141st A RESOLUTION Recognizing, commending, and congratulating Dr. Michelle Au; and for other purposes.1 WHEREAS, Dr. Michelle Au is an anesthesiologist at Emory-St. Jo seph's Hospital, in2 Atlanta, Georgia, and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives; and3 WHEREAS, born and raised in New York City, she graduated magna cum laude from4 Wellesley College in 1999, with a degree in Psychobiology, and received her medical degree5 in 2003, from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York;6 and7 WHEREAS, in addition to her clinical work, Dr. Au is a public speaker and published writer8 whose work has appeared in numerous prestigious publications; and9 WHEREAS, Dr. Au was proud to be the first Asian woman elected t o the Georgia State10 Senate, where she served from 2021 through 2023; and11 WHEREAS, in her first term in the Georgia General Assembly she was named 2022 State12 Legislator of the Year by Everytown/Moms Demand Action for her work on advancing gun13 H. R. 589 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3365 safety, and was named Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Cha pter of the American14 Academy of Pediatrics for her strong advocacy on behalf of Georgia's children; and15 WHEREAS, Dr. Au's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience16 and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state17 have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, associates, and constituents;18 and19 WHEREAS, Dr. Au, doing what she would do for any of her patients, answered a very late20 call from Representative Teddy Reese regarding his mother and a very severe medical21 situation; and22 WHEREAS, thanks to the leadership, care, compassion, and direction of Dr. Au, Mrs. Carrie23 Prosser, mother of Representative Teddy Reese, immediately rece ived the appropriate24 medical attention which the family is convinced saved the life of Mrs. Prosser; and25 WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for26 integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and27 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this28 dedicated legislator and medical professional be appropriately recognized. 29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that30 the members of this body recognize, commend, and congratulate D r. Michelle Au for her31 efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia and extend32 the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness.33 H. R. 589 - 2 - 25 LC 112 3365 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized34 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dr.35 Michelle Au.36 H. R. 589 - 3 - ## 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 formally commends Dr. Michelle Au, an Emory-St. Joseph's Hospital anesthesiologist and state legislator, for her medical career and public service. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Dr. Michelle Au, an anesthesiologist and member of the General Assembly. It recounts her education, her medical career, her time in the Georgia State Senate from 2021 to 2023 as the first Asian woman elected to that body, and awards she received for legislative work on gun safety and children's health. The resolution also describes a personal story in which Dr. Au helped direct urgent medical care for the mother of one of her House colleagues. It closes by formally commending her public service and directing the Clerk of the House to give her a copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally recognizes, commends, and congratulates Dr. Michelle Au for her medical career and legislative service. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Dr. Au. - Creates no new statute, funding, or legal requirement, as a commendation resolution has no regulatory effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Dr. Michelle Au. It also references Representative Teddy Reese and his mother, Mrs. Carrie Prosser, in describing a personal anecdote about medical care. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor with no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is limited to public recognition of Dr. Au's medical and legislative record within the official record of the House. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses detail Dr. Au's education, medical career, and prior service in the Georgia State Senate from 2021 to 2023. - The resolved clause formally commends and congratulates Dr. Au for her public service to the State of Georgia. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Au. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-11) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-11) - Sponsors: Teddy Reese, Carolyn Hugley - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71335 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr589.md?full=1