SR 1054: Atlanta Botanical Garden; recognize and commend

This resolution from the Georgia Senate honors the Atlanta Botanical Garden on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. It recounts the garden's history, from its founding in 1973 and incorporation in 1976 through major milestones like the Children's Garden, the Fuqua Orchid Center, the Kendeda Canopy Walk, and the opening of a second campus in Gainesville in 2015. It also highlights the garden's conservation work, including its role in the Southeastern Center for Conservation and the Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance, along with awards it has received. The resolution does not create any new law, spending, or regulation. It simply states that the Senate recognizes and commends the garden for its 50 years of service and growth, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

• Formally recognizes and commends the Atlanta Botanical Garden for reaching its 50th anniversary.
• Recounts the garden's history and milestones, including its founding, expansions, and conservation programs, without changing any law.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes to the garden for continued success, a ceremonial statement with no legal effect.

This resolution mainly affects the Atlanta Botanical Garden itself, which receives the formal recognition, and the Secretary of the Senate, who is directed to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the garden.

The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences; it does not change any law, fund any program, or impose any requirement. Its practical effect is a formal, symbolic gesture from the Georgia Senate honoring a well-known Atlanta institution's anniversary.

• The resolved clause states the Senate recognizes and commends the Atlanta Botanical Garden for 50 years of service, growth, and commitment to conservation and community enrichment.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to the garden.
• The whereas clauses describe the garden's founding in 1973, incorporation in 1976, and major additions such as the Children's Garden (1999), Fuqua Orchid Center (2002), and Kendeda Canopy Walk.

1. 2026-03-27Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-26Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)Primary sponsor
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)

• Atlanta Botanical Garden
• legislative commendation
• Georgia Senate resolution
• conservation
• Atlanta history