--- title: HR 1070. Bonner, Alicia; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1070 cite_as: HR 1070, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1070 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1070.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1070/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72419 date: 2026-01-27 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/hr1069.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1071.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1070.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1070 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-27 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Kimberly Alexander - Kimberly New text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1070/2025 upstream_id: 2095235 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - community recognition - Douglasville Georgia - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 1070. Bonner, Alicia; commend ## Text House Resolution 1070 By: Representatives Alexander of the 66th and New of the 40th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Alicia Bonner; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Alicia Bonner has long been recognized in the state of Georgia as passionate and driven entrepreneur, CEO, philanthropist, and community leader; and WHEREAS, in 2026, she retired from GreyStone Power after 23 years of dedicated, memorable, and highly respected service; and WHEREAS, during her tenure, her exemplary service was recognized by many prestigious awards and honors, including a nomination as Most Inspirational in 2008, Honors of Appreciation in 2011, a nomination for Business Associate of the Year in 2022, as well as several certificates for consistently going above and beyond; and WHEREAS, through her custom framing company, Messages, Alicia brings people closer together through her inspiring and uplifting messages, prints, and pictures; and WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Alicia is an active member of The Day Star Tabernacle International Church in Douglasville, Georgia, where she serves in various leadership roles such as head of the Christian bookstore, general secretary, and oversees the Kingdom Business Monitor Announcement Ministry; and WHEREAS, in addition to her church leadership, Alicia serves her community by assisting with the Vend and Vibe events, supporting Royal Accents Events Management wedding ceremonies, and regularly donates and volunteers with the Freedom House Women’s shelter; and WHEREAS, as full time care-giver to her elderly mother, Alicia has proven herself to be a person of exemplary strength with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Alicia Bonner for her unwavering dedication to serving the state of Georgia and extend sincere best wishes for her continued health, happiness, and 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 Alicia Bonner. ## 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 recognizes and commends Alicia Bonner, a Douglasville business owner and community volunteer, for her career and civic service. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it recognizes Alicia Bonner, who retired from GreyStone Power in 2026 after 23 years of service, for her work as an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and community leader. The resolution details her career awards, her custom framing business called Messages, her leadership roles at The Day Star Tabernacle International Church in Douglasville, her volunteer work with local events and the Freedom House Women's shelter, and her role as a full time caregiver for her elderly mother. The House directs its Clerk to prepare a copy of the resolution for Bonner as a keepsake. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Alicia Bonner by name for her career and community service in the state of Georgia. - States the House's best wishes for her continued health, happiness, and success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Bonner. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute or appropriate any state funding. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Alicia Bonner. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare the ceremonial copy for her, and reflects recognition from her church and community organizations in Douglasville, Georgia. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal effect and changes no law or funding. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives Alicia Bonner formal, public recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives for her career and volunteer work. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount Bonner's 23 years at GreyStone Power, her business Messages, her church leadership, and her community volunteer work. - The resolving clause has the House commend Bonner and wish her continued health, happiness, and success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Bonner. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-01-27) - Sponsors: Kimberly Alexander, Kimberly New - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72419 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1070.md?full=1