HR240: HR240 City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson; Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes the City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson for being named one of nine winning cities nationwide for the 2025 Childhood Obesity Prevention & Environmental Health & Sustainability Awards, presented by the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America and the United States Conference of Mayors. The resolution describes the Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club as a passport-based program for middle school students and their families, covering seven areas of health and development: social, emotional, physical, intellectual, environmental, spiritual, and financial. The House formally commends the city and mayor for the program and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Formally commends the City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson for winning a national childhood health and wellness award.
• States the basis for the recognition: the city's Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club passport program for middle schoolers and families.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendation resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statute.

The resolution directly names the City of Savannah, Mayor Van R. Johnson, and the Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club program, which targets middle school students and their families in Savannah.

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians outside a formal, public acknowledgment. Its practical impact is symbolic: it publicizes and recognizes Savannah's youth health initiative through official House action rather than changing any rights, funding, or rules.

• The whereas clauses describe the award, naming the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America and the United States Conference of Mayors as presenters at their 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• The whereas clauses describe the Healthy Savannah Kids Club program's structure, including its seven health domains and its passport-based activity tracking for middle school students and families.
• The resolving clause commends the City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson for the program.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-02-11House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-11House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-11House Hopper (House)

• Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)Primary sponsor
• Jesse Petrea (R, HD-166)
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
• Anne Westbrook (D, HD-163)
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)

• childhood health
• Savannah
• municipal awards
• youth wellness programs