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Senate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SR 380: Powers, Leisa; condolences

Last action March 13, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted

A Senate resolution honors the life of Leisa Powers, a Decatur community leader and former Cox Enterprises manager, and offers condolences to her family.

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In plain language

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Leisa Powers, a Decatur resident who helped build the Decatur Education Foundation alongside her husband and worked as a senior manager in HR and benefit systems at Cox Enterprises. The resolution expresses the Senate's sorrow at her passing and formally honors her community and professional contributions. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to her family as a keepsake.

What the bill does

  • Formally honors the life and memory of Leisa Powers on behalf of the Georgia Senate.
  • States the Senate's regret at her passing and recognizes her community and professional contributions.
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her family.

Who it affects

The resolution directly names Leisa Powers' family, including her husband Tony and their two children, as well as the Decatur Education Foundation and the broader Decatur community she was involved with.

Why it matters

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical impact is symbolic, giving Powers' family and community an official Senate record recognizing her contributions to Decatur and the Decatur Education Foundation.

Key provisions

  • The resolution recites Leisa Powers' community work with the Decatur Education Foundation and her career at Cox Enterprises.
  • It resolves that Senate members join in honoring her life and expressing condolences.
  • It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to her family.

From the bill

“the State of Georgia mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished citizens with the passing of Leisa Powers”

States the Senate's reason for adopting the resolution.

“the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Leisa Powers and express their deepest and most sincere regret at her passing”

The resolution's formal statement of condolence.

Status timeline

  1. 2025-03-13Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
  2. 2025-03-11Senate Hopper (Senate)

Sponsors

  • Elena Parent (D, SD-44)Primary sponsor
  • Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
  • Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)
  • Randal Mangham (D, SD-55)
  • Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
  • Nikki Merritt (D, SD-9)
  • Kim Jackson (D, SD-41)
  • RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-38)
  • Emanuel Jones (D, SD-10)
  • Sonya Halpern (D, SD-39)
  • Nan Orrock (D, SD-36)
  • Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)

Topics

  • Georgia Senate resolution
  • condolence resolution
  • Decatur community
  • Decatur Education Foundation

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