--- title: HR 61. AHIMSA-End Gun Violence; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr61 cite_as: HR 61, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr61 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr61.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr61/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69521 date: 2025-01-27 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/hr60.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr62.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr61.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 61 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-27 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Michelle Au - Long Tran - Samuel Park - Marvin Lim - Ruwa Romman text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR61/2025 upstream_id: 1943277 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - gun violence prevention - student advocacy - House resolution - community organizations --- # HR 61. AHIMSA-End Gun Violence; commend ## Text House Resolution 61 By: Representatives Au of the 50th, Tran of the 80th, Park of the 107th, Lim of the 98th, and Romman of the 97th A RESOLUTION Commending AHIMSA-End Gun Violence; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, AHIMSA-End Gun Violence was founded on April 18, 2023, by Dr. Amod Sureka, Dr. Shailendra Palvia, and Ms. Vaisheshi Jalajam; and WHEREAS, "Ahimsa," the organization's namesake, is the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence and is a key virtue for a number of Indian religions; and WHEREAS, based on the principle of Ahimsa, this remarkable organization advocates for gun violence prevention through legislative action and student mentorship; and WHEREAS, AHIMSA-End Gun Violence holds five-day, 40-hour classes for students interested in gun violence prevention advocacy; and WHEREAS, AHIMSA-End Gun Violence is preparing future generations to be well informed, effective advocates; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary organization be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend AHIMSA-End Gun Violence for their student mentorship and advocacy as well as extend best wishes for its future success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to AHIMSA-End Gun Violence. ## 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 AHIMSA-End Gun Violence, an advocacy and student mentorship organization focused on gun violence prevention, for its work. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a bill that changes state law. It recognizes AHIMSA-End Gun Violence, an organization founded in April 2023 by Dr. Amod Sureka, Dr. Shailendra Palvia, and Ms. Vaisheshi Jalajam, for its work on gun violence prevention advocacy and mentoring students. The resolution describes the organization's name as drawn from the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence, and notes that it runs five-day, 40-hour classes to train students interested in advocacy on this issue. The House resolves to commend the organization for its mentorship and advocacy work and to wish it future success. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization. ### What it does - Formally commends AHIMSA-End Gun Violence for its student mentorship and gun violence prevention advocacy work. - Extends the House's best wishes for the organization's future success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization. - Creates no new statutory requirements, funding, or penalties, since it is a commendation resolution rather than a law-changing bill. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors AHIMSA-End Gun Violence, its founders, and the students it trains through its advocacy classes. It has no regulatory or legal effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendation resolution, it carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements; its main effect is official recognition of the organization's advocacy and mentorship work. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe AHIMSA-End Gun Violence's founding in April 2023 and its founders. - The whereas clauses describe the organization's five-day, 40-hour training classes for student advocates. - The resolving clause formally commends the organization for its mentorship and advocacy and wishes it future success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the organization. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-27) - Sponsors: Michelle Au, Long Tran, Samuel Park, Marvin Lim, Ruwa Romman - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69521 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr61.md?full=1