--- title: HR 146. Gallois, Gina; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr146 cite_as: HR 146, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr146 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr146.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr146/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69890 date: 2025-02-04 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. 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Gallois, Gina; commend ## Text House Resolution 146 By: Representatives Lupton of the 83rd and Tran of the 80th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Gina Gallois; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Gina Gallois has dedicated her career to educating and inspiring children through literature, using her passion for storytelling to foster a greater appreciation for wildlife and neurodiversity; and WHEREAS, her lifelong environmentalism and love of animals led her to recognize a widespread lack of awareness about opossums in 2019, motivating her to take action by visiting numerous classrooms and nature centers to share her appreciation for misunderstood and under-represented critters; and WHEREAS, in recognition of her contributions to environmental education, the Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah, Georgia, inaugurated a permanent storybook trail in 2024 featuring Mama Opossum's Misadventures in both English and Spanish, allowing visitors to engage with her work while learning about local wildlife; and WHEREAS, as the mother of two autistic children, she and her husband, Fabien, have embraced and advocated for neurodiversity, and she has used her experiences to create such wonderful works as Quantum Possum, which celebrates the diverse ways in which individuals experience the world; and WHEREAS, her Awesome Opossum Stories series, which introduces young readers to fundamental concepts such as opposites, counting, comparison, and alphabet action verbs through engaging narratives, has been honored with the prestigious Mom's Choice Gold Award; and WHEREAS, her distinguished literary contributions further include the Bug Club Story series, featuring Cicada City and Moth Metamorphosis, as well as I Don't Want to be Scary on Halloween and Cats and Dogs Make the Best of Friends; and WHEREAS, as an advocate for multilingual literacy and a former professor of French language and literature, she has ensured her books are available in French and Spanish in addition to English; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished individual be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Gina Gallois for her outstanding contributions to childhood education, advocacy, and environmentalism as well as extend best wishes for future 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 Gina Gallois. ## 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 honors author Gina Gallois for her children's books on wildlife and neurodiversity and for environmental education work at Savannah's Oatland Island Wildlife Center. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes Gina Gallois, a children's author, for her work promoting environmental education and neurodiversity awareness. The text describes her creation of the Awesome Opossum Stories series, which won a Mom's Choice Gold Award, and other books including Quantum Possum, the Bug Club Story series, and works about Halloween and pets. The resolution notes that Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah created a permanent storybook trail in 2024 featuring her Mama Opossum's Misadventures in English and Spanish. It also highlights her advocacy for neurodiversity as the mother of two autistic children and her work making her books available in French and Spanish. The House resolves to commend her and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Gina Gallois for her contributions to childhood education, advocacy, and environmentalism. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Gina Gallois. - Extends the House's best wishes to Gallois for future health and happiness. - Carries no funding, regulatory change, or effect on Georgia law beyond the honorary recognition itself. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Gina Gallois, an author. It also references the Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah, which features her work in a storybook trail, and indirectly touches the House Clerk's office, which must distribute the resolution copy. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial resolution with no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. It matters mainly to Gallois and those connected to her work, serving as an official, public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of her contributions to children's literature and environmental education. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Gallois's career, including her Awesome Opossum Stories series and its Mom's Choice Gold Award. - The resolution notes the 2024 storybook trail at Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah featuring her Mama Opossum's Misadventures. - The resolving clause commends Gallois for her contributions to childhood education, advocacy, and environmentalism. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Gallois. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-04) - Sponsors: Karen Lupton, Long Tran - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69890 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr146.md?full=1