--- title: SR 827. Georgia's Retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; honor collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr827 cite_as: SR 827, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr827 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr827.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr827/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73484 date: 2026-02-24 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/sr826.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr828.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr827.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 827 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-24 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Ricky Williams - Lee Anderson - Russ Goodman - Marty Harbin - Nan Orrock - Brian Strickland text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR827/2025 upstream_id: 2121414 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - state retirees - public employee pensions - Georgia Senate resolutions - retiree health benefits --- # SR 827. Georgia's Retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; honor ## Text Senate Resolution 827 By: Senators Williams of the 25th, Anderson of the 24th, Goodman of the 8th, Harbin of the 16th, Orrock of the 36th and others A RESOLUTION Honoring Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA) was established in 2006 and is a nonprofit organization which advocates for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators within the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, GSRA is dedicated to enhancing and promoting education, as well as the welfare of the entire Georgia state government community relative to the retirement and health care benefits that are provided to State of Georgia employees; and WHEREAS, it provides educational opportunities for members, including the exchange of information, ideas, knowledge, and expertise in all matters affecting the well-being of the community, including but not limited to retirement and insurance benefits; and WHEREAS, GSRA recognizes that the two common interests that bind retirees of state government, local school systems, and the Board of Regents are pension benefits based upon salary, length of service, and health insurance; and WHEREAS, GSRA honors the many thousands of individuals who enriched the State by their dedicated service and advocates for retention and continued excellence by assisting and encouraging the State to keep its promises to its workforce for retirement and insurance benefits; and WHEREAS, this association advocates and provides assistance for those actively serving the State of Georgia, and for those who provide or have provided service in the education of the children of Georgia; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this exemplary association be honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association. 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 Georgia State Retirees Association. ## 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 Senate resolution honors Georgia's state retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association for its work advocating on behalf of retired and active state employees and educators. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes the Georgia State Retirees Association (GSRA), a nonprofit founded in 2006 that advocates for more than 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators in Georgia. The resolution describes GSRA's work educating members about retirement and health insurance benefits and its advocacy for the state to honor its commitments to workers' pensions and insurance. The Senate resolves to honor Georgia's retirees and the association, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to GSRA. It does not create, amend, or repeal any law or provide any funding. ### What it does - Formally honors Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association through a Senate resolution. - States the Senate's recognition of GSRA's role advocating for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send copies of the resolution to the Georgia State Retirees Association. - Creates no new law, funding, requirement, or penalty; it is a symbolic statement only. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Georgia State Retirees Association and, more broadly, retired and active Georgia state employees, local school system employees, and Board of Regents personnel whose pension and health insurance benefits the association advocates for. ### Why it matters Because this is a ceremonial resolution, it has no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is symbolic: it publicly recognizes an advocacy group and the state workforce it represents, without changing pension rules, health benefits, or any state program. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe GSRA's founding in 2006, its nonprofit status, and its advocacy for over 50,000 active and retired state employees and educators. - The resolved clause states that the Senate honors Georgia's retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to GSRA. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-24) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-24) - Sponsors: Ricky Williams, Lee Anderson, Russ Goodman, Marty Harbin, Nan Orrock, Brian Strickland - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73484 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr827.md?full=1