--- title: HR 1468. Bayonne, Lynn; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1468 cite_as: HR 1468, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1468 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1468.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1468/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73601 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/hr1467.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1469.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1468.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1468 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: - Segun Adeyina - Arlene Beckles - Robert Dawson - Akbar Ali - Derrick Jackson - Carl Gilliard text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1468/2025 upstream_id: 2123584 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - commendation resolution - Clarkston city council - Haitian American community - public service recognition --- # HR 1468. Bayonne, Lynn; commend ## Text House Resolution 1468 By: Representatives Adeyina of the 110th, Beckles of the 96th, Dawson of the 65th, Ali of the 106th, Jackson of the 68th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Lynn Bayonne; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Lynn Bayonne is a first-generation Haitian American with over 25 years of experience in Health Administration and Employee Support Services; and WHEREAS, she proudly served the City of Atlanta as an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Case Manager, supporting public safety employees and their families across all city departments; and WHEREAS, Lynn'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, in addition to her professional career, she made history as the first Haitian American elected to the City of Clarkston, City Council; and WHEREAS, for more than 15 years she has remained committed to community service by assisting local schools as a parent advocate, serving as a team mom for youth sports, and mentoring teens through college preparation and life development; and WHEREAS, this distinguished gentlewoman has given inspiration to many through her high ideals, morals, and deep concern for her fellow citizens, and she possesses the vast wisdom which only comes through experience and the strength of character which is achieved through overcoming the many challenges of life; and WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; 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 Lynn Bayonne for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service to the State of Georgia 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 Lynn Bayonne. ## 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 Lynn Bayonne, a Clarkston City Council member and longtime Atlanta employee support services professional, for her public and community service. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Lynn Bayonne, a first-generation Haitian American with more than 25 years of experience in health administration and employee support services, for her career and community involvement. The resolution highlights her work as an Employee Assistance Program case manager for the City of Atlanta supporting public safety employees, her historic election as the first Haitian American on the Clarkston City Council, and more than 15 years of volunteer work including mentoring teens and supporting local schools. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to give Bayonne a copy of the resolution as a formal token of recognition. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Lynn Bayonne for her career in health administration and public service in Georgia. - States that the House of Representatives extends best wishes for her continued health and happiness. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Bayonne. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commendation resolution rather than a bill. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Lynn Bayonne. It has no regulatory effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses since it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic weight rather than practical consequences. It creates an official, lasting House of Representatives record honoring Bayonne's career and community contributions but does not change any Georgia law, funding, or regulation affecting the public. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Bayonne's career as an Employee Assistance Program case manager for the City of Atlanta and her election to the Clarkston City Council. - The resolved clause formally commends Bayonne for her public service and wishes her continued health and happiness. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide her a copy of the resolution. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-24) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-24) - Sponsors: Segun Adeyina, Arlene Beckles, Robert Dawson, Akbar Ali, Derrick Jackson, Carl Gilliard - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73601 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1468.md?full=1