SR990: SR990 FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026

This Senate resolution designates June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day at the Georgia state capitol. FSGS, or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, is a rare kidney disease that causes scarring in the kidneys and often leads to dialysis or kidney transplant. The resolution's preamble lays out statistics on the disease's costs, its disproportionate impact on African American communities linked to variants of the APOL1 gene, and ongoing research such as the PARASOL Project. The resolution does not create any new program, funding, or legal requirement. It simply has the Senate recognize the day and directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press. It is a symbolic statement rather than a change to Georgia law.

• Formally recognizes June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day at the Georgia state capitol through a Senate resolution.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, agency program, or legal requirement; it is a statement of recognition only.

The resolution mainly touches FSGS patients and their families, kidney disease advocacy groups such as NephCure, nephrologists and other healthcare providers in Georgia, and the Georgia Senate, which formally issues the recognition.

While the resolution changes no law or funding, it publicly acknowledges FSGS as a serious rare kidney disease and its outsized effect on Black Georgians, which can raise public awareness and support for affected patients and ongoing research efforts.

• The resolving clause recognizes June 9, 2026, as FSGS Awareness Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the public and the press.
• The preamble (whereas clauses) cites statistics on FSGS prevalence, costs to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers, and racial disparities tied to the APOL1 gene.

1. 2026-03-19Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-18Senate Hopper (Senate)

• John Albers (R, SD-056)Primary sponsor
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-021)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)

• kidney disease awareness
• FSGS
• public health
• health disparities
• state resolutions