HR80: HR80 Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; 85 years of service and recognizing 02/10/25, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol; recognize

This House resolution honors Georgia EMC, the statewide trade association representing Georgia's 41 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) along with Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp., and Georgia System Operations Corp. It recounts the organization's founding in 1940 and its 85 years representing member-owned, not-for-profit utilities that serve about 4.4 million Georgians, nearly half the state's population, across 73 percent of its land area. The resolution formally congratulates Georgia EMC for its 85 years of service and designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press. The resolution does not change any law; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives.

• Congratulates the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation on 85 years of service on behalf of the House of Representatives.
• Designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• Recites the history of Georgia EMC, including its 1940 founding and the cooperatives it represents, without creating any new legal requirement.

The resolution directly names Georgia EMC, its 41 member electric cooperatives, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp., and Georgia System Operations Corp. It also touches the roughly 4.4 million Georgians served by these electric cooperatives and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute copies.

The resolution has no legal effect and creates no new rights, funding, or obligations. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives Georgia EMC and its member cooperatives formal public recognition from the House of Representatives and a designated day at the capitol.

• The whereas clauses describe Georgia EMC's 1940 founding by the Superior Court's approval of its charter and its 85 years of operation.
• The whereas clauses state EMCs serve about 4.4 million people, nearly half of Georgia's population, across 73 percent of the state's land area.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates Georgia EMC for 85 years of service and designates February 10, 2025 as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

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
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
• David Huddleston (R, HD-072)
• Rob Leverett (R, HD-123)
• Jaclyn Ford (R, HD-170)
• Jutt Howard (R, HD-071)

• electric cooperatives
• rural electrification
• ceremonial resolution
• Georgia EMC