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House · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HR264: HR264 Valentine's Day weddings; commend

Last action February 13, 2025 · House Read and Adopted

A Georgia House resolution celebrates couples who chose to marry on Valentine's Day this year, offering the chamber's congratulations and best wishes.

In plain language

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to any law. It expresses the chamber's celebration of couples who got married on Valentine's Day this year, framing the holiday as a fitting occasion for weddings because of its association with love and commitment. The resolution does not create any new rule, program, or funding. It simply resolves that House members celebrate this year's Valentine's Day weddings and wish the couples health, happiness, and fulfillment. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press.

What the bill does

  • Formally states that House members celebrate couples who married on Valentine's Day this year.
  • Extends the House's best wishes for health, happiness, and fulfillment to those couples.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for public and press distribution.
  • Creates no new statute, requirement, penalty, or funding since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law.

Who it affects

The resolution mainly concerns couples who married on Valentine's Day this year, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies. It has no direct effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses.

Why it matters

Because this is a ceremonial resolution rather than a legally binding bill, it does not change any Georgia law, create obligations, or affect daily life. Its main effect is a formal, public expression of goodwill from the House toward couples married on Valentine's Day.

Key provisions

  • The whereas clauses describe marriage as a bond of love and commitment and frame Valentine's Day as a fitting day for weddings.
  • The resolving clause states that House members celebrate this year's Valentine's Day weddings and wish the couples health, happiness, and fulfillment.
  • A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press.

Status timeline

  1. 2025-02-13House Read and Adopted (House)
  2. 2025-02-13House First Readers (House)
  3. 2025-02-13House Hopper (House)

Sponsors

  • Angela Moore (D, HD-091)Primary sponsor

Topics

  • ceremonial resolutions
  • Valentine's Day
  • Georgia House of Representatives

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