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SR 196

Honoring the Olentangy High School baseball team on winning the 2025 Division I State Championship.

136th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Andrew Brenner

Commends Phoebe Putney Health System for its $150M Trauma & Critical Care Tower, workforce/education partnerships, clinical training, and strong regional role, with no new duties o

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Bill Summary · SR 196

Summary — SR 196 (2025): Senate Resolution commending Phoebe Putney Health System

Note on discrepancy: the header provided with the request (a Louisiana motor-vehicle study) does not match the text of the legislative document. The text of SR 196 is a ceremonial Senate resolution (Georgia) that commends Phoebe Putney Health System. This summary covers the actual resolution text.

Purpose and intent

SR 196 is a ceremonial Senate resolution that recognizes and commends Phoebe Putney Health System for its contributions to healthcare, workforce development, community service, and economic development in southwest Georgia. It is a non-binding congratulatory measure — not a law and it does not appropriate funds or impose regulatory requirements.

Key provisions / findings

The resolution:
- Commends Phoebe Putney Health System as the largest employer in southwest Georgia and a leading regional healthcare provider.
- Highlights the January 15, 2025 opening of a new $150 million Trauma & Critical Care Tower, which includes:
- A vastly expanded Emergency & Trauma Center (noted as the second Level II Trauma Center in Georgia south of Atlanta).
- A new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (reported to be more than four times larger than the previous NICU).
- A new Surgical Intensive Care Unit with 20 additional critical care beds.
- Recognizes workforce-development initiatives:
- The Phoebe Living & Learning Community partnership with Albany Technical College, which materially increased the college’s nursing-graduate output.
- The Phoebe Health Science Pathway allowing high-school students to earn nursing assistant certification and dual enrollment credits, creating a pipeline into local nursing programs.
- Notes Phoebe’s role in medical education (housing regional campuses of the Medical College of Georgia and the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy) and that its Family Medicine Residency Program has graduated nearly 170 physicians.
- Commends Phoebe’s community investments and corporate citizenship — neighborhood revitalization, philanthropy, and financial support to rural hospitals (Jeff Davis Hospital, Appling Healthcare, and Clinch Memorial Hospital) after Hurricane Helene.
- Extends best wishes for the system’s continued success and authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Phoebe Putney Health System.

Who is affected / impacted

  • Primary subject: Phoebe Putney Health System (and its leadership, staff, and affiliated educational partners).
  • Beneficiaries cited: residents of southwest Georgia, nursing and medical students, regional hospitals supported by Phoebe, and the local workforce and economy.
  • Legal impact: none; this is a symbolic recognition only.

Sponsors and cosponsors

  • Primary sponsor(s): Senator Freddie Powell Sims (primary) and Senator Regina Ashford Barrow (primary).
  • Additional sponsors/co-sponsors added during consideration: Sen. Sally J. Turner (co-sponsor), Sen. Li Arellano, Jr. (chief co-sponsor), Sen. Doris Turner (co-sponsor), Sen. Chris Balkema (chief co-sponsor).

Legislative / procedural timeline

  • Filed and received in early 2025; introduced in the Senate in March 2025.
  • Considered and approved through the Senate’s consent/congratulatory process; recorded votes show adoption (noted as adopted 38–0 on March 28, 2025).
  • Reported enrolled and on June 12, 2025 the resolution was enrolled and signed by the President of the Senate; transmitted to the Secretary of State on June 13, 2025.

Bottom line

SR 196 is a formal, non-binding Senate commendation recognizing Phoebe Putney Health System’s recent capital expansion (a $150M Trauma & Critical Care Tower), workforce and education partnerships, clinical training contributions, community investments, and role as a major regional employer. It conveys legislative appreciation and best wishes but does not create new rights, duties, or funding.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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