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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia House Honors Life and Legacy of Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson
Last action · June 22, 2026: House Read and AdoptedSponsors: Venola Mason and 5 others
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What This Bill Does
The Georgia House of Representatives adopts a resolution honoring the life, service, and civic leadership of the late Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson, the 132nd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Changes only the official legislative recognition of the individual; no funding, service changes, or new laws are enacted by this resolution.
- Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson was a prominent religious and civil rights leader in Georgia who directed extensive voter registration and advocacy efforts. context
Who It Affects
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family of Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson
The family receives an official copy of the resolution commemorating the bishop's life.
Key Facts
- Bishop Reginald Thomas Jackson served as the Presiding Prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church from 2016 to 2024.
- Under his leadership, Morris Brown College regained full accreditation in 2022 and all institutional debts of the Sixth Episcopal District were retired.
- He launched Operation Voter Turnout to establish voter registration committees in every African Methodist Episcopal congregation in Georgia.
- He founded Faith Works in 2022, a multidenominational coalition uniting African American faith leaders representing over 1,000 churches.
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- He passed away on November 25, 2025, at the age of 71 in Washington, D.C.
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Current status: signed.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jun 22, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
- Jun 22, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Jun 22, 2026HouseFloorHouse Read and Adopted
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