HR1465: HR1465 Patafio, Alexandra "Alex" Marie; honoring the life and enduring legacy; indelible contributions to the Georgia legal community while a student at the Georgia State University College of Law; condolences

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives commemorates Alexandra "Alex" Marie Patafio, a Georgia State University College of Law student who was killed in October 2022 by a drunk driver, seven months before she was set to graduate. It recounts her involvement in the college's Health Legal Partnership Clinic and Alternative Spring Break pro bono program, her work helping tenants facing eviction and a wrongfully accused individual get charges dismissed, and the college's decision to posthumously award her a Juris Doctor degree in 2023. The resolution formally has the House celebrate and honor her memory and her contributions to the Georgia legal community. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to her parents, her sister, the board of the Alex Patafio Foundation, and the dean of the Georgia State University College of Law.

• Formally has the Georgia House of Representatives honor and celebrate the memory of Alexandra "Alex" Marie Patafio.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to her family and to the dean of the Georgia State University College of Law.
• Recites her academic and pro bono contributions but creates no new law, funding, or ongoing program.

The resolution directly names Patafio's family (her parents and sister), the Board of Directors of the Alex Patafio Foundation, and the Dean of the Georgia State University College of Law, who will receive copies of the resolution.

As a resolution rather than a law, this measure has no regulatory or financial effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is symbolic: it creates an official legislative record honoring a law student's public interest work and provides a formal document for her family and law school.

• The whereas clauses describe Patafio's enrollment in 2020, her leadership roles, and her work through the HeLP Legal Services Clinic and Alternative Spring Break pro bono program.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives celebrate and honor her memory and her contributions to the Georgia legal community.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to send copies to her parents, her sister, the Alex Patafio Foundation's board, and the law school's dean.

1. 2026-02-24House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-24House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-24House Hopper (House)

• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)Primary sponsor
• Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Betsy Holland (D, HD-054)

• legislative tribute
• Georgia State University College of Law
• public interest law
• drunk driving