--- title: HR 112. McCoy, Darin; outstanding public service; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr112 cite_as: HR 112, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr112 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr112.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr112/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69688 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/hr111.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr113.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr112.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 112 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: - William Werkheiser text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR112/2025 upstream_id: 1947655 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - probate courts - legislative commendation - Georgia judiciary - public service recognition --- # HR 112. McCoy, Darin; outstanding public service; commend ## Text House Resolution 112 By: Representative Werkheiser of the 157th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Darin McCoy on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Darin McCoy is an active member of the Georgia Council of Probate Judges, where he has held every office in the state organization, including president from 2002 to 2003, and currently severs as Secretary-Treasurer; and WHEREAS, he served as the 2016 President of the Constitutional Officers of Georgia, which is composed of all of Georgia's Sheriffs, Superior Court Clerks, Tax Commissioners, and Probate Judges; and WHEREAS, he has served as an instructor for the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, instructing classes for Probate Court Clerks and Probate Court Judges across the state; and WHEREAS, upon completing his current term in 2028, he will has served 36 years in office. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Darin McCoy for his efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia as well as extend the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness. 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 Darin McCoy. ## 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 Darin McCoy, a longtime probate judge, for his decades of public service in the state's probate court system. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Darin McCoy, who has served in the Georgia Council of Probate Judges and held every office in that organization, including a term as president. It notes his 2016 term as president of the Constitutional Officers of Georgia, a group made up of the state's sheriffs, superior court clerks, tax commissioners, and probate judges, and his work teaching probate court judges and clerks through the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. The resolution does not change any law. It simply expresses the House's recognition and best wishes for McCoy, who will have served 36 years in office upon completing his current term in 2028, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide him a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Darin McCoy for his public service as a Georgia probate judge and officer of statewide judicial organizations. - States that McCoy has held every office in the Georgia Council of Probate Judges, including a term as president from 2002 to 2003. - Notes his 2016 presidency of the Constitutional Officers of Georgia and his teaching work for the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Darin McCoy. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names Darin McCoy, a Georgia probate judge. It also references the Georgia Council of Probate Judges, the Constitutional Officers of Georgia (sheriffs, superior court clerks, tax commissioners, and probate judges), and the University of Georgia's Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor with no legal effect on Georgians generally. It creates an official record of the House's recognition of one public official's decades of service, which McCoy can keep as a personal memento provided by the Clerk of the House. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe McCoy's roles in the Georgia Council of Probate Judges and the Constitutional Officers of Georgia and his teaching for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. - The resolving clause formally commends McCoy for his public service and extends wishes for his continued health and happiness. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to McCoy. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-29) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-29) - Sponsors: William Werkheiser - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69688 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr112.md?full=1