--- title: HR 681. The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr681 cite_as: HR 681, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr681 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr681.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr681/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71534 date: 2025-03-20 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. 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The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett; commend ## Text 25 LC 112 3434 House Resolution 681 By: Representatives Beckles of the 96th, Adeyina of the 110th, McClain of the 109th, Okoye of the 102nd, Lim of the 98th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett; and for other purposes.1 WHEREAS, The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett (Good Sa m Gwinnett) is a2 non-profit organization dedicated to serving the uninsured and low-income residents of3 Gwinnett County through two charitable clinics, Good Sam East and Good Sam West, both4 located in Norcross; and5 WHEREAS, since its founding in 2005, Good Sam Gwinnett has provided low-cost medical6 care, dental care, counseling services, and medication assistan ce across the lifespan of7 patients in need, serving more than 300,000 individuals over the past 20 years; and8 WHEREAS, Good Sam Gwinnett operates with the mission of demonstrating Christ's love9 by ensuring that no individual in the community needlessly suffers from treatable health or10 dental conditions due to lack of access to care; and11 WHEREAS, the organization strives to achieve its goals of provi ding quality, affordable12 healthcare and dental services to the uninsured, reducing the burden on emergency rooms for13 non-emergency services, and equipping future medical professionals to address the unique14 challenges faced by disadvantaged patient populations; and15 H. R. 681 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3434 WHEREAS, by fulfilling its mission, Good Sam Gwinnett helps to eliminate health16 disparities among the poor and uninsured, reduces the overall c ost of indigent care in the17 healthcare system, and enhances awareness within the medical community of the needs of18 underserved populations; and19 WHEREAS, under the leadership of CEO Shameka Allen and with a s taff of over 50 full-20 and part-time front line workers, The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett remains21 committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive healthcare services to those who22 might otherwise go without.23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that24 the members of this body commend The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett for its25 unwavering dedication to serving uninsured and low-income indiv iduals and extend best26 wishes for continued success in its mission.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized28 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to The29 Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett.30 H. R. 681 - 2 - ## 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 Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett for two decades of providing low-cost medical and dental care to uninsured and low-income residents of Gwinnett County. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett, a nonprofit that runs two charitable clinics in Norcross called Good Sam East and Good Sam West. The resolution describes the organization's history since its founding in 2005, noting it has served more than 300,000 individuals over 20 years by offering low-cost medical care, dental care, counseling, and medication assistance to uninsured and low-income people. The resolution states the House commends the organization for its dedication and wishes it continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement; it is purely a formal statement of recognition. ### What it does - Formally commends The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett for its work serving uninsured and low-income residents. - States the House's best wishes for the organization's continued success in its mission. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change since it is a commendatory resolution. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names The Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett, its CEO Shameka Allen, and its staff. It also references the uninsured and low-income residents of Gwinnett County who use the organization's clinics for medical, dental, and counseling services. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on Georgia law, funding, or regulation; its significance is symbolic, giving formal public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to a local nonprofit healthcare provider and its staff for two decades of service to uninsured residents. ### Key provisions - Whereas clauses describe Good Sam Gwinnett's history since 2005, its two Norcross clinics, and its record of serving more than 300,000 individuals. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the organization and wish it continued success in its mission. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the organization. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-20) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-20) - Sponsors: Arlene Beckles, Segun Adeyina, Dewey McClain, Gabe Okoye, Marvin Lim, Billy Mitchell - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71534 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr681.md?full=1