Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 896: Georgia Pharmacy Association; 150th anniversary; recognize
Last action March 31, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution recognizes the Georgia Pharmacy Association's 150th anniversary, honoring its history and role representing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians statewide.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Introduced version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives congratulates the Georgia Pharmacy Association on reaching its 150th anniversary. It recounts the association's founding in Macon in 1875, its role in shaping early pharmacy education and licensing standards in Georgia, and its members' contributions to innovations like Coca-Cola and RC Cola. The resolution states that the association currently represents more than 14,000 licensed pharmacists and 26,000 pharmacy technicians in Georgia. It formally offers congratulations and well wishes to the association's members, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press. It does not change any Georgia law.
What the bill does
- Formally congratulates the Georgia Pharmacy Association on its 150th anniversary on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Recites historical facts about the association's founding in 1875 and its role in pharmacy education and licensing in Georgia.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for public and press distribution.
- Extends the House's well wishes to the association's members but creates no new legal requirements or funding.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names the Georgia Pharmacy Association and its members, including independent pharmacists, chain retail pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy owners, and pharmacy students across Georgia.
Why it matters
This is a ceremonial honor with no binding legal effect on pharmacy practice, licensing, or funding in Georgia. Its practical impact is symbolic recognition of the association's history and public distribution of the resolution's text.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe the association's 1875 founding in Macon and its historical role in setting pharmacy education and licensure guidelines in Georgia.
- The resolved clause formally congratulates the association and extends best wishes to its members.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.
From the bill
“the members of this body congratulate the Georgia Pharmacy Association upon the grand occasion of its 150th anniversary and extend best wishes to each of its members for future health, happiness, and prosperity”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Butch Parrish (R, HD-158)
- Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
- Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)
- Trey Kelley (R, HD-16)
- Lee Hawkins (R, HD-27)
- Lehman Franklin (R, HD-160)
Topics
- pharmacy
- Georgia Pharmacy Association
- ceremonial resolution
- healthcare professionals