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SR 492

MEMORIAL-JAYNE E. SCHIRMACHER

104th Regular Session Introduced by Mike Hastings

A memorial resolution honoring Hattie B. Dorsey for leadership in affordable housing, community development in Atlanta; directs the Secretary to give a copy to her family.

Resolution Adopted
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Bill Summary · SR 492

Summary — SR 492 (Memorial Resolution)

Status: Resolution Adopted
Introduced: May 1, 2025
Classification: Resolution (memorial)
Reported enrolled / Read & Adopted: May 5, 2025 (additional actions with October 2025 dates also recorded)

Purpose and intent

SR 492 is a memorial resolution intended to honor the life and public service of a recently deceased civic leader. The bill text primarily commemorates Hattie B. Dorsey — recognizing her leadership in affordable and mixed‑income housing and community development in metro Atlanta — and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to her family.

Key provisions

  • Officially honors the life, leadership, and public service of Hattie B. Dorsey, noting:
    • Her passing on May 29, 2024.
    • Her role as founding President and CEO of Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.
    • Service in government and nonprofit roles (U.S. Department of the Interior, offices of Mayor Ivan Allen, U.S. Rep. Charles Weltner, NAACP Legal Defense Fund).
    • Service as Vice President at the Atlanta Economic Development Corporation (now Invest Atlanta) after returning to Atlanta in 1984.
    • Leadership of Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership for 15 years, during which she helped secure over $15 million for community development organizations and helped launch a Treasury‑certified Community Development Financial Institution.
    • Her legacy in shaping local housing initiatives and inspiring civic leaders.
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available to Hattie B. Dorsey’s family.

Who is affected

  • Primary: the family and friends of Hattie B. Dorsey (formal presentation/copy of the resolution).
  • Secondary: civic and community organizations in metro Atlanta that worked with or were influenced by Dorsey’s work (symbolic recognition of her contributions).
  • No regulatory, budgetary, or programmatic changes result from this resolution.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Legislative actions recorded include: received by Secretary of the Senate (5/1/2025), read & adopted and reported enrolled (5/5/2025). The resolution status is “Adopted.”
  • Sponsors listed (multiple primary sponsors) include State Senators RaShaun Kemp, Kenya Wicks, Sonya Halpern, David Lucas, Ed Harbison, Donzella James, Emanuel Jones, Nan Orrock, Randal Mangham, Harold Jones II, Gail Davenport, Jason Esteves, Michael ‘Doc’ Rhett, Kay Kirkpatrick, and Michael E. Hastings.

Important caveat — mixed/duplicated content

The version text provided appears to include material from a different memorial (an Illinois Senate resolution for Jayne E. Schirmacher, who is recorded as having died Oct. 19, 2025). That text includes biographical details and condolences specific to Jayne Schirmacher of Orland Park, Illinois. These appear to be from a separate resolution and are not substantively related to the Hattie B. Dorsey memorial other than being combined in the same document. SR 492, as adopted by the Senate in May 2025, primarily functions as an honorific memorial recognizing Hattie B. Dorsey; it does not create legal obligations or funding changes.

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

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