--- title: HR 1464. McCreary, Dewayne; Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Chairman's Award Winner; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1464 cite_as: HR 1464, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1464 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1464.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1464/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73596 date: 2026-02-24 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/hr1463.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1465.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1464.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1464 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-24 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Matthew Gambill - Mitchell Scoggins text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1464/2025 upstream_id: 2123578 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Cartersville-Bartow County - Chamber of Commerce award - community recognition --- # HR 1464. McCreary, Dewayne; Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Chairman's Award Winner; commend ## Text House Resolution 1464 By: Representatives Gambill of the 15th and Scoggins of the 14th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Dewayne McCreary, the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Chairman’s Award Winner; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Dewayne McCreary was recently named the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Chairman’s Award Winner in recognition of his exceptional dedication to the chamber and his community; and WHEREAS, Dewayne McCreary's distinguished commitment to the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce has demonstrated his unwavering generosity and selflessness as well as his exemplary character; and WHEREAS, Dewayne McCreary's outstanding service, leadership, and compassion have made a lasting impact on his community and beyond, making him a well-deserved recipient of this prestigious award. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Dewayne McCreary upon being named the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Chairman’s Award Winner; commend Dewayne McCreary for his many exemplary contributions on behalf of the citizens of Georgia; and extend best wishes for his continued success. 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 Dewayne McCreary. ## 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 congratulates Dewayne McCreary of Cartersville for winning the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Chairman's Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial measure from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring one individual, Dewayne McCreary. It notes that he was named the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Chairman's Award Winner in recognition of his dedication to the chamber and his community. The resolution does not change any law or spend any state money. It simply has the House formally congratulate and commend McCreary for his service and leadership, wish him continued success, and direct the Clerk of the House to prepare an official copy of the resolution for him to keep. ### What it does - Congratulates Dewayne McCreary by name for being named the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce's 2026 Chairman's Award Winner. - Commends McCreary for his contributions on behalf of Georgia citizens and extends best wishes for his continued success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to McCreary. ### Who it affects This resolution affects only Dewayne McCreary, who receives the honor, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is directed to prepare and distribute a copy of it to him. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its practical impact is symbolic: it gives Dewayne McCreary a formal, official recognition from the state legislature for his community service. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses state the factual basis for the honor: McCreary's selection as the 2026 Chairman's Award Winner and his service to the chamber and community. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend McCreary and wish him continued success. - A further resolution clause directs the Clerk of the House to make an official copy available for distribution to McCreary. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-24) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-24) - Sponsors: Matthew Gambill, Mitchell Scoggins - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73596 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1464.md?full=1