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GA HR1707

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/5/2012

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Beasley-Teague

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

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

Full Bill Text

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