HR511: HR511 Smith, Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Bridgett Renay; commend

This is a commemorative resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Bridgett Renay Smith. It recounts her 24 years of service in the United States Navy, including being recalled to active duty after the September 11 attacks to serve in Operation Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom in Bahrain. The resolution also notes her community involvement with veterans' and military women's organizations and her founding of a company, Legacy Bridge Inc., in 2018. It formally resolves that the House recognizes and commends her service and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her with an official copy of the resolution. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally recognizes and commends Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Bridgett Renay Smith for her military and community service.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to her.
• Creates no new laws, funding, or legal requirements; it is a ceremonial statement by the House.

The resolution directly honors Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Bridgett Renay Smith. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies beyond the House Clerk's office, which must prepare a copy for her.

The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians generally; its significance is symbolic, giving official state recognition to one veteran's decades of Navy service and ongoing community and veteran support work.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) describes her 24 years of Navy service, her recall to active duty after September 11, 2001, and her role in Operation Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom in Bahrain.
• The preamble notes her memberships in veteran and military women's organizations and her founding of Legacy Bridge Inc. in 2018.
• The resolved clause formally commends her for her public service to Georgia and the nation.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to her.

1. 2025-03-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-04House Hopper (House)

• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)Primary sponsor
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)
• Lynn Heffner (D, HD-130)

• veterans
• military honors
• House resolution
• community recognition