A Resolution designating the week of April 14 through 18, 2025, as "Local Government Week" and April 16, 2025, as "Local Government Day" in Pennsylvania.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lisa Baker and 17 co-sponsors

Ceremonial Senate resolution honors Rick Evans on retirement, formally recognizing his public service and sending a copy to him; non-binding, no fiscal impact.

Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations

Summary — SR 52

Title: A Senate resolution recognizing Rick Evans on the occasion of his retirement
Classification: Resolution
Introduced: August 25, 2025
Current status (per record provided): Referred to Rules and Administration

Note on source material
- The document package you supplied contains multiple different "SR 52" texts from several jurisdictions and on many topics (honorary memorials, athletic recognition, constitutional amendment proposals, designation months, county road funding requests, etc.). The specific draft text recognizing Rick Evans on his retirement was not included among those excerpts.
- The summary below therefore focuses on the intended purpose and typical content of a Senate resolution of this title and on the procedural metadata you provided (introduction date and referral). Where necessary I flag that exact wording and procedural steps should be confirmed against the official enrolled/resolution file.

Purpose and intent
- Primary purpose: to formally recognize and commend Rick Evans on the occasion of his retirement.
- Intent is ceremonial and honorary: to record appreciation in the legislative record for Evans’s public service (or other professional contributions), to congratulate him, and to transmit a copy of the resolution to Mr. Evans and/or his family or employer.

Typical key provisions (what this resolution is likely to include)
- A prefatory “Whereas” section listing Rick Evans’s career highlights, length of service, offices held or roles performed, notable accomplishments, and community contributions.
- A resolving clause formally recognizing and thanking Rick Evans for his service and wishing him well in retirement.
- A direction that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to Rick Evans (often by the Secretary/Clerk of the Senate) or presented to him upon adoption.

Who would be affected
- Directly: Rick Evans (honoree) — receives formal legislative recognition.
- Indirectly: Evans’s family, colleagues, employer/agency, and constituents — benefit from public acknowledgement of his service.
- No regulatory, fiscal, or statutory effects: this is a non-binding, ceremonial resolution and does not change law, appropriations, or agency authority.

Procedural/timeline aspects
- Introduced: August 25, 2025.
- Referred to: Rules and Administration (per your metadata). Resolutions of this type commonly proceed quickly through the chamber and are often adopted by voice or unanimous consent.
- Because the official text and further actions are not in the provided excerpt, confirm whether the resolution was subsequently placed on the consent calendar, adopted, or enrolled; if adopted, a copy is typically forwarded to the honoree.

Limitations & recommendations
- The supplied packet is a conflation of multiple SR 52 documents from different states and topics. To produce a verbatim or line-by-line summary of legislative language, I recommend obtaining the official SR 52 text that specifically names Rick Evans (from the Secretary/Clerk of the Senate website or the chamber’s bill-tracking system).
- If you want, I can: (a) draft a polished, formal resolution text recognizing Rick Evans based on supplied biographical details; or (b) retrieve and summarize the official enrolled text if you provide the jurisdiction/chamber or a link to the bill file.