--- title: HR 1003. Wilson, Ms. Earnestine Denise; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1003 cite_as: HR 1003, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1003 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1003.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1003/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72152 date: 2026-01-12 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1002.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1004.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1003.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1003 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-12 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Anissa Jones - Tangie Herring - Mekyah McQueen - Dewey McClain - Bryce Berry text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1003/2025 upstream_id: 2071997 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - commendation resolution - Macon Georgia - community service - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 1003. Wilson, Ms. Earnestine Denise; commend ## Text House Resolution 1003 By: Representatives Jones of the 143rd, Herring of the 145th, McQueen of the 61st, McClain of the 109th, and Berry of the 56th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson is a native of Macon, Georgia, who grew up in the South Macon community; and WHEREAS, after high school, Ms. Wilson attended Macon State College to study Early Childhood Education, and she has taught pre-kindergarten children at Jonesco Academy as well as worked with the Joshua's House Program at Greater Little Rock Baptist Church, where she is a member; and WHEREAS, Ms. Wilson is a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 215, and she currently works in the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Department Information Center and is involved with both the Macon Bibb County Democratic Party and Macon-Bibb NAACP; and WHEREAS, in 2015, Ms. Wilson addressed Governor Nathan Deal on the issue of mass incarceration at the Georgia State Capitol; in 2016, she organized a Prayer Peace Rally at Little Rock Baptist Church; and in 2018, she led a Prayer Vigil to reconcile differences between the community and the Bibb Sheriff's Department after the shooting of Matthew Duncan; and WHEREAS, in 2018, Ms. Wilson traveled to Elmina, Ghana, Africa, and visited various major historic sites then returned a year later and founded Operation Soft Book, donating over 100 books and learning materials to local schools in Elmina, and she was introduced to the Queen Mother Nana Tseasewaa Il by former Macon Mayor C. Jack Ellis; and WHEREAS, Queen Mother Nana Tseasewaa Il was so impressed with Ms. Wilson's outreach to benefit the local children that she decided to adopt her into her family, where she would receive all the rights as her family members and was given land in Elmina; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 2019, after consulting with the royal family and the ancestors of Elmina, Queen Mother Nana Tseasewaa Il informed Ms. Wilson that she had been chosen and found worthy to be the Queen Mother of Development and given the name Nana Adowa Kodwuwa Il, after the Queen Mother Tseasewaa's grandmother; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable Georgian be appropriately honored by this body. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson for her decades of professional excellence and steadfast commitment to service. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Ms. Earnestine Denise Wilson. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends Macon native Earnestine Denise Wilson for her career in early childhood education, community advocacy, and outreach work in Ghana. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Earnestine Denise Wilson, who grew up in Macon and studied early childhood education at Macon State College. The resolution recounts her work teaching pre-kindergarten students, her role at the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff's Department Information Center, and her community involvement including a 2015 address to Governor Nathan Deal on mass incarceration and a 2018 prayer vigil following a police shooting. It also describes her humanitarian work in Elmina, Ghana, where she founded a book donation program and was later adopted into the local royal family and given the title Queen Mother of Development. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy to Wilson but does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Earnestine Denise Wilson for her professional work and community service. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Wilson. - Creates no changes to Georgia law, funding, or regulations since it is a ceremonial resolution. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Earnestine Denise Wilson. It has no regulatory or legal effect on any other group of Georgians; it simply recognizes her personal and community achievements. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequence for Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic, providing official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives for one individual's community service and personal history. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses detail Wilson's education, teaching career, and community advocacy work in Macon, Georgia. - The resolving clause states that the House of Representatives commends Wilson for her professional excellence and commitment to service. - A further resolved clause instructs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Wilson. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-12) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-01-12) - Sponsors: Anissa Jones, Tangie Herring, Mekyah McQueen, Dewey McClain, Bryce Berry - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72152 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1003.md?full=1