--- title: HR 1546. Latin American Association; LAA Day; March 10, 2026; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1546 cite_as: HR 1546, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1546 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1546.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1546/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73816 date: 2026-03-03 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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Latin American Association; LAA Day; March 10, 2026; recognize ## Text House Resolution 1546 By: Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Martinez of the 111th, Santos of the 117th, Reeves of the 99th, and Dubnik of the 29th A RESOLUTION Commending the Latin American Association and recognizing March 10, 2026, as LAA Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Latin American Association (LAA) has, since its founding in 1972, served as the preeminent organization supporting Georgia's Latino community, providing culturally responsive services that empower Latinos to adapt, integrate, and thrive; and WHEREAS, the LAA has expanded over 54 years into a comprehensive, community-anchored organization offering vital services including economic empowerment, youth development, immigration legal assistance, family stabilization, and crisis intervention, ensuring that thousands of Georgia residents have access to resources and support; and WHEREAS, Georgia is home to a rapidly growing Latino population whose cultural, civic, and economic contributions strengthen the state's prosperity and workforce, and the LAA's wrap-around model of services continues to play a critical role in supporting this growth and in fostering a thriving, inclusive Georgia; and WHEREAS, the LAA's Family Services and Well-Being programs provide comprehensive support to low-income Latino families by addressing urgent needs such as housing instability, food insecurity, financial hardship, and domestic violence prevention, offering bilingual crisis intervention, resource navigation, and direct assistance that stabilizes households and strengthens community well-being across Georgia; and WHEREAS, the LAA's Immigration Legal Services programs provides affordable, culturally competent legal assistance to low-income households, offering legal support and protections, thereby ensuring that vulnerable community members can navigate complex legal processes safely, remain united with their families, and build stable futures in Georgia; and WHEREAS, the organization provides Economic Empowerment programs, including, workforce development, ESL instruction, entrepreneurial training, and job fairs, support thousands of individuals each year in building long-term financial stability and contributing to Georgia's economic vibrancy; and WHEREAS, the LAA's Youth Services programs cultivate the next generation of Latino leaders by providing mentorship, academic support, leadership development, and large-scale educational events that promote pathways to college and career success; and WHEREAS, the LAA serves as a trusted partner to civic, corporate, nonprofit, and governmental institutions statewide, consistently demonstrating impact through community partnerships which expand the LAA's impact and exemplify the power of community-centered collaboration; and WHEREAS, the LAA has become an indispensable voice on immigrant-related issues and a vital resource for many families seeking stability, safety, and opportunity in Georgia; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to recognize March 10, 2026, as LAA Day for the decades of meaningful service, leadership, and dedication to advancing opportunity for all residents of the State of Georgia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Latin American Association and recognize March 10, 2026, as LAA Day. 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 the Latin American Association. ## 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 commends the Latin American Association for its decades of service to Georgia's Latino community and designates March 10, 2026, as LAA Day. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution, not a change to Georgia law. It recognizes the Latin American Association (LAA), founded in 1972, for the range of services it has provided to Georgia's Latino community over more than five decades, including family stabilization, immigration legal help, workforce training, and youth mentorship programs. The resolution formally commends the organization and designates March 10, 2026, as LAA Day in Georgia. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the LAA. The measure carries no funding, penalties, or enforceable legal requirements; it is a statement of recognition from the House of Representatives. ### What it does - Commends the Latin American Association for its history of service to Georgia's Latino community since 1972. - Designates March 10, 2026, as LAA Day in the state of Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the LAA. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Latin American Association and its staff and clients, including low-income Latino families, immigrants seeking legal assistance, youth in mentorship programs, and workforce development participants. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or budgetary effect; it does not create funding, rules, or requirements. Its practical significance is symbolic, giving formal state recognition to an organization's community work and marking March 10, 2026, as a day honoring that work in Georgia. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the LAA's history since 1972 and its programs in family services, immigration legal assistance, economic empowerment, and youth development. - The resolved clause formally commends the LAA and recognizes March 10, 2026, as LAA Day. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the LAA. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Kasey Carpenter, Reynaldo Martinez, Mary Ann Santos, Matt Reeves, Matt Dubnik - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73816 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1546.md?full=1