Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; recognize May 2025
SR 251 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing May 2025 as Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month in Georgia. It does not create new laws or alter funding but aims to raise public and professional awareness about osteoporosis prevention, leveraging statistics on its prevalence (e.g., 54 million U.S. cases, 48,000 Georgia Medicare fractures in 2016) and emphasizing prevention through diet, exercise, and screening. The resolution has no binding requirements but directs the Senate Secretary to distribute copies for public awareness.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Read and Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Jason Esteves
DDemocratic
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kenya Wicks
DDemocratic
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Nan Orrock
DDemocratic
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
Randal Mangham
DDemocratic
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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