HR 1333: American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County; February 2026; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month specifically in Macon-Bibb County, following the American Heart Association's national designation of February for cardiovascular health awareness since 1963. The resolution highlights that heart disease is the leading killer of women in the United States and disproportionately affects African American women, and it credits a coalition of women-led organizations, including several historically Black sororities and civic groups, for partnering with the American Heart Association's Central Georgia Region to build awareness in Macon-Bibb County. It directs the House Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press, but it creates no funding, requirements, or penalties.

• Formally recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County through a House resolution.
• Encourages Macon-Bibb County residents to work together to improve women's health and raise awareness of heart disease.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available for distribution to the public and press.
• Creates no new laws, funding, requirements, or penalties; it is a symbolic statement rather than binding legislation.

The resolution names Macon-Bibb County residents generally, with particular focus on women and African American women affected by heart disease. It also recognizes the American Heart Association's Central Georgia Region and a coalition of women-led civic and sororal organizations involved in awareness efforts.

Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it has no direct legal effect on Georgians. Its practical impact is symbolic: drawing public attention to heart disease risks for women, especially African American women, and acknowledging community organizations working on awareness in Macon-Bibb County.

• The resolving clause recognizes February 2026 as American Heart Month in Macon-Bibb County and encourages residents to raise awareness of heart disease.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• The whereas clauses cite statistics that cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States and that nearly 50 percent of African American women are diagnosed with heart disease.

1. 2026-02-11House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2026-02-11House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2026-02-11House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Miriam Paris (D, HD-142)Patrocinador principal
• Tangie Herring (D, HD-145)
• Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
• Floyd Griffin (D, HD-149)
• Patty Stinson (D, HD-150)

• heart health awareness
• women's health
• Macon-Bibb County
• American Heart Month