--- title: HR 107. American Heritage Girls (AHG); commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr107 cite_as: HR 107, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr107 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr107.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr107/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69682 date: 2025-01-29 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/hr106.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr108.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr107.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 107 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-29 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matt Dubnik - Emory Dunahoo - John Carson text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR107/2025 upstream_id: 1947529 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - youth organizations - American Heritage Girls - legislative honors - Georgia House resolutions --- # HR 107. American Heritage Girls (AHG); commend ## Text House Resolution 107 By: Representatives Dubnik of the 29th, Dunahoo of the 31st, and Carson of the 46th A RESOLUTION Honoring and commending American Heritage Girls (AHG); and for other purposes. WHEREAS, American Heritage Girls (AHG) is currently chartered in every state except Utah; and WHEREAS, AHG has 39,839 national members in all 50 states; 1,220 troops nationally; 1,520 members in Georgia; and 43 troops in the State of Georgia, and its purpose is to instill spiritual and character development in young women; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 2015, AHG and Trail Life USA signed a Memorandum of Ministry Alliance, which is the highest form of relationship each organization can hold, and it was approved by both boards; and by sharing skills, talents, knowledge, and common goals, both groups will be able to empower and support their respective memberships in order to accomplish great things in their communities while spreading the love of God to others; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the efforts of American Heritage Girls toward improving the lives of the young women of this state be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body honor and commend American Heritage Girls (AHG) for its tireless efforts in shaping the youth in Georgia and the United States and extend sincere best wishes for continued success. 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 American Heritage Girls (AHG). ## 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 honors American Heritage Girls, a youth character-building organization active in the state, recognizing its work with young women in Georgia and nationally. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives formally honors and commends American Heritage Girls (AHG), an organization focused on spiritual and character development for young women. The resolution notes AHG's national reach, including membership figures in Georgia and across the country, and mentions its 2015 alliance agreement with Trail Life USA. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply expresses the House's recognition of AHG's work and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization. ### What it does - Formally honors and commends American Heritage Girls (AHG) for its work with young women in Georgia and the United States. - States facts about AHG's membership and organizational reach, including 1,520 members and 43 troops in Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to AHG. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of recognition. ### Who it affects American Heritage Girls (AHG), a youth organization with troops and members in Georgia, is the direct subject of this recognition. The resolution has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians. Its practical effect is limited to a formal, public statement of appreciation from the Georgia House of Representatives toward American Heritage Girls, along with an official copy given to the organization. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives honor and commend American Heritage Girls for its efforts with youth in Georgia and nationally. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to AHG. - The whereas clauses recite background facts about AHG's membership numbers and its 2015 alliance agreement with Trail Life USA. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-29) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-29) - Sponsors: Matt Dubnik, Emory Dunahoo, John Carson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69682 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr107.md?full=1