Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 1000: Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore Jan; recognize
Last action March 20, 2026 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes and commends outgoing Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones for more than two decades of service in the state House of Representatives.
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 Enrolled version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors Jan Jones, who has served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Georgia House of Representatives, on the occasion of her retirement after more than 20 years in the legislature. The resolution recounts her career: first elected in 2002 to represent parts of North Fulton and East Cherokee counties, elected Speaker Pro Tempore in 2010 as the first woman to hold that role, and later serving as Georgia's first female Speaker of the House during a 2022 leadership transition. It credits her with work on the HOPE Scholarship, Georgia's Pre-K program, and school choice options, and with helping create the City of Milton. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to give her an official copy as a keepsake.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends Jan Jones for her career in the Georgia House of Representatives upon her retirement.
- States the Senate's gratitude and best wishes to her but creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Jones.
Who it affects
This resolution directly names and honors Jan Jones, the outgoing Speaker Pro Tempore of the Georgia House of Representatives. It has no direct legal or regulatory effect on any other group of Georgians.
Why it matters
Resolutions like this carry symbolic rather than legal weight. It does not change any Georgia law, program, or funding, but it formally records the Senate's recognition of a long-serving legislator's career for the public record.
Key provisions
- Recites Jones's legislative career, including her 2002 election, her 2010 election as Speaker Pro Tempore, and her 2022 service as Georgia's first female Speaker of the House.
- Credits her with policy work on the HOPE Scholarship's STEM grade weighting, Pre-K funding, and options for students at low-performing schools.
- Resolves that the Senate commends her service and extends gratitude and best wishes on her retirement.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to Jones.
From the bill
“the longest-serving Speaker Pro Tempore in United States history, is retiring after more than two decades of dedicated service in the Georgia House of Representatives”
“the members of this body recognize and commend Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones for her outstanding career of public service and extend their deepest gratitude and best wishes upon the occasion of her retirement”
Discussed in meetings (1)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
Senate floor session, March 25, 2026 (legislative day 37)
From 1:20:53 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate adopted a resolution without objection honoring the retiring House speaker pro tempore. The clerk's reading highlighted more than two decades of service and leadership milestones for women. The presenting senator praised the honoree's leadership and mentorship. The honoree thanked senators and described cooperation between the two chambers.
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Larry Walker, III (R, SD-20)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
- Kenya Wicks (D, SD-34)
- Kim Jackson (D, SD-41)
- Ed Setzler (R, SD-37)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D, SD-33)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
- Sam Watson (R, SD-11)
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-52)
- Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-21)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- Steven McNeel (R, SD-18)
- Max Burns (R, SD-23)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
- Frank Ginn (R, SD-47)
- Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)
- Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
- Lee Anderson (R, SD-24)
- Drew Echols (R, SD-49)
- Elena Parent (D, SD-44)
- RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-38)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
- Nan Orrock (D, SD-36)
- Timothy Bearden (R, SD-30)
- Matt Brass (R, SD-6)
- Carden Summers (R, SD-13)
- Emanuel Jones (D, SD-10)
- Josh McLaurin (D, SD-14)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
- Randal Mangham (D, SD-55)
- Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
- Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-5)
- Brian Strickland (R, SD-42)
- Donzella James (D, SD-28)
- Blake Tillery (R, SD-19)
- Sonya Halpern (D, SD-39)
- Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
- Greg Dolezal (R, SD-27)
- Jaha Howard (D, SD-35)
- Steve Gooch (R, SD-51)
Topics
- legislative honors
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Jan Jones
- ceremonial resolution