--- title: SR 1072. Newman, Donald; recognize and commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr1072 cite_as: SR 1072, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1072 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1072.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1072/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74591 date: 2026-03-31 status: passed 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1071.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1073.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1072.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 1072 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-31 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Timothy Bearden text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR1072/2025 upstream_id: 2139202 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative resolution - Carroll County - local government service - Mount Zion --- # SR 1072. Newman, Donald; recognize and commend ## Text Senate Resolution 1072 By: Senator Bearden of the 30th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Donald Newman; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Donald Newman has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as evidenced dramatically by his 44 consecutive years of service on the Mount Zion City Council; and WHEREAS, he is believed to be the longest-serving city council member in the State of Georgia and was recognized at the age of 85 as one of the oldest currently serving council members; and WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Donald Newman is an active member of Five Points Baptist Church in Waco, Georgia, where he has served as Choir Director, Sunday School Teacher, Chairman of the Deacons, Chairman of the Cemetery Committee, as well as Secretary and Treasurer; and WHEREAS, his commitment to Mount Zion and Carroll County extends far beyond city council service, as he also served 44 consecutive years on the Board of Directors of the Carroll County Water Authority where he played a key role in restoring the Mount Zion municipal water system; and WHEREAS, furthermore, Donald Newman is one of the original founders and served as Chairman of the Board of the Mt. Zion/Carroll County Primary Health Care Clinic; and WHEREAS, he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Donald Newman for his efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Donald Newman. ## 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 Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends Donald Newman of Mount Zion for 44 years on the city council and decades of other community service in Carroll County. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors Donald Newman, who has served 44 consecutive years on the Mount Zion City Council and is believed to be the longest-serving city council member in Georgia. The resolution also recounts his service on the Carroll County Water Authority board, his role founding and chairing the Mt. Zion/Carroll County Primary Health Care Clinic, and his leadership roles at Five Points Baptist Church in Waco, Georgia. The resolution formally states that the Senate recognizes and commends Newman for his public service, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to him. It does not create any new law, funding, or requirement. ### What it does - Formally states that the Georgia Senate recognizes and commends Donald Newman for his public service to the state. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Donald Newman. - Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing obligation; it is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Donald Newman, a Mount Zion City Council member. It also references the Carroll County Water Authority, the Mt. Zion/Carroll County Primary Health Care Clinic, and Five Points Baptist Church, though it imposes no obligations on them. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or budgetary effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is limited to formally documenting the Georgia Senate's public recognition of one individual's decades of local civic and community service in Carroll County. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause states the Senate's recognition and commendation of Donald Newman for his public service to Georgia. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Newman. - The whereas clauses recount his 44 years on the Mount Zion City Council, 44 years on the Carroll County Water Authority board, and his church and health clinic leadership roles, providing background rather than operative law. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-31) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Timothy Bearden - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74591 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1072.md?full=1