Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 352: Small Business Advocacy Day; recognize March 5, 2025
Last action March 6, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution commends several small business advocacy organizations and recognizes March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day in the state.
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In plain language
This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It notes that small businesses make up 99.7 percent of businesses in Georgia and praises a group of organizations that support small business owners: the Small Business Majority, the Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project Inc., the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, Our Village United, Kindred Futures, and Georgia First. The Senate resolves to commend these organizations for their work empowering entrepreneurs and promoting economic development, and it formally recognizes March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.
What the bill does
- Commends seven named organizations for their work supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in Georgia.
- Formally recognizes March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day in the state.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.
- Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of the Senate's position.
Who it affects
The resolution names and honors seven small business advocacy organizations operating in Georgia. It also speaks generally to Georgia's small business owners and entrepreneurs, though it imposes no obligations or benefits on them directly.
Why it matters
Because this is a commendatory resolution rather than a law, it does not change any rights, requirements, or funding for Georgians. Its practical effect is public recognition: it gives named organizations formal acknowledgment from the state Senate and marks March 5 as a symbolic day tied to small business advocacy.
Key provisions
- The resolution states that small businesses represent 99.7 percent of businesses in Georgia, framing the reason for the recognition.
- It resolves to commend the Small Business Majority, the Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project Inc., the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, Our Village United, Kindred Futures, and Georgia First.
- It resolves to recognize March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day.
- It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the public and the press.
From the bill
“small businesses are the backbone of our economy, representing 99.7 percent of businesses in the State of Georgia”
“the members of this body recognize March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day in acknowledgment of the many remarkable contributions made to Georgia's economy by small businesses”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Sonya Halpern (D, SD-39)
- Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)
- Elena Parent (D, SD-44)
- Jason Esteves (D, SD-35)
- Nan Orrock (D, SD-36)
- Nikki Merritt (D, SD-9)
- Randal Mangham (D, SD-55)
- Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)
- RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-38)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
- Kenya Wicks (D, SD-34)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
- Greg Dolezal (R, SD-27)
- Brandon Beach (R, SD-21)
- Brian Strickland (R, SD-42)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Derek Mallow (D, SD-2)
- John F. Kennedy (R, SD-18)
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
Topics
- small business
- economic development
- Georgia Senate resolution
- entrepreneurship