--- title: SR 150. Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr150 cite_as: SR 150, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr150 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr150.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr150/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70098 date: 2025-02-11 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. 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Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend ## Text Senate Resolution 150 By: Senators Halpern of the 39th, Esteves of the 35th, Anderson of the 24th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Rhett of the 33rd and others A RESOLUTION Commending the contributions of the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and its commitment to delivering evidence-based practices to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies as it celebrates 45 years of service to Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the addiction professional workforce represents more than 1,500 counselors, educators, and other addiction-focused health care professionals; and WHEREAS, addiction professionals specialize in prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery support, and education; and WHEREAS, addiction professionals work across a wide variety of settings, including outpatient care centers, mental health and substance use disorder facilities, general medicine and surgical hospitals, psychiatric and substance use disorder hospitals, private practices, clinics, prisons, probation agencies, juvenile detention facilities, halfway houses, detoxification centers, and more; and WHEREAS, addiction professionals address the full range of substance use disorders in communities across the treatment and recovery continuum, including responding to the current opioid crisis; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association provides evidence-based care for substance use disorders, training, and competencies for delivering quality care while saving lives, restoring families, and strengthening communities across Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association for 45 years of service to the people of Georgia and commend its leadership in service to all those across Georgia seeking recovery from addiction. 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 the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association. ## 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 Senate resolution commends the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association for 45 years of service supporting addiction counselors and people recovering from substance use disorders in Georgia. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a bill that changes state law. It recognizes the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association, an organization representing more than 1,500 addiction counselors, educators, and health care professionals across the state, on the occasion of its 45th anniversary. The resolution describes the range of work addiction professionals do, including prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support in settings such as hospitals, clinics, prisons, probation agencies, and detoxification centers. It formally congratulates the association's leadership and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the organization. It does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association on 45 years of service to Georgia. - Commends the association's leadership in supporting people seeking recovery from addiction across the state. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the association. - Does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose new requirements on any group. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and its more than 1,500 member counselors, educators, and addiction-focused health care professionals. It has no binding effect on the public, state agencies, or any other organization. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendatory resolution, it carries symbolic recognition rather than legal or financial consequences. It does not change funding, licensing rules, or services for addiction treatment in Georgia; its practical effect is limited to an official statement of appreciation from the Senate. ### Key provisions - The preamble ('WHEREAS' clauses) describes the addiction counseling workforce and the settings in which addiction professionals work, including hospitals, clinics, and prisons. - The resolving clause formally congratulates the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association for 45 years of service and commends its leadership. - A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to the association. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-11) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-11) - Sponsors: Sonya Halpern, Jason Esteves, Lee Anderson, Kay Kirkpatrick, Michael Rhett, Kenya Wicks, Ben Watson, Nikki Merritt, Mike Hodges, Shawn Still, Sally Harrell, RaShaun Kemp, Tonya Anderson, Gail Davenport, Larry Walker, Elena Parent, Josh McLaurin, Derek Mallow, Steve Gooch, Marty Harbin, Ed Setzler, Brandon Beach, Max Burns, Jason Anavitarte - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70098 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr150.md?full=1