SR782: SR782 Hemophilia of Georgia; commend

This resolution is a formal statement of praise from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It commends Hemophilia of Georgia, a nonprofit based in Sandy Springs that has worked since the early 1970s to help people with bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease live full lives. The resolution describes the organization's clinical services, its role as the Southeast Regional Core Center, its staff of nurses, pharmacists, and social workers, its two accredited pharmacies, its children's camp called Camp Wannaklot, and its support for research including work at Emory and St. Jude. The Senate resolves to commend the organization and its staff, volunteers, and the people it serves, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to Hemophilia of Georgia.

• Formally commends Hemophilia of Georgia and its staff, volunteers, and the individuals it serves on behalf of the state Senate.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Hemophilia of Georgia.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.

Hemophilia of Georgia, its employees and volunteers, and the patients it serves who have bleeding disorders like hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease. It does not impose obligations on any other Georgians or state agencies.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives official state recognition to a nonprofit's decades of medical, educational, and research work for people with bleeding disorders.

• The whereas clauses describe Hemophilia of Georgia's history since the early 1970s, its clinical and pharmacy services, its role as the Southeast Regional Core Center, and its children's camp, Camp Wannaklot.
• The resolving clause has the Senate commend the organization and everyone it serves.
• A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available to Hemophilia of Georgia for distribution.

1. 2026-02-18Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-17Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)Primary sponsor
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)

• hemophilia
• bleeding disorders
• nonprofit recognition
• health care
• Senate resolution