HB 1013 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State symbols; Georgia state chicken wing flavor; designate lemon pepper

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate lemon pepper as the official Georgia state chicken wing flavor; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Last action Feb 25, 2026

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LC 62 0228/a → LC 62 0348S/hs · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to replace the original claim that J.R. Crickets introduced chicken wings to Georgia in 1982 with a new claim that Taco Mac opened in 1979 and introduced the wing. The amendment also updated the list of cultural references to include the artist Quavo and added specific restaurant names to the list of establishments where lemon pepper wings are popular.

DEFINITION

The legislative finding regarding the origin of chicken wings in Georgia was changed from J.R. Crickets (1982) to Taco Mac (1979).

A new finding was added stating that American Deli invented the 'lemon pepper wet' flavor in 1989.

The list of cultural references was updated to include the artist Quavo alongside Gucci Mane, Ziggy2Playa, and Rick Ross.

Specific restaurant names (JR Crickets, Wingstop, Hotlanta Wings, Magic City) were added to the list of establishments where lemon pepper wings resonate.

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Committee

Feb 25, 2026

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Jan 16, 2026

Introduced

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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors