Bill
SR 343
Ceremonial Georgia Senate resolution memorializes seven Marsh Landing victims and declares May 2025 as AAPI Heritage Month; both are symbolic, non-binding recognitions.
This document appears to contain two distinct ceremonial Senate resolutions merged into one filing. One portion is a Georgia Senate resolution honoring victims of the Marsh Landing Dock gangway collapse on Sapelo Island; a second portion (titled “AAPI HERITAGE MONTH”) is a declaratory resolution designating May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Both are non‑binding, ceremonial resolutions. Below is a clear, separated summary of each portion, followed by procedural details and sponsors.
Purpose and intent
- To honor and remember the individuals who died as a result of the Marsh Landing Dock gangway collapse on Sapelo Island and to extend condolences to their families and community.
Key provisions
- Officially honors the lives lost in the October 19, 2024 incident.
- Lists seven named individuals (with ages and hometowns):
- Jacqueline Crews Carter, 75 — Jacksonville, FL
- Cynthia Gibbs, 74 — Jacksonville, FL
- Charles L. Houston, 77 — Darien, GA
- William Johnson Jr., 73 — Atlanta, GA
- Carlotta McIntosh, 93 — Jacksonville, FL
- Isaiah Thomas, 79 — Jacksonville, FL
- Queen Welch, 76 — Atlanta, GA
- Expresses condolences to families and recognizes the Hogg Hummock community (a Gullah-Geechee community) for resilience.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make appropriate copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
Affected parties and impact
- Primary focus: families of the deceased, the Hogg Hummock community, and those who attended the Cultural Day event.
- Effect: symbolic recognition and public expression of sympathy; no legal or fiscal consequences.
Purpose and intent
- To declare May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and honor the contributions of AAPI residents and communities.
Key provisions and themes (as presented)
- Notes historical origins of the observance (commemoration tied to the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, May 10, 1869, and other historical immigration dates).
- Acknowledges diversity of more than 50 distinct AAPI communities and the sizable AAPI population in the state (text references “more than 870,000” and lists major groups such as Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Pakistani Americans).
- Recognizes the historical challenges AAPI communities have faced (discrimination, exclusion, violence) and celebrates their contributions to public life and civil rights.
- Officially declares May 2025 as AAPI Heritage Month in honor of these contributions.
Affected parties and impact
- Symbolic recognition for AAPI residents, community organizations, schools, and public institutions.
- No legal or budgetary mandates; intended to promote awareness and celebration.
Secretary directive
- The Marsh Landing portion explicitly authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies to the public and press.
Kenya Wicks; Sonya Halpern; Kim Jackson; Elena Parent; Sheikh Rahman; Derek Mallow; Donzella James; Sally Harrell; Nabilah Islam Parkes; Randal Mangham; Nan Orrock; Harold Jones II; Tonya Anderson; Gail Davenport; Jason Esteves; Michael “Doc” Rhett; Ram Villivalam.
Notes
- The file text mixes two separate ceremonial resolutions (one focused on a specific tragedy in Georgia and one declaring AAPI Heritage Month, which reads like an Illinois proclamation). Both are symbolic recognitions without statutory effect. If you need a version tied to a specific state (Georgia or Illinois) or a cleaned single-resolution summary, I can prepare that on request.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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