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GA SR972
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Nan Orrock
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate resolution honoring the life and memory of John F. Sweet, an attorney, politician, and musician who passed away on May 24, 2020
- Elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1997, where he introduced an ordinance to install voting machines that would record council members' votes
- Pioneered the concept that workers' compensation insurance should provide housing and transportation for catastrophically injured workers as a longtime workers' compensation lawyer
- Served pro bono for 10 years as an attorney for the Council on Battered Women, assisting over 200 survivors of domestic violence
- Secretary of the Senate directed to provide a copy of the resolution to the Sweet family
Legislative Description
Sweet, John F.; condolences
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
6/17/2020
Full Bill Text
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