HR121: HR121 John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building; Dry Branch Community; dedicate

This resolution honors John W. Mixon, who began working for the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1961 and later served as its commissioner starting in 1983. During his career he led major conservation efforts, including a record season of pine tree planting and the creation of the Flint River Nursery, and helped pass laws on outdoor burning permits and prescribed burning for forest management. The resolution formally dedicates the Georgia Forestry Commission's building in Dry Branch, Georgia, as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building. It directs the Georgia Forestry Commission to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, paid for out of the commission's own budget, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the commission and to Mr. Mixon.

• Dedicates the Georgia Forestry Commission building in Dry Branch, Georgia as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building.
• Directs the Georgia Forestry Commission to erect and maintain signs marking the building's new name, funded from the commission's existing budget.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to the Georgia Forestry Commission and to Mr. Mixon.

The Georgia Forestry Commission, which must fund and install the new signage, and John W. Mixon, who is honored by the building dedication. The public and commission staff who use the Dry Branch facility will see the building's new name.

The resolution changes the official name of a state forestry building and requires the commission to spend a small amount of its own budget on signage, formally recognizing a former commissioner's contributions to Georgia's forest conservation programs.

• The resolved clause dedicates the Georgia Forestry Commission building in Dry Branch, Georgia as the John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Georgia Forestry Commission to erect and maintain dedication signs, funded from its own budget.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the commission and to Mr. Mixon.

1. 2025-05-14Effective Date 2025-05-14
2. 2025-05-14Act 367
3. 2025-05-14House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2025-04-07House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2025-03-31Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
6. 2025-03-31Senate Third Read (Senate)
7. 2025-03-31Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
8. 2025-03-31Senate Tabled (Senate)

• Beth Camp (R, HD-135)Primary sponsor
• Karen Mathiak (R, HD-082)
• Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)
• David Jenkins (R, HD-136)
• Robert Dickey (R, HD-134)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)

1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 26, 2025

   163 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 13 absent)

   Adopt: House Vote #96

2. PassedSenate voteMarch 31, 2025

   54 yea, 0 nay (1 not voting, 1 absent)

   Adoption: Senate Vote #377

• forestry
• building dedication
• Georgia Forestry Commission
• conservation