HR1624: HR1624 Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative, a student-led group founded in 2025 by Parker Chambers, Jalease Burke, and Sheridan Lyles. The group focuses on healthcare access, closing coverage gaps, and health equity for Georgians, and it has met with state senators and representatives to discuss healthcare access and Medicaid policy. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally commends the initiative for its work and wishes it continued success, and it directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press. Resolutions like this are symbolic statements of recognition rather than binding legislation.

• Formally commends the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative for its work on healthcare access and health equity in Georgia.
• Extends the House's best wishes for the initiative's continued success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendation resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes.

The resolution directly names the Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative and its student founders, and references the members of the Georgia General Assembly who met with the group to discuss healthcare and Medicaid policy.

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians' rights or obligations. Its significance is symbolic: it publicly recognizes a student advocacy group's engagement with lawmakers on healthcare access and Medicaid policy in Georgia.

• The whereas clauses describe the initiative's founding in 2025, its founders, and its focus on healthcare coverage gaps and health equity.
• The whereas clauses note the initiative's meetings with Georgia senators and representatives on healthcare access and Medicaid policy.
• The resolving clause has the House commend the initiative and wish it continued success.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for public and press distribution.

1. 2026-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Park Cannon (D, HD-058)Primary sponsor
• Mekyah McQueen (D, HD-061)
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)
• Imani Barnes (D, HD-086)
• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)

• healthcare access
• Medicaid policy
• health equity
• student advocacy
• legislative commendation