SR 136: Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a bill that changes state law. It recognizes the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association, an organization representing more than 1,500 addiction counselors, educators, and health care professionals across Georgia, on the occasion of its 45th anniversary. The resolution describes the wide range of settings where addiction professionals work, including hospitals, clinics, prisons, probation agencies, and detoxification centers, and notes their role in responding to the opioid crisis. The Senate formally congratulates the association and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the organization. It creates no new requirements, funding, or penalties.

• Formally commends the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association for 45 years of service to Georgia.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the association.
• Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or changes to Georgia law.

The Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and its more than 1,500 member counselors, educators, and addiction health care professionals who work in hospitals, clinics, prisons, probation agencies, and treatment centers across Georgia.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It publicly recognizes the role addiction counselors play in treating substance use disorders and responding to the opioid crisis, but it does not alter funding, licensing, or practice standards for the profession.

• The resolution's preamble describes the addiction counseling workforce and the settings in which they work, from hospitals to juvenile detention facilities.
• The resolving clause formally congratulates the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association for 45 years of service.
• A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available to the association.

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

• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)Patrocinador principal
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)

• addiction treatment
• substance use disorders
• opioid crisis
• Senate resolution