--- title: SR 334. Collins, Pamela; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr334 cite_as: SR 334, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr334 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr334.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr334/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71114 date: 2025-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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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Collins, Pamela; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 334 By: Senators Davenport of the 17th, Wicks of the 34th, Jackson of the 41st, Parent of the 44th, Harrell of the 40th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Pamela Collins for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Pamela Collins is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire community; and WHEREAS, Pamela has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for her selfless service as a volunteer in the South Fulton area for over 30 years; and WHEREAS, she is a chartered member and the first President of the National Council of Negro Women; a charter member of the National Women of Achievement, Inc-Southern Crescent; and a Diamond Life Member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., East Point/College Park Alumnae Chapter; and WHEREAS, Pamela has diligently and consistently devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy to energy, to the improvement of her community as the Vice Chair of the African American Democratic Caucus of Clayton County and the Concern Black Citizens of Clayton County; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate and commend Pamela Collins for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and extend best wishes for her continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Pamela Collins. ## 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 congratulates Pamela Collins, a longtime South Fulton volunteer, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors Pamela Collins for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus. The resolution recounts Collins's decades of volunteer work in the South Fulton area, her leadership roles including first president of a local chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, and her work with Clayton County civic and political groups. The Senate directs its Clerk to prepare a copy of the resolution for Collins as a keepsake. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Pamela Collins for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award. - Recites her decades of volunteer service in the South Fulton area and her leadership roles in several civic and sorority organizations. - Directs the Clerk of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Pamela Collins. - Extends the Senate's best wishes for her continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or penalty. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Pamela Collins. It does not impose obligations on the public; it affects only her, the organizations mentioned in the text, and the Senate Clerk's office, which must prepare the commemorative copy. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic: it is an official public recognition by the Georgia Senate of one individual's community volunteer work and leadership. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and Collins's volunteer record. - The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends Pamela Collins for receiving the award. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Collins. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-04) - Sponsors: Gail Davenport, Kenya Wicks, Kim Jackson, Elena Parent, Sally Harrell, Sonya Halpern, Tonya Anderson, Donzella James - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71114 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr334.md?full=1