Bill
SR 279
The Senate adopts a ceremonial resolution honoring Anita Reynolds Howard for public service and memorializing Deputy Christina M. Musil.
Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Classification: Resolution (ceremonial/memorial)
Note on source text: The official version text provided for SR 279 contains two distinct ceremonial resolutions placed together: (A) a commendation recognizing Anita Reynolds Howard (receipt of the 2025 Career Women's Network Women of Achievement Award) and (B) a memorial mourning the death of Deputy Christina M. Musil (DeKalb County Sheriff's Department). SR 279 as titled (“MEMORIAL‑DPTY CHRISTINA MUSIL”) and the legislative actions indicate adoption; both items are ceremonial and non‑statutory.
Purpose and intent
- To issue formal, non‑binding expressions of the Senate’s sentiments:
- Commending Anita Reynolds Howard for public service and recognizing her receipt of the 2025 Career Women’s Network Women of Achievement Award.
- Mourning and memorializing Deputy Christina M. Musil, killed in the line of duty, and extending condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.
Key provisions / substantive content
- Anita Reynolds Howard recognition (Georgia portion of text):
- Notes her service as District Attorney for the Macon Judicial Circuit (Bibb, Crawford, and Peach counties).
- Records her 2020 election as the first African American woman to hold that office, winning over 70% of the vote.
- Summarizes more than 18 years as a career prosecutor and lists programs and reforms she implemented (Intake Investigative Unit, Specialized Prosecution Units, improved Grand Jury scheduling).
- Describes community and victim services she helped found/spearhead (R.I.S.E., Genesis Academy, Anti‑Cosleeping Campaign, Junior Justice League, One Safe Place Macon, Camp Hope — Georgia affiliate).
- Lists awards and recognitions (including GBI Child Fatality Review Committee recognitions, 2022 Prevention Award, Law and Justice Woman of the Year).
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Ms. Howard.
Who is affected
- These are ceremonial recognitions and do not create legal duties, funding, or regulatory changes.
- Primary persons affected/recognized:
- Anita Reynolds Howard — honored for professional achievement and community service.
- Family, colleagues, and community of Deputy Christina M. Musil — recipients of the Senate’s condolences and formal memorial.
Procedural / timeline highlights
- Introduced: March 14, 2025 (received by Secretary of the Senate).
- Read and adopted by the Senate (readings/adoptions recorded in late Feb–Mar 2025 and adopted/enrolled March 26, 2025).
- Further procedural entries show filing and placement on the Resolutions Consent Calendar and a notation that all senators co‑sponsored (May 6–8, 2025).
- Final disposition: Resolution adopted; Secretary of the Senate authorized to provide copies as directed.
Impact
- Symbolic and honorary only. The resolution memorializes Deputy Musil’s service and sacrifices and formally recognizes Anita Reynolds Howard’s accomplishments; it does not change law or appropriate funds.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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