--- title: HR 951. Child Abuse Prevention Month; April 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr951 cite_as: HR 951, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr951 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr951.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr951/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72069 date: 2026-01-12 status: introduced 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. 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Child Abuse Prevention Month; April 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 951 By: Representatives Kelley of the 16th and Smith of the 18th A RESOLUTION Recognizing April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, children are vital to our state's future success, prosperity, and quality of life, as well as being our most vulnerable assets; and WHEREAS, all children deserve to have the safe, stable, and nurturing homes and communities they need to foster their healthy growth and development; and WHEREAS, child abuse and neglect is a community responsibility affecting both the current and future quality of life of a community; and WHEREAS, communities that provide parents with social support, knowledge of parenting and child development, and concrete resources needed to cope with stress and nurture their children ensure that all children grow to their full potential; and WHEREAS, effective child abuse prevention strategies succeed because of partnerships created among citizens, human service agencies, schools, faith communities, health care providers, civic organizations, law enforcement agencies, and the business community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 House resolution recognizes April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Georgia, highlighting community efforts to prevent child abuse and support families. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change Georgia law. It is a symbolic statement from the Georgia House of Representatives designating April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The resolution's preamble describes children as vital to the state's future and notes that preventing child abuse depends on partnerships among families, schools, faith communities, health care providers, law enforcement, and businesses. The operative part of the resolution simply states that House members recognize April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the public and press. It creates no new programs, funding, or legal requirements. ### What it does - Formally recognizes April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month through a House resolution. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Creates no new law, funding, or enforcement mechanism; it is a symbolic statement rather than a binding statute. ### Who it affects The resolution mainly affects the Georgia House of Representatives and its Clerk, who must distribute copies. It also speaks broadly to families, children, human service agencies, schools, faith communities, health care providers, and law enforcement agencies involved in child abuse prevention. ### Why it matters Because the resolution has no legal force, it does not change any Georgia law, funding, or agency duties. Its practical effect is limited to a public statement drawing attention to child abuse prevention and encouraging community partnerships during April 2025. ### Key provisions - The preamble ('WHEREAS' clauses) describes children as vital to the state and outlines community factors that help prevent child abuse and neglect. - The resolving clause formally recognizes April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-04-04) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-01-12) - Sponsors: Trey Kelley, Tyler Smith - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72069 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr951.md?full=1