--- title: HR 1352. Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol; April 13, 2026; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1352 cite_as: HR 1352, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1352 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1352.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1352/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73209 date: 2026-02-12 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/hr1351.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1353.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1352.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1352 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-12 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Don Parsons - Charles Martin - Victor Anderson - David Huddleston - Steven Meeks - Mary Williams text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1352/2025 upstream_id: 2116241 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - lineworkers - ceremonial resolution - state capitol recognition - utility workers --- # HR 1352. Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol; April 13, 2026; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1352 By: Representatives Parsons of the 44th, Martin of the 49th, Anderson of the 10th, Huddleston of the 72nd, Meeks of the 178th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending Georgia's lineworkers and recognizing April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the profession of a lineworker is steeped in personal, family, and professional tradition; and WHEREAS, lineworkers are often first responders during storms and other catastrophic events, working to make the scene safe for other public safety heroes; and WHEREAS, lineworkers work with thousands of volts of electricity high atop power lines 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to keep electricity flowing; and WHEREAS, lineworkers must often work under dangerous conditions far from their families to construct and maintain the energy infrastructure of this state; and WHEREAS, lineworkers put their lives on the line every day with little recognition from the community regarding the danger of their work; and WHEREAS, it is most fitting and proper that the lineworkers of Georgia be recognized for their effective and dedicated service to the people of the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Georgia's lineworkers for their efforts in keeping the power on and protecting public safety and recognize April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol, honoring the men and women who build and repair the state's power lines. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors lineworkers, the utility workers who build and maintain power lines across the state. The resolution notes that lineworkers often act as first responders during storms, work with high-voltage electricity at all hours, and face dangerous conditions to keep power flowing, sometimes far from their families. The resolution formally commends lineworkers for their service and designates April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press. The resolution does not create any new law, funding, or requirement beyond this recognition. ### What it does - Commends Georgia's lineworkers for their role in maintaining electrical infrastructure and responding to storms and emergencies. - Designates April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ### Who it affects The resolution directly honors Georgia's lineworkers, the utility employees who construct and repair power lines. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute copies of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution is a symbolic gesture rather than a change in law or funding. It gives public recognition to lineworkers' hazardous work, but it does not create new benefits, protections, or requirements affecting their jobs or pay. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble describes lineworkers' hazardous, round-the-clock work maintaining power lines and their role as first responders during storms. - The resolving clause commends lineworkers and designates April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-12) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-12) - Sponsors: Don Parsons, Charles Martin, Victor Anderson, David Huddleston, Steven Meeks, Mary Williams - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73209 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1352.md?full=1