SR 824: 68th Annual Southeast District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; recognize

This Senate resolution honors the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC), an organization founded in 1935 that supports the professional, civic, and economic advancement of African American women. The resolution highlights the group's Southeast District, which has served members across multiple southeastern states for more than six decades. The resolution formally recognizes and commends the organization on the occasion of its 68th Annual Southeast District Conference, scheduled for March 19 through 22, 2026, in Columbus, Georgia, under the theme 'Moving Forward With Purpose...Unstoppable.' It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization's Southeast District leadership. The resolution does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

• Formally recognizes and commends NANBPWC's Southeast District on its 68th Annual Southeast District Conference.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes for a successful conference held March 19-22, 2026, in Columbus, Georgia.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization's Southeast District leadership.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution.

The resolution directly names the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., and its Southeast District, along with the conference attendees, community leaders, and youth participating in the March 2026 event in Columbus, Georgia.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect but serves as an official statement of state recognition, which the organization can use to mark the occasion and highlight its decades of leadership development and community service work in Georgia and the Southeast.

• The resolved clause has the Senate recognize and commend NANBPWC's Southeast District for its 68th Annual Conference and wish it success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the organization's Southeast District leadership.
• The whereas clauses describe the organization's 1935 founding, its nine-decade history, and the conference's March 19-22, 2026 dates and theme.

1. 2026-02-24Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-20Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)Primary sponsor
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• David Lucas (D, SD-026)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-021)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
• Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)
• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)

• ceremonial resolution
• Georgia Senate
• civic organizations
• women's professional groups
• Columbus Georgia