Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 486: Colt's Manufacturing Company; commend
Last action March 28, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution formally commends Colt's Manufacturing Company for its firearm safety programs, including a new award recognizing nonprofits focused on gun safety education.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It praises Colt's Manufacturing Company, a firearms maker, for what the resolution describes as a long history of promoting safe and responsible gun ownership. The resolution highlights Colt's new Safety Impact Award, which recognizes nonprofit organizations working on firearm safety, and notes that former NFL players Clay Matthews, Adam Vinatieri, Joe Thomas, and Fletcher Cox serve as ambassadors, each donating $5,000 to groups like Project ChildSafe and Ducks Unlimited. The Senate formally commends the company and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send Colt's an official copy of the resolution as a keepsake.
What the bill does
- Formally commends Colt's Manufacturing Company on behalf of the Georgia Senate for its firearm safety initiatives.
- Recognizes the company's Safety Impact Award program and its celebrity ambassadors who donated to firearm safety nonprofits.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send an official copy of the resolution to Colt's Manufacturing Company.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulation; it is a symbolic statement of praise.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names Colt's Manufacturing Company and its Safety Impact Award ambassadors and charitable partners, including Project ChildSafe, Clays For Charity, Ducks Unlimited, and the International Hunter Education Association. It has no legal effect on the general public.
Why it matters
Because this is a commendation rather than binding legislation, it does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its main effect is a formal, public statement from the Georgia Senate recognizing a private company's firearm safety programs.
Key provisions
- The preamble ('whereas' clauses) describes Colt's history and its Safety Impact Award, including named athlete ambassadors and their $5,000 donations to specific charities.
- The resolving clause formally commends Colt's Manufacturing Company for promoting safe and responsible firearm ownership.
- A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the company for distribution.
From the bill
“Colt has recently launched the Safety Impact Award, a platform recognizing nonprofit organizations dedicated to firearm safety”
“the members of this body commend Colt's Manufacturing Company for its unwavering commitment to promoting safe and responsible firearms ownership”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- John F. Kennedy (R, SD-18)
- Steve Gooch (R, SD-51)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
- Larry Walker, III (R, SD-20)
- Max Burns (R, SD-23)
- Drew Echols (R, SD-49)
- Carden Summers (R, SD-13)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- Blake Tillery (R, SD-19)
- Ed Setzler (R, SD-37)
- Sam Watson (R, SD-11)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Lee Anderson (R, SD-24)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
- Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
- Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
- Matt Brass (R, SD-6)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Colton Moore (R, SD-53)
Topics
- firearms
- gun safety
- legislative commendation
- Georgia Senate resolutions