Rep. Jon Burns

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (HR 760) passed by the Georgia House of Representatives to formally commend 25 student interns who served during the 2025 legislative session. The resolution recognizes their work with House committees and leadership, naming each intern and highlighting their participation in Georgia's long-standing legislative internship program. It does not create new laws or affect any policies - it is solely a symbolic gesture of appreciation for their contributions to the legislative process. The resolution was adopted by the House on March 27, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 657) names a specific bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County as the "Emma Lou Stover Bridge" to honor her community service. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs identifying the bridge, recognizing her work with the Elijay Lions Club, founding the Special Friends Program for people with disabilities, and advocating for veterans. The bill does not create new laws or policies, but formally commemorates her contributions to Gilmer County and Georgia.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the 2025 regular session temporary administrative assistants for the Georgia House of Representatives on their exemplary service; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Georgia Southern University Clay Target Team for winning the 2024 and 2025 ACUI/SCTP Collegiate Clay Target Championships; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis resolution formally commends the student interns who participated in the Georgia House Legislative Internship Program during the 2025 General Assembly session. It recognizes their contributions to committee work and legislative processes, listing 25 specific interns from nine Georgia universities. The resolution has no policy impact - it is purely ceremonial, expressing the House's appreciation and extending well-wishes for their future. It was adopted by the Georgia House of Representatives on March 25, 2025.

Maddy summaryHR 607 is a non-binding resolution congratulating St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, on its 150th anniversary. It recognizes the hospital's founding in 1875 by the Sisters of Mercy and its long-standing role as a community-focused healthcare provider serving Southeast Georgia. The resolution formally honors the hospital's history of medical care, community outreach programs (like the Good Samaritan Clinic), and its affiliation with Candler Hospital. This symbolic gesture has no legal effect or policy changes - it solely expresses legislative support for the hospital's anniversary.

A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Craig and Diana Barrow, the inaugural recipients of the Vince and Barbara Dooley Friends of the UGA Libraries Award; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Richard L. Jackson, recipient of the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryHR 541 is a symbolic resolution passed by the House of Representatives to honor the historical significance of the Battle of Brier Creek, fought in Georgia on March 3, 1779. It formally recognizes this Revolutionary War battle as a pivotal moment in the Southern Campaign, acknowledging the strategic impact of the British victory and the battlefield's role in American history. The resolution encourages preservation of the Brier Creek Battlefield site to support education and public appreciation of the conflict, though it does not create new laws, funding, or direct impacts on people or policies. As a procedural resolution, it serves only to commemorate the event through official recognition.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 709, approved May 7, 2024, so as to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.