Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 488: Battles, Mr. Jim; recognize
Last action March 28, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes and commends Mr. Jim Battles of Fayetteville for over forty years of vocational ministry as he retires.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate honoring Mr. Jim Battles, who spent more than forty years working in vocational ministry, including decades as a youth and education minister at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. The resolution recounts his education, his career path from Florida to Georgia, and his influence on students who went on to become ministers themselves. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates Mr. Battles on his retirement, wishes him continued health and happiness, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide him with a copy of the resolution as a keepsake.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends Mr. Jim Battles for over forty years of service in vocational ministry.
- Congratulates Mr. Battles on his retirement and extends wishes for his continued health and happiness.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Mr. Battles.
Who it affects
This resolution directly names and honors Mr. Jim Battles, a retiring vocational minister who worked at churches in Florida and Fayetteville, Georgia. It has no regulatory effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses.
Why it matters
The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It provides Mr. Battles and his community with an official state recognition of his decades-long ministry career, but it creates no new rights, funding, or obligations for anyone in Georgia.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe Mr. Battles' education at Auburn University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and his ministry career in Florida and Georgia.
- The resolving clause has the Senate recognize, commend, and congratulate Mr. Battles on his retirement.
- A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Mr. Battles.
From the bill
“recognize and commend Mr. Jim Battles for his decades of ministry and service, congratulate him upon his retirement, and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Marty Harbin (R, SD-16)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Sam Watson (R, SD-11)
- Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
Topics
- Senate resolution
- ceremonial recognition
- Fayetteville Georgia
- retirement honors