SR1090: SR1090 Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring Senator Freddie Powell Sims. It recounts her career, first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 and then to the Senate in 2008, where she has represented the 12th Senate District covering Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, and Webster counties. The resolution lists her committee roles and legislative accomplishments, including work on statewide dual enrollment policy and funding for university facilities at Albany State University and Georgia Southwestern State University. It formally commends her public service, congratulates her on her retirement, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to give her a copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally recognizes and commends Senator Freddie Powell Sims for her public service in the Georgia General Assembly.
• Congratulates her on her retirement and extends wishes for her continued health and happiness.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to her.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement of the Senate's position.

The resolution directly names and honors Senator Freddie Powell Sims. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies beyond the Senate's own administrative act of distributing a commemorative copy.

This is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change, so it does not alter anyone's rights, obligations, or funding. Its practical effect is limited to an official record of appreciation for a retiring senator's decades of service in the Georgia General Assembly.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount Senator Sims's election to the Georgia House in 2004 and the Senate in 2008, and her representation of the 12th Senate District.
• It lists her committee assignments, including secretary of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth and membership on several other committees.
• It credits her with shaping statewide dual enrollment protocol and securing funding for facilities at Albany State University and Georgia Southwestern State University.
• The resolving clause formally commends her service and congratulates her on retirement.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available to her.

1. 2026-04-02Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-31Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
• Emanuel Jones (D, SD-010)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• David Lucas (D, SD-026)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)

• Georgia Senate
• legislative honors
• Freddie Powell Sims
• 12th Senate District