--- title: SR 168. Cohen, Jeffrey; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr168 cite_as: SR 168, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr168 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr168.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr168/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70174 date: 2025-02-12 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/sr167.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr169.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr168.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 168 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-12 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Kay Kirkpatrick - Josh McLaurin text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR168/2025 upstream_id: 1965803 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Georgia Senate - accounting - financial planning --- # SR 168. Cohen, Jeffrey; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 168 By: Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and McLaurin of the 14th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Jeffrey Cohen; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Jeffrey Cohen is retiring from a long career of public accounting and personal financial planning, representing a significant milestone in his distinguished career; and WHEREAS, he began his career in the accounting industry with a degree in accounting and finance from the University of South Florida; and WHEREAS, upon obtaining his accounting degree, Jeffrey Cohen joined the firm of Metcalf, Frix & Company, where he served as tax manager; and WHEREAS, he embarked thereafter on an entrepreneurial journey to co-found Bromberg & Cohen, PC, with his partner, Sam Bromberg, which provided accounting and tax services to individuals in Atlanta and the surrounding areas; and WHEREAS, he embarked on another entrepreneurial journey to co-found Nova Wealth Management Group LLC, providing personal financial planning to individuals in Atlanta and the surrounding areas; and WHEREAS, he sold this business to Buckingham Strategic Wealth, making sure the individuals he helped could be served for years to come; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of Jeffrey Cohen be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Jeffrey Cohen, CPA/PFS, for his exemplary service and extend best wishes for his continued success in all future endeavors. 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 Jeffrey Cohen. ## 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 recognizes and commends Jeffrey Cohen, a certified public accountant and financial planner, on his retirement from a decades-long career in Atlanta. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial measure passed by the Georgia Senate honoring Jeffrey Cohen, who is retiring after a long career in public accounting and personal financial planning. It recounts his professional history, including earning an accounting and finance degree from the University of South Florida, working as a tax manager at Metcalf, Frix & Company, co-founding the accounting firm Bromberg & Cohen, PC, and later co-founding Nova Wealth Management Group LLC, which he eventually sold to Buckingham Strategic Wealth. The resolution does not change any Georgia law or create any new requirement. It simply states the Senate's recognition of Cohen's career and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to him. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Jeffrey Cohen for his career in public accounting and financial planning. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Jeffrey Cohen. - Creates no new law, funding, penalty, or ongoing obligation; it is a ceremonial statement only. ### Who it affects The resolution names only Jeffrey Cohen, a certified public accountant and financial planner. It has no legal effect on any other Georgians, businesses, or state agencies beyond the Secretary of the Senate's administrative task of distributing a copy. ### Why it matters This resolution has no practical or legal effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is purely ceremonial, marking the Georgia Senate's public acknowledgment of one individual's career achievements as he retires from accounting and financial planning work. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses summarize Cohen's education and career, including his accounting degree, work at Metcalf, Frix & Company, and two businesses he co-founded. - The resolved clause formally commends Cohen for his service and wishes him success in future endeavors. - The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Cohen. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-12) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-12) - Sponsors: Kay Kirkpatrick, Josh McLaurin - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70174 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr168.md?full=1