SR919: SR919 Coastal Area District Development Authority, Inc.; congratulate

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It marks the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Area District Development Authority, Inc. (CADDA), a non-profit founded in 1976 that provides economic development loans to small businesses and industries in Georgia, North Florida, and coastal South Carolina. The resolution recounts CADDA's record, including more than 1,300 small business loans, over $526 million invested in communities, and more than 9,300 jobs created or retained. The Senate formally congratulates and commends the organization and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to CADDA.

• Formally congratulates and commends the Coastal Area District Development Authority, Inc. on its 50th anniversary.
• States the Senate's recognition of CADDA's history of small business lending and job creation in Coastal Georgia and nearby regions.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to CADDA.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute or provide any state funding.

The Coastal Area District Development Authority, Inc. and its employees are directly honored. The resolution also touches the small businesses and communities in Coastal Georgia, North Florida, and coastal South Carolina that CADDA has historically funded through its lending programs.

This resolution has no legal effect and changes no Georgia law; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical significance is limited to public recognition of CADDA's decades of small business lending and the jobs and investment tied to that work in Coastal Georgia.

• The whereas clauses describe CADDA's founding in 1976 and its mission of economic development lending in Georgia, North Florida, and South Carolina's low country.
• The whereas clauses cite specific figures: over 1,300 small business loans, more than $526 million invested, and over 9,300 jobs created or retained.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates and commends CADDA and wishes it continued growth and success.
• The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to CADDA.

1. 2026-03-09Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-06Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)Primary sponsor
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
• John Albers (R, SD-056)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)

• economic development
• small business lending
• Coastal Georgia
• legislative commendation