--- title: SR 637. Girl Scout Day; recognize February 3, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr637 cite_as: SR 637, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr637 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr637.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr637/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72529 date: 2026-01-29 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. 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Girl Scout Day; recognize February 3, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 637 By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Orrock of the 36th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Jackson of the 41st, Merritt of the 9th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 3, 2026, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commending the Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, more than a century ago, native Savannahian Juliette Gordon Low started the movement known as the Girl Scouts; beginning with the first gathering of 18 girls in Savannah on March 12, 1912, Juliette broke the conventions of the time by reaching across class, cultural, and ethnic boundaries to ensure that all girls, including those with disabilities, had a place to grow and develop their talents and leadership skills; and WHEREAS, the life mission of Juliette Gordon Low was to build girls of courage, confidence, and character; and WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Leadership Experience encourages girls to develop a strong sense of self, connect to their communities both locally and globally, and feel empowered to make a difference in the world; and WHEREAS, Girl Scouts offers hands-on, girl-led, and girl-centered learning in STEM, the outdoors, and entrepreneurship and provides abundant opportunities to help girls develop invaluable life skills; and WHEREAS, the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn, acknowledges each recipient's power and dedication to not only bettering herself but also to making the world a better place for others; and WHEREAS, more than 59 million American women are Girl Scout alumnae, and 2.6 million girls and adult volunteers are active members; and WHEREAS, today, there are 43,000 Girl Scout members in the State of Georgia in every corner of the state; and WHEREAS, the movement started by Juliette Gordon Low now reaches every corner of the world with Girl Scouts living throughout the United States, its territories, and in more than 90 countries across the globe; and WHEREAS, today, the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils serve approximately 43,000 Girl Scout members in the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize February 3, 2026, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commend the Girl Scouts as a national leader in developing girls of courage, confidence, and character. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 recognizes February 3, 2026, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol, honoring the Girl Scouts organization founded in Savannah by Juliette Gordon Low. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It designates February 3, 2026, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and praises the Girl Scouts as a leader in developing young women's leadership skills. The resolution recounts the history of the Girl Scouts, founded in Savannah in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, and notes that about 43,000 Girl Scout members currently live in Georgia, served by the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. It does not create any new requirement, funding, or program. ### What it does - Formally designates February 3, 2026, as Girl Scout Day at the Georgia state capitol. - Commends the Girl Scouts organization as a leader in youth leadership development for girls. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. - Recites historical background on Juliette Gordon Low's founding of the Girl Scouts in Savannah in 1912. ### Who it affects The resolution primarily affects the Girl Scouts organization and its members in Georgia, including the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils, which together serve about 43,000 members statewide. It has no direct legal effect on other Georgians. ### Why it matters As a ceremonial resolution, it does not change Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is symbolic recognition, giving the Girl Scouts organization a formal day of honor at the state capitol and public acknowledgment from the Senate. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble recounts the founding of the Girl Scouts by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah in 1912 and its growth to over 59 million American alumnae. - The resolved clause formally recognizes February 3, 2026, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-29) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-01-29) - Sponsors: Elena Parent, Nan Orrock, Kay Kirkpatrick, Kim Jackson, Nikki Merritt, Gail Davenport, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Donzella James, RaShaun Kemp, Randy Robertson, Ben Watson, Kenya Wicks, Harold Jones, Josh McLaurin, Randal Mangham, Jaha Howard, Carden Summers, Chuck Payne, Frank Ginn, Russ Goodman - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72529 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr637.md?full=1