--- title: SR 95. "Sonny Perdue Legislative Center"; naming the forthcoming new legislative office complex collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr95 cite_as: SR 95, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr95 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr95.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr95/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69816 date: 2025-02-18 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/sr94.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr96.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 556 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr95.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 95 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-12 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Greg Dolezal - Max Burns - Russ Goodman - Sam Watson - John Kennedy - Randy Robertson - Billy Hickman - Bo Hatchett - John Albers - Mike Hodges - Brian Strickland - Larry Walker - Steve Gooch - Carden Summers - Drew Echols - Shawn Still - Colton Moore - Frank Ginn - Chuck Payne - Bill Cowsert - Brandon Beach - Matt Brass - Ricky Williams - Lee Anderson - Timothy Bearden - Clint Dixon - Ed Harbison - Michael Rhett - David Lucas - Ed Setzler text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR95/2025 upstream_id: 1952970 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - state capitol construction - legislative office complex - Sonny Perdue - Georgia government buildings --- # SR 95. "Sonny Perdue Legislative Center"; naming the forthcoming new legislative office complex ## Text Senate Resolution 95 By: Senators Dolezal of the 27th, Burns of the 23rd, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, Kennedy of the 18th and others ADOPTED SENATE A RESOLUTION Naming the forthcoming new legislative office complex the "Sonny Perdue Legislative Building"; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III of Houston County has served this state and this country with honor and distinction for many decades; and WHEREAS, Perdue served in the United States Air Force, achieving the rank of Captain before his honorable discharge; and WHEREAS, Perdue served his local community before being elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1990, serving as his party's leader in the Senate from 1994 to 1997 and later as President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and WHEREAS, Perdue was elected as Georgia's Governor in 2002, becoming the first Republican Governor of Georgia since Reconstruction; and WHEREAS, Governor Perdue guided our state with distinction and was reelected to a second term in 2006; and WHEREAS, Governor Perdue continued his service to our country when President Donald Trump appointed him to serve as Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, a post he held for four years following his confirmation by the Senate; and WHEREAS, following his tenure as Agriculture Secretary, Perdue was appointed as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, the post he currently holds; and WHEREAS, due in no small measure to the work, leadership, and achievements of Sonny Perdue, the State of Georgia consequently enjoys a robust business climate and economy that make possible the construction of a new legislative office complex on the grounds of the State Capitol that is worthy of the state's elected leaders and the People they serve; and WHEREAS, it therefore is proper and appropriate to honor Sonny Perdue's lifetime of public service and dedication to the State of Georgia and the United States of America by naming after him the new home and symbol of democracy in this state. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY that the new state legislative office complex, to be completed in the coming years, be forever designated and known as the "Sonny Perdue Legislative Building." 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 Chancellor Sonny Perdue and 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 Senate resolution would name Georgia's forthcoming new legislative office complex the 'Sonny Perdue Legislative Building' in honor of the former governor and current University System of Georgia chancellor. ### Plain-language summary The Georgia General Assembly is building a new legislative office complex on the State Capitol grounds. This resolution designates that building the 'Sonny Perdue Legislative Building,' honoring George Ervin 'Sonny' Perdue III, who served in the U.S. Air Force, in the Georgia State Senate starting in 1990, as Georgia's Governor from 2003 to 2011, as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Trump, and currently as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The resolution's operative language simply states that the new complex 'be forever designated and known as' the Sonny Perdue Legislative Building. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Perdue and to the public and press. The resolution does not appropriate funding or set a construction timeline beyond noting the building will be completed 'in the coming years.' ### What it does - Names the new state legislative office complex, to be built on the State Capitol grounds, the 'Sonny Perdue Legislative Building.' - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Sonny Perdue and to the public and press. - Recites Perdue's biography and career as the stated justification for the naming, without creating any new legal requirements or funding. ### Who it affects The naming primarily affects how the public and state officials refer to the new legislative office complex once built. It also formally honors Sonny Perdue, the former Georgia Governor, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, and current University System of Georgia Chancellor. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any law, spend money, or affect daily governance; its main real-world effect is that Georgians and future lawmakers will know the state's new legislative office building by a specific name honoring a former governor. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses detail Perdue's military service, Georgia Senate career, two terms as Governor, federal appointment as Agriculture Secretary, and current role as University System of Georgia Chancellor. - The first resolving clause designates the new legislative office complex as the 'Sonny Perdue Legislative Building.' - The second resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to Perdue and to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-12) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-02-18) - Sponsors: Greg Dolezal, Max Burns, Russ Goodman, Sam Watson, John Kennedy, Randy Robertson, Billy Hickman, Bo Hatchett, John Albers, Mike Hodges, Brian Strickland, Larry Walker, Steve Gooch, Carden Summers, Drew Echols, Shawn Still, Colton Moore, Frank Ginn, Chuck Payne, Bill Cowsert, Brandon Beach, Matt Brass, Ricky Williams, Lee Anderson, Timothy Bearden, Clint Dixon, Ed Harbison, Michael Rhett, David Lucas, Ed Setzler - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69816 > The history, votes, and amendments (556 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr95.md?full=1