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GA HR1707
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Sharon Beasley-Teague
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AI Summary
- Honors the life and memory of the Honorable Grace Wilkerson Davis, a Georgia State Representative who passed away on May 3, 2011
- Served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998, where she successfully passed legislation imposing stricter controls on mortgage refinance practices, protecting hundreds of low-income homeowners from losing their homes
- Won passage of a bill creating a Georgia commission on the status of women, mandating the study of state laws and policies to recommend better approaches for addressing women's issues
- Became involved in the Civil Rights Movement while working at WAOK radio station in Georgia and participated in a motorcade to Plains protesting President Jimmy Carter's firing of UN Ambassador Andrew Young
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to the family of the Honorable Grace Wilkerson Davis
Legislative Description
Davis, Honorable Grace Wilkerson; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/5/2012
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