Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 279: Howard, Anita Reynolds; recognize
Last action February 27, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Senate resolution honors Anita Reynolds Howard, the Macon Judicial Circuit's first African American and female district attorney, for receiving a 2025 statewide women's achievement award.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes Anita Reynolds Howard, district attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit covering Bibb, Crawford, and Peach counties, for winning the 2025 Career Women's Network Women of Achievement Award. The resolution recounts her career, including making history in 2020 as the circuit's first African American and female district attorney, her programs like R.I.S.E., Genesis Academy, and One Safe Place Macon, and past honors from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and others. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for her.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends Anita Reynolds Howard for receiving the 2025 Career Women's Network Women of Achievement Award.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Howard.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is purely a ceremonial statement by the Senate.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names Anita Reynolds Howard, the district attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit serving Bibb, Crawford, and Peach counties, and the Secretary of the Senate, who must produce a copy for her.
Why it matters
The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it is a formal, symbolic honor. Its main real-world consequence is that the Senate produces an official document recognizing Howard's career and community programs for her.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe Howard's history as the first African American and female district attorney of the Macon Judicial Circuit, elected in 2020 with over 70 percent of the vote.
- The resolved clause formally recognizes and commends her for the 2025 Career Women's Network Women of Achievement Award and wishes her continued success.
- The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to her.
From the bill
“she made history in 2020 upon her election as the first African American and female district attorney of the Macon Judicial Circuit, securing over 70 percent of the vote in a decisive victory”
“the members of this body recognize and commend Anita Reynolds Howard upon her receipt of the 2025 Career Women's Network Women of Achievement Award”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- David Lucas (D, SD-26)
- Freddie Powell Sims (D, SD-12)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
- Elena Parent (D, SD-44)
- Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)
Topics
- Senate resolution
- district attorney
- Macon Judicial Circuit
- women's achievement award