SR637: SR637 Girl Scout Day; recognize February 3, 2026

This resolution from the Georgia Senate designates February 3, 2026 as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol. It recounts the history of the Girl Scouts, founded by Savannah native Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, and praises the organization for building girls' courage, confidence, and character through leadership, STEM, outdoor, and entrepreneurship programs. The resolution notes there are about 43,000 Girl Scout members in Georgia served by the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils, and more than 59 million Girl Scout alumnae nationwide. It formally commends the Girl Scouts as a national leader in girls' leadership development and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Designates February 3, 2026 as Girl Scout Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Formally commends the Girl Scouts organization for its leadership development programs for girls.
• Recounts the history of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low and the organization's growth in Georgia and worldwide.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

The resolution primarily affects the Girl Scouts organization, its approximately 43,000 members in Georgia served by the Historic Georgia and Greater Atlanta Councils, and Senate staff responsible for distributing copies of the resolution.

This is a ceremonial recognition rather than a change in law. It gives the Girl Scouts a formal day of honor at the capitol and public acknowledgment from the Georgia Senate, but it creates no new rules, funding, or legal requirements for anyone.

• The resolution's preamble details the 1912 founding of the Girl Scouts by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah and the organization's mission and growth.
• The resolved clause designates February 3, 2026 as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commends the Girl Scouts as a national leader in girls' development.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-01-29Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-01-28Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Elena Parent (D, SD-044)Primary sponsor
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Frank Ginn (R, SD-047)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)

• Girl Scout Day
• commemorative resolution
• Georgia Senate
• youth organizations