--- title: SR 561. Sampson, Cartrelia Denese; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr561 cite_as: SR 561, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr561 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr561.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr561/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72162 date: 2026-01-13 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr560.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr562.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr561.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 561 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-13 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matt Brass - Larry Walker - Jason Anavitarte - Harold Jones - Kim Jackson - Billy Hickman - Randy Robertson - Shawn Still - Steve Gooch - Ricky Williams - Kenya Wicks - Bill Cowsert - Russ Goodman - Gail Davenport - Ben Watson - Randal Mangham - Sam Watson - Carden Summers - Frank Ginn - Greg Dolezal - Lee Anderson - Drew Echols - Chuck Payne - Colton Moore - Freddie Sims - David Lucas - Derek Mallow - Bo Hatchett - John Albers - Marty Harbin - Josh McLaurin - Ed Harbison - Max Burns - Nikki Merritt - Jason T. Dickerson - Blake Tillery - Sally Harrell - Sonya Halpern - Ed Setzler - RaShaun Kemp - Nan Orrock - Tonya Anderson - Clint Dixon - Kay Kirkpatrick - Brian Strickland - Elena Parent - Donzella James - Jaha Howard - Sheikh Rahman - Chuck Hufstetler - Timothy Bearden - Nabilah Islam Parkes - Mike Hodges text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR561/2025 upstream_id: 2072017 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative recognition - Georgia Senate - constituent services --- # SR 561. Sampson, Cartrelia Denese; recognize ## Text Senate Resolution 561 By: Senators Brass of the 6th, Walker III of the 20th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Cartrelia Denese Sampson on her outstanding service as a legislative assistant, serving many senators over the years with the Georgia Senate, and now, as the Director of Constituent Services with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, since 1996, Cartrelia Denese Sampson, fondly known as Denese by all those who know and love her, has served in the Senate as a legislative assistant, assiduously working with Senators from districts across the State of Georgia and compassionately serving as a public servant who always goes the extra mile to provide outstanding service to the constituents of Georgia; and WHEREAS, since January 2023, she has been the Director of Constituent Services for the Lieutenant Governor of Georgia; and WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her 30 years of superlative service as a legislative assistant; and WHEREAS, Denese's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, associates, friends, family, and constituents; and WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, Denese has served with honor and distinction with the Georgia Senate, and her vision and unyielding commitment to the State of Georgia have set the standard for public service; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Cartrelia Denese Sampson for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia and extend the most sincere best wishes for her continued health and happiness. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Cartrelia Denese Sampson. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution honors Cartrelia Denese Sampson for 30 years as a legislative assistant and her current role as Director of Constituent Services for the Lieutenant Governor. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to any law. It recognizes Cartrelia Denese Sampson, who has worked in the Georgia Senate as a legislative assistant since 1996, serving senators from districts across the state. Since January 2023 she has served as Director of Constituent Services in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The resolution formally commends her for her decades of public service, praising her organizational skills, leadership, and dedication, and wishes her continued health and happiness. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. The resolution creates no new rules, funding, or requirements; its only effect is the formal recognition itself. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Cartrelia Denese Sampson for her service as a Georgia Senate legislative assistant since 1996. - Acknowledges her current role since January 2023 as Director of Constituent Services in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Sampson. - Extends the Senate's best wishes for her continued health and happiness. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Cartrelia Denese Sampson. It also involves the Georgia Senate as a body and the Secretary of the Senate, who is tasked with preparing a copy of the resolution for her. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements; it serves as an official, public acknowledgment by the state Senate of one employee's long career of public service. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Sampson's 30 years as a legislative assistant since 1996 and her role since January 2023 as Director of Constituent Services for the Lieutenant Governor. - The resolving clause formally commends Sampson for her public service and wishes her continued health and happiness. - A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to Sampson. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-13) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-01-13) - Sponsors: Matt Brass, Larry Walker, Jason Anavitarte, Harold Jones, Kim Jackson, Billy Hickman, Randy Robertson, Shawn Still, Steve Gooch, Ricky Williams, Kenya Wicks, Bill Cowsert, Russ Goodman, Gail Davenport, Ben Watson, Randal Mangham, Sam Watson, Carden Summers, Frank Ginn, Greg Dolezal, Lee Anderson, Drew Echols, Chuck Payne, Colton Moore, Freddie Sims, David Lucas, Derek Mallow, Bo Hatchett, John Albers, Marty Harbin, Josh McLaurin, Ed Harbison, Max Burns, Nikki Merritt, Jason T. Dickerson, Blake Tillery, Sally Harrell, Sonya Halpern, Ed Setzler, RaShaun Kemp, Nan Orrock, Tonya Anderson, Clint Dixon, Kay Kirkpatrick, Brian Strickland, Elena Parent, Donzella James, Jaha Howard, Sheikh Rahman, Chuck Hufstetler, Timothy Bearden, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Mike Hodges - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72162 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr561.md?full=1