HR23: HR23 Lunar New Year Celebration; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives. It notes that January 29, 2025 marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, celebrated by many Asian communities in Georgia, and cites that the state is home to nearly 500,000 Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, about 4 percent of Georgia's population, with roughly 200,000 of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese descent who predominantly observe the holiday. The resolution states that the House joins these communities in celebrating the Year of the Snake and wishes all Georgians a peaceful and prosperous new year. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. The resolution does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose any requirements.

• Formally recognizes January 29, 2025 as the beginning of the Lunar New Year on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Extends the House's best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous new year to all Georgians, particularly Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• Creates no new laws, funding, or legal requirements, since it is a commendatory resolution rather than legislation.

The resolution speaks to and honors Georgia's Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, particularly the roughly 200,000 Georgians of Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese descent who predominantly celebrate the Lunar New Year, though it imposes no obligations on anyone.

While the resolution carries no legal force, it represents official state recognition of a cultural holiday observed by a significant share of Georgia's population, and provides a public record the Clerk will distribute to the press and community.

• The whereas clauses cite that Georgia has nearly 500,000 Asian and Pacific Islander American residents, about 4 percent of the state's population.
• The resolved clause states the House joins these communities in celebrating January 29, 2025 as the start of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-01-14House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-14House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-14House Hopper (House)

• Soo Hong (R, HD-103)Primary sponsor
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Marvin Lim (D, HD-098)
• Michelle Au (D, HD-050)
• Ruwa Romman (D, HD-097)
• Samuel Park (D, HD-107)

• Lunar New Year
• Asian American community
• cultural recognition
• Georgia House resolution