--- title: HR 1514. Martinez, Sonya; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1514 cite_as: HR 1514, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1514 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1514.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1514/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73746 date: 2026-02-26 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/hr1513.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1515.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1514.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1514 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-26 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Park Cannon text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1514/2025 upstream_id: 2125928 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative honors - Georgia House resolutions - women's leadership award - Atlanta real estate --- # HR 1514. Martinez, Sonya; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1514 By: Representative Cannon of the 58th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Sonya Martinez for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Sonya Martinez is the founder of Martinez Home Group, a top-performing bilingual agent with Keller Williams, specializing in the dynamic Atlanta real estate market; and WHEREAS, Martinez Home Group consistently ranks in the top 20 percent of the Keller Williams Brokerage– this year it was ranked in the top five percent; and WHEREAS, through the brokerage, Sonya is a member of the culture committee, the equity committee, and the productivity growth committee; and WHEREAS, with over 15 years of experience, Sonya treats her clients like family, and is known for her deep market knowledge, integrity, and heartfelt commitment to helping clients achieve homeownership and build generational wealth; and WHEREAS, a proud member of GALAREIA, Sonya is also deeply involved in philanthropy, supporting causes like St. Jude, Force Blue, Change To Humanity, and the Children's Restoration Network; and WHEREAS, Sonya has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for her passionate philanthropy and dedicated real estate work; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Sonya Martinez for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes for her 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 Sonya Martinez. ## 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 Atlanta real estate agent Sonya Martinez for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Sonya Martinez, founder of Martinez Home Group and a bilingual Keller Williams agent, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. The award is given annually by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month to honor women who reflect the leadership legacy of former state Representative Nikki T. Randall. The resolution recounts Martinez's real estate career, her involvement in Keller Williams committees, and her philanthropic work supporting organizations such as St. Jude and the Children's Restoration Network. It resolves that House members congratulate and commend her, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her with a copy of the resolution. The measure has no regulatory effect and does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Sonya Martinez for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recounts her career as founder of Martinez Home Group and her role at Keller Williams. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Martinez. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute or program. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Sonya Martinez. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and former Representative Nikki T. Randall, but it has no legal effect on the public, businesses, or government agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It provides public, official recognition of Martinez's professional and philanthropic achievements but does not change any law, funding, or requirement affecting other Georgians. ### Key provisions - Whereas clauses describe Nikki T. Randall's legislative career and the origin of the award given by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. - Whereas clauses detail Sonya Martinez's real estate career, professional rankings, and committee memberships at Keller Williams. - Whereas clauses list her philanthropic involvement with organizations such as St. Jude, Force Blue, Change To Humanity, and the Children's Restoration Network. - The resolving clause has the House congratulate and commend Martinez and directs the Clerk to distribute a copy of the resolution to her. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-26) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-26) - Sponsors: Park Cannon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73746 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1514.md?full=1