--- title: HR 1183. Clayton County Chamber of Commerce; Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol; February 5, 2026; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1183 cite_as: HR 1183, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1183 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1183.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1183/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72746 date: 2026-02-02 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/hr1182.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1184.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1183.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1183 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-02 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Eric Bell - Yasmin Neal - Demetrius Douglas - Rhonda Burnough - Robert Flournoy - Sandra Scott text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1183/2025 upstream_id: 2104401 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Clayton County - chamber of commerce - ceremonial resolution - state capitol recognition --- # HR 1183. Clayton County Chamber of Commerce; Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol; February 5, 2026; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1183 By: Representatives Bell of the 75th, Neal of the 79th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th, Flournoy of the 74th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and recognizing February 5, 2026, as Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1953, is a member-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting business growth and enhancing the quality of life through economic prosperity; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce unites business and professional individuals by empowering local growth, improving business to business networking and helping to strengthen our community; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce continues to provide leadership and educational opportunities with their program, Leadership Clayton, a leadership development program established in 1972 that has engaged over 1000 emerging and existing leaders in a ten-month program that broadens their knowledge of community issues, sharpens their leadership skills, and challenges themselves and others to seek solutions to those issues affecting our communities; and WHEREAS, Chamber members are invited to participate each year in the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce Day at the state capitol to meet with our state leaders during the legislative session, discuss legislative priorities that are important to their business and the County as well as see our state government in action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce on their distinguished leadership and recognize February 5, 2026, as Clayton Chamber 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 Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. ## 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 recognizes February 5, 2026 as Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol, honoring the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a bill that changes state law. It commends the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, a nonprofit founded in 1953 that promotes business growth and community life in Clayton County, and highlights its Leadership Clayton program, which has trained more than 1,000 community leaders since 1972. The resolution formally designates February 5, 2026 as Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol, when chamber members are invited to meet with state lawmakers during the legislative session. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the chamber. ### What it does - Formally commends the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce for its leadership and community work. - Designates February 5, 2026 as Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the chamber. ### Who it affects The Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and its members, who are recognized and invited to meet with state legislators, as well as 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 funding changes but gives the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce official recognition from the Georgia House and a formal occasion to engage with state lawmakers about local business priorities during the legislative session. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the chamber's 1953 founding and its Leadership Clayton program, established in 1972, which has engaged over 1,000 leaders. - The resolving clause commends the chamber and designates February 5, 2026 as Clayton Chamber Day at the state capitol. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the chamber. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-02) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-02) - Sponsors: Eric Bell, Yasmin Neal, Demetrius Douglas, Rhonda Burnough, Robert Flournoy, Sandra Scott - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72746 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1183.md?full=1