--- title: HR 1176. Georgia FFA Association; FFA Day at the state capitol; 02/24/26; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1176 cite_as: HR 1176, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1176 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1176.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1176/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72663 date: 2026-01-29 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/hr1175.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1177.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1176.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1176 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-29 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Angie O'Steen - Robert Dickey - Steven Meeks - John Corbett - David Huddleston text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1176/2025 upstream_id: 2102290 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia FFA Association - agricultural education - state capitol recognition - youth organizations --- # HR 1176. Georgia FFA Association; FFA Day at the state capitol; 02/24/26; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1176 By: Representatives O’Steen of the 169th, Dickey of the 134th, Meeks of the 178th, Corbett of the 174th, and Huddleston of the 72nd A RESOLUTION Commending the Georgia FFA Association and recognizing February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the FFA and agricultural education provide a strong foundation for the youth of America and the future of the food, fiber, and natural resource systems; and WHEREAS, the Georgia FFA Association ranks as the third largest state FFA association in the nation with more than 80,000 current members in 410 local chapters across the state; and WHEREAS, the mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education; and WHEREAS, agricultural education and the FFA ensure a steady supply of young professionals to meet the growing demands in the science, business, and technology of agriculture; and WHEREAS, the FFA prepares young people for more than 300 careers in agriculture and agribusiness, ranging from production to sales, biotechnology, and environmental science; and WHEREAS, the FFA motto, "Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve," gives direction and purpose to these students who take an active role in succeeding in agricultural education; and WHEREAS, the FFA promotes citizenship, volunteerism, patriotism, and cooperation and increases awareness of the global and technological importance of agriculture and its contribution to economic and personal vitality. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the welfare of this state and nation and recognize as February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. 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 the Georgia FFA Association. ## 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 commends the Georgia FFA Association and designates February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. ### Plain-language summary This is a House resolution, a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. It praises the Georgia FFA Association, a youth organization focused on agricultural education, for its work with more than 80,000 members in 410 local chapters across the state. The resolution officially recognizes February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the Georgia FFA Association, so the group has a record of the recognition. The resolution does not create any new requirements, funding, or penalties; it is a ceremonial honor. ### What it does - Commends the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the state and nation. - Designates February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Georgia FFA Association. ### Who it affects The Georgia FFA Association and its more than 80,000 student members across 410 local chapters, along with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect, but it gives the Georgia FFA Association formal recognition from the state legislature and marks a specific day for the organization to be honored at the capitol. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause commends the Georgia FFA Association for its contributions to the welfare of the state and nation. - The same clause recognizes February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available to the Georgia FFA Association. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-29) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-01-29) - Sponsors: Angie O'Steen, Robert Dickey, Steven Meeks, John Corbett, David Huddleston - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72663 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1176.md?full=1