SR77: SR77 Great Dane; congratulate

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Great Dane, a trailer manufacturing company based in Savannah, Georgia, on its 125th anniversary. The resolution recounts the company's history, noting it began in 1900 as the Savannah Blow Pipe Company and later became known for building flatbed and refrigerated trailers. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the Senate's congratulations to Great Dane and its wishes for the company's continued success, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for the company.

• Formally congratulates Great Dane on the 125th anniversary of its founding on behalf of the Georgia Senate.
• Recounts the company's history, including its founding in 1900 and its development of early refrigerated trailers in Savannah.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Great Dane.
• Creates no new law, funding, penalty, or regulatory requirement.

This resolution directly names Great Dane, the Savannah-based trailer manufacturing company, and its employees. It has no legal effect on other businesses, residents, or government agencies in Georgia.

The resolution has no practical effect on Georgia law or residents beyond serving as an official, public expression of recognition from the state Senate for a long-standing Georgia business and its history.

• The whereas clauses describe Great Dane's founding in 1900 as the Savannah Blow Pipe Company and its growth into a trailer manufacturer.
• The resolved clause has the Senate formally congratulate Great Dane on its 125th anniversary and wish it continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to Great Dane.

1. 2025-02-03Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-01-30Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)Primary sponsor
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
• David Lucas (D, SD-026)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)

• Georgia businesses
• Senate resolutions
• Savannah economy
• manufacturing history