SR 44: Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; recognize March 9 to 15, 2025

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, the Senate uses it to formally recognize March 9 to 15, 2025 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol. The text explains that multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease affecting nearly 1 million people in the United States, often striking people between ages 20 and 50, with no known cause or cure. The resolution highlights the work of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, active since 1946, which has invested more than $1 billion in research toward treatments and a cure. It thanks the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Georgia Chapter for its work and encourages Georgians to learn about MS and how to support people living with it. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Formally recognizes March 9 to 15, 2025 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the Georgia state capitol.
• Encourages Georgia citizens to learn more about multiple sclerosis and how to support people affected by it.
• Expresses the Senate's appreciation for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Georgia Chapter's work.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.

This mostly affects people living with multiple sclerosis and their families in Georgia, along with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and its Georgia Chapter, whose work the resolution acknowledges. It does not impose any new duties on state agencies, businesses, or the general public.

The resolution carries symbolic weight rather than legal effect. It raises public awareness of multiple sclerosis in Georgia and publicly credits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for research and support efforts, but it creates no funding, programs, or legal requirements.

• The resolving clause recognizes March 9 to 15, 2025 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol.
• The Senate encourages citizens to learn about MS and ways to support affected individuals and families.
• A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-01-29Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-01-27Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)Primary sponsor
• Frank Ginn (R, SD-047)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• John Albers (R, SD-056)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)
• Larry Walker (R, SD-020)
• Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)
• Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)

• multiple sclerosis
• health awareness
• Georgia Senate resolution
• state capitol recognition