SR844: SR844 FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It asks the Senate to formally recognize June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day, honoring efforts to raise awareness of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare kidney disease that scars the kidneys and often leads to dialysis or transplant. The resolution lays out background on FSGS, including its costs to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, its disproportionate impact on African American patients tied to certain gene variants, and ongoing clinical research into new treatments. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press, but it creates no new programs, funding, or legal requirements.

• Formally designates June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day in the state of Georgia.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Creates no new legal obligations, funding, or regulatory changes; it is a symbolic statement rather than a change to Georgia law.

Patients and families affected by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in Georgia, kidney disease advocacy groups such as NephCure, nephrologists and other healthcare providers, and the Senate's own administrative staff who must distribute copies of the resolution.

While the resolution changes no laws, it publicly acknowledges the toll FSGS takes on patients, families, and Georgia's healthcare system, and may help raise public awareness of a disease that disproportionately affects African American communities and often leads to kidney failure.

• The resolving clause recognizes June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day in Georgia.
• A further resolution authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the public and press.
• The preamble cites statistics on FSGS costs, prevalence, and disparities but does not create any enforceable policy.

1. 2026-02-25Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2026-02-24Senate Hopper (Senate)

• John Albers (R, SD-056)Primary sponsor
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Ed Setzler (R, SD-037)
• Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-021)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)

• kidney disease
• health awareness
• FSGS
• Senate resolution
• public health