A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mr. Tim Williams for his outstanding service to GreyStone Power as well as the communities and members it serves; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution recognizes February 3-7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week to highlight the role of school counselors in supporting student success. It does not create new policies or funding but formally acknowledges counselors' contributions to students' academic, personal, and career development. The resolution directs the House Clerk to share a copy with the Georgia School Counselor Association. This is a symbolic recognition with no binding requirements or direct impact on legislation.
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government, which sponsors the Georgia Youth Assembly among other programs that cultivate youth civic engagement; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the YMCAs of Georgia for the important work they do in communities across the state promoting a healthy spirit, mind, and body; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state, county, and municipal road systems, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to amend Chapter 91 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public works bidding, so as to revise contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; to provide definitions; to amend Chapter 22 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to managerial control over acquisition of professional services, so as to expand such provisions to local governments; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons and their rights, so as to provide that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception and that each life, from that moment, is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution formally recognizes February 6, 2025, as "Keep Georgia Beautiful Day" at the Georgia state capitol. It honors the work of the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation and its network of 70+ local affiliates, which run community programs like litter prevention, recycling drives, and beautification initiatives. The resolution does not create new laws or funding - it is a symbolic gesture to acknowledge the foundation’s annual impact, including reducing litter by 75% over 15 years and engaging over 99,000 volunteers yearly. It affects public awareness of the foundation’s efforts but has no direct policy or financial impact.
Maddy summaryThis Georgia House resolution (HR 52) symbolically honors Marvin Gary Simmons, a retired Polk County Sheriff's Department captain with 44 years of law enforcement service, after his death on December 22, 2024. It recognizes his career with multiple police departments, service in the U.S. National Guard, community involvement, and personal character as described in the resolution. The measure has no policy impact; it is a ceremonial expression of condolence from the Georgia House of Representatives to Simmons' family.
Maddy summaryThis resolution formally recognizes the 51st anniversary of the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta and acknowledges its role in strengthening Georgia-Japan cultural, economic, and political ties. It cites Georgia’s $7.65 billion annual trade with Japan, 514 Japanese-affiliated businesses employing 38,290 people, and the consulate’s work on events like Japan Fest. As a ceremonial resolution (not a law), it has no legal effect but directs the House clerk to provide a copy to the consulate. It does not create new policies or directly affect specific individuals or entities beyond this symbolic acknowledgment.
