SR 133: Georgia EMC Day; recognize February 10, 2025

This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It congratulates the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (Georgia EMC), the trade association representing the state's 41 electric cooperatives and related power organizations, on 85 years of service since its 1940 founding. The resolution recounts the history of EMCs as member-owned, not-for-profit utilities serving about 4.4 million Georgians, and credits them with providing electricity, broadband, economic development, and community support in rural areas. It formally designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Formally recognizes February 10, 2025 as Georgia EMC Day at the Georgia state capitol.
• Congratulates the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation for 85 years of service since its 1940 founding.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the Senate.

The resolution directly names the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, its 41 member EMCs, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp., and Georgia System Operations Corp. It also references the roughly 4.4 million Georgians served by electric cooperatives across the state.

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical impact is symbolic, giving official Senate recognition to the role electric cooperatives play in providing power and broadband to much of rural Georgia.

• The resolution's 'WHEREAS' clauses recount the 1940 founding of Georgia Rural Power Reserve EMC and describe Georgia EMC's current role representing 41 cooperatives and related power entities.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates Georgia EMC and designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-06Senate Read and Adopted (Senado)
2. 2025-02-05Senate Hopper (Senado)

• Steve Gooch (R, SD-051)Patrocinador principal
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Colton Moore (R, SD-053)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)

• electric cooperatives
• rural electrification
• Georgia EMC
• state recognition day
• broadband access