HR79: HR79 Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the state capitol; 02/11/25; recognize

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any Georgia law. It recognizes February 11, 2025 as Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the state capitol, citing the organization's founding in 1937 and its growth to 158 county chapters with more than 235,000 members. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation. It contains no funding, penalties, or regulatory changes; it is purely a formal recognition adopted by the House.

• Formally recognizes February 11, 2025 as Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation.
• Makes no changes to Georgia law, funding, or regulations; it is a ceremonial statement only.

The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation and its more than 235,000 members statewide, as well as the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who are named in the resolution's text.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight, giving public recognition to a farmer organization's role in Georgia agriculture, but it does not alter any statute, create funding, or impose any new requirement on anyone.

• The resolution recites the history of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation, founded in 1937, and its growth to 158 county chapters and over 235,000 members.
• The operative resolving clause recognizes February 11, 2025 as Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the organization.

1. 2025-01-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-28House Hopper (House)

• Robert Dickey (R, HD-134)Primary sponsor
• John Corbett (R, HD-174)
• Rob Leverett (R, HD-123)
• Jaclyn Ford (R, HD-170)
• Jutt Howard (R, HD-071)
• Alan Powell (R, HD-033)

• agriculture
• Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
• state capitol recognition
• farming