Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1878: Forensic Nurses Week; November 2 through 8, 2026; important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence; recognize
Status: Passed both chambers, March 23, 2026
A RESOLUTION recognizing the important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence as well as declaring November 2 through 8, 2026, Forensic Nurses Week; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing the important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence as well as declaring November through 8, 2026, Forensic Nurses Week; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing the important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence as well as declaring November through 8, 2026, Forensic Nurses Week; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, forensic nurses empower patients who are victims of violence to seek healing and justice as they choose; and WHEREAS, violence is a persistent health care issue, and forensic nurses are the bridge between the medical and legal needs of patients; and WHEREAS, patients who experience violence sustain physical injuries, as well as acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions, including sexually transmitted infections, HIV, substance misuse, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation; and WHEREAS, the health consequences of violence cost hospitals in the United States approximately $18.2 billion annually; and WHEREAS, forensic nurses are essential to Georgia's health care because they provide trauma-informed nursing care that focuses on patient populations affected by violence and H. R. 1878 LC 129 1480 trauma, including victims and perpetrators of violent crimes, across the lifespan and in diverse practice settings; and WHEREAS, forensic nursing has been formally recognized as a specialty practice area since 1995; and WHEREAS, forensic nurses work independently, yet collaboratively, within health care and multidisciplinary community systems ensuring the provision of care extends from the clinical setting to the courtroom; and WHEREAS, forensic …
Sponsors
- Karen Lupton (D, 83) · primary sponsor
- Scott Holcomb (D, 101)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1878?
- HR1878 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Forensic Nurses Week; November 2 through 8, 2026; important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence; recognize.
- What does HR1878 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing the important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence as well as declaring November through 8, 2026, Forensic Nurses Week; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1878?
- Passed both chambers as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1878?
- Karen Lupton (D, 83), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR1878?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74399
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