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House · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HR965: HR965 Wright-Davis, Marquita Levette; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend

Last action April 4, 2025 · House Read and Adopted

A Georgia House resolution formally commends Marquita Levette Wright-Davis of Rome for community service, naming her a 2025 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor recipient.

In plain language

This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Marquita Levette Wright-Davis, a Rome, Georgia business owner and community volunteer, for her work founding a free computer repair business, a tutoring program for Rome City School students, and various ministry, mentorship, and civil rights organizations. The resolution states that the House of Representatives commends her as a recipient of the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. It does not create any new programs, funding, or legal requirements.

What the bill does

  • Formally recognizes and commends Marquita Levette Wright-Davis as a 2025 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor recipient.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her.
  • Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendatory resolution rather than legislation.

Who it affects

The resolution names Marquita Levette Wright-Davis, a Rome, Georgia business owner and community volunteer, along with the organizations she works with, including South Rome Community Association, Rome NAACP, and several mentorship and ministry groups mentioned in the text.

Why it matters

The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it serves as an official, public statement from the House of Representatives recognizing one individual's community service, which can be presented as a keepsake document.

Key provisions

  • The whereas clauses describe Wright-Davis's founding of 4D Computer Repairs, Testimony Board Ministries, and the South Rome Free Tutoring Program.
  • The resolved clause formally commends her as the 2025 Heart of the Community Awards of Honor recipient.
  • The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to her.

Status timeline

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

Sponsors

  • Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)Primary sponsor
  • Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
  • Matt Barton (R, HD-005)

Topics

  • community service award
  • Rome Georgia
  • House resolution
  • civic recognition

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