--- title: HR 1375. Lowman, Patricia; retirement; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1375 cite_as: HR 1375, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1375 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1375.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1375/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73305 date: 2026-02-17 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/hr1374.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1376.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1375.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1375 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-17 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Debbie Buckner - Vance Smith - Carmen Rice text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1375/2025 upstream_id: 2118558 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - local government - Waverly Hall - retirement honors --- # HR 1375. Lowman, Patricia; retirement; commend ## Text House Resolution 1375 By: Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Smith of the 138th, and Rice of the 139th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Patricia Lowman upon her retirement; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Patricia "Pat" Harris Lowman has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her superlative service with on the Waverly Hall, Georgia, City Council; and WHEREAS, she was first elected to the Waverly Hall City Council in 1984, serving for forty consecutive years from 1985 until the end of 2025, being elected ten times; and WHEREAS, during such time Councilwoman Lowman was the director of public safety over the police and fire departments, served as the Mayor Pro Tem and Chief Financial Officer, as well as was called on numerous times to fill mayoral vacancies, leading the council through several difficult periods; and WHEREAS, Councilwoman Lowman's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and WHEREAS, during her tenure, she successfully took the police department from a night watchmen type presence to a full-time police department; took the fire department from a municipal/volunteer department to a department which in addition to having a group of extremely well trained fireman, has a state of the art well equipped fire house, two staging areas for fire trucks, and provides better response times to not only the residents of Waverly Hall but to its side of Harris County; as well as constructed the city gymnasium /community house, "The Bobby Lowman Recreation Center"; and WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, Councilwoman Lowman has served with honor and distinction with the Waverly Hall City Council, and her vision and unyielding commitment to public service will be sorely missed upon the occasion of her retirement; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Patricia Lowman for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia; congratulate her upon the grand occasion of her retirement; and 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 Patricia Lowman. ## 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 Patricia Lowman for her four decades of service on the Waverly Hall City Council as she retires. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Patricia 'Pat' Harris Lowman, who served on the Waverly Hall, Georgia city council for forty consecutive years after first being elected in 1984, holding roles including director of public safety, Mayor Pro Tem, Chief Financial Officer, and occasional acting mayor. The resolution recounts her contributions, such as helping build a full-time police department and a modern fire department, and supporting construction of a community recreation center. The House resolves to commend her service, congratulate her on retirement, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Patricia Lowman for her 40 years of service on the Waverly Hall City Council. - Congratulates her on her retirement and extends wishes for continued health and happiness. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Lowman. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no regulatory or funding effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Patricia Lowman. It also references the Waverly Hall city government, its police and fire departments, and Harris County residents who benefited from services she oversaw during her council tenure. ### Why it matters This resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical significance is limited to formally recording the Georgia House's appreciation for one local official's decades of public service. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Lowman's 40 years on the Waverly Hall City Council from 1985 through 2025, during which she was elected ten times. - The resolution notes her roles as director of public safety, Mayor Pro Tem, Chief Financial Officer, and occasional acting mayor. - The resolving clause commends her service and congratulates her on retirement. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Lowman. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-17) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-17) - Sponsors: Debbie Buckner, Vance Smith, Carmen Rice - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73305 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1375.md?full=1