HR538: HR538 Hardrick, Catherine; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Catherine Hardrick, a disabled veteran, entrepreneur, and community leader, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. The award is given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus to recognize women who embody the leadership of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution recounts Hardrick's military service, her decades-long career in the financial industry, her work running a feeding program for homeless veterans, her mentoring of youth, her advocacy on racial and social justice issues, and her podcast on local issues. It formally congratulates her and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her.

• Congratulates and commends Catherine Hardrick for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Hardrick.
• Recites background on Hardrick's military service, career, and community work as the basis for the honor.
• Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, as a commendation resolution has no binding legal effect.

This resolution directly names and honors Catherine Hardrick. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus, former Representative Nikki T. Randall, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare the ceremonial copy.

The resolution has no effect on Georgia law, funding, or regulations. Its practical effect is symbolic: an official record of the House recognizing Hardrick's community service and veteran status, with a ceremonial copy provided to her.

• The whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and Hardrick's veteran status, career, and community service.
• The resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Catherine Hardrick for receiving the award.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy available for distribution to Hardrick.

1. 2025-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Doreen Carter (D, HD-093)Primary sponsor
• Segun Adeyina (D, HD-110)
• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)

• legislative commendation
• veterans
• community service
• Georgia House of Representatives