Georgia CommonsHR 1085: Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; Captain John Collins Chapter; 25th anniversary; recognize
Last action January 27, 2026 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution recognizes the 25th anniversary of the Captain John Collins Chapter of the Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, a Cobb County heritage and community service organization.
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In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Captain John Collins Chapter, a Cobb County branch of the Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, on its 25th anniversary. The chapter organized in October 2000 to promote patriotism and preserve the history of the American Revolution. The resolution recounts the chapter's community work over 25 years, including supporting Cobb County veterans, placing markers at Revolutionary War patriots' gravesites, providing a color guard for parades and citizenship ceremonies, and awarding scholarships to local high school students and JROTC cadets. It names the chapter's current elected officers. The House formally commends the chapter's members, past and present, for their service and wishes them continued success. It directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the chapter. The resolution creates no new law, funding, or requirement.
What the bill does
- Formally commends the Captain John Collins Chapter's members, past and present, for 25 years of service to Cobb County.
- Recites the chapter's history, including its 2000 founding and its work honoring Revolutionary War patriots and veterans.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the chapter.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names and honors the Captain John Collins Chapter of the Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, its listed officers, and its members in Cobb County. It has no legal effect on the general public.
Why it matters
The resolution carries symbolic, not legal, weight. It gives the chapter official state recognition for a quarter century of community and historical preservation work in Cobb County, but it does not create funding, rules, or obligations for anyone.
Key provisions
- The preamble recounts the chapter's founding on October 14, 2000, in Cobb County and its mission of promoting patriotism and preserving Revolutionary War history.
- The preamble describes 25 years of community service, including gravesite markers, color guard appearances, and citizenship ceremony participation.
- The preamble lists the chapter's current elected officers by name and title.
- The resolving clause has the House recognize and commend the chapter's members and wish them continued success.
- A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the chapter.
From the bill
“the members of this body recognize and commend the members, both past and present, of the Captain John Collins Chapter of the Georgia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for twenty-five years of their outstanding service to Cobb County”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Devan Seabaugh (R, HD-034)
- James Burchett (R, HD-176)
- Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)
- Jordan Ridley (R, HD-022)
- Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
Topics
- Cobb County
- Sons of the American Revolution
- legislative recognition
- local history
- veterans