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GA SR765

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/17/2026

Primary Sponsor

Matt Brass

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and commends more than 800,000 law enforcement officers in the United States, including over 23,000 in Georgia, for their service and sacrifice

  • Honors the 24,000+ fallen officers memorialized at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial since 1786, including 753 from Georgia

  • Acknowledges worsening conditions for officers: 79,000 officers assaulted in 2023 (highest rate in 10 years), 1,055 shot in the past three years, and 172 killed in the line of duty

  • Notes a 5.3% decline in full-time state and local officers between 2019 and 2021, representing nearly 37,000 fewer officers nationwide

  • Supports increased measures to maximize officer safety and well-being, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution publicly

Legislative Description

Law Enforcement Officers; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/17/2026

Full Bill Text

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