--- title: HR 1547. Daves, Nancy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1547 cite_as: HR 1547, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1547 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1547.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1547/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73817 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1546.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1548.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1547.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1547 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-03 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Stacey Evans - Mary Oliver - Debbie Buckner - Carolyn Hugley - Mary Williams text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1547/2025 upstream_id: 2128625 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - conservation - Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus - Okefenokee Swamp - commendation resolution --- # HR 1547. Daves, Nancy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1547 By: Representatives Evans of the 57th, Oliver of the 84th, Buckner of the 137th, Hugley of the 141st, and Williams of the 37th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Nancy Daves 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, Nancy Daves has served in leadership for a number of conservation organizations in Georgia, including the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, where she works on protection of North Atlantic Right Whales from large and small vessels along Georgia's coast; the Georgia Sierra Club, where she helped lead the fight to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, one of Georgia's greatest natural treasures, from mining, including urging members of the Georgia Legislature to pass legislation prohibiting mining along the swamp's edge; and the Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, where she advocates for policies that ensure safe, accessible water, renewable energy, and environmental justice for all; and WHEREAS, before moving to Georgia in 2016, Nancy worked on international marine conservation, including environmental, political and enforcement issues, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 23 years; and WHEREAS, Nancy is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted her entire community; 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 Nancy Daves 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 Nancy Daves. ## 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 honors Nancy Daves, a conservation advocate, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award from the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it recognizes Nancy Daves, who has worked in conservation and environmental advocacy in Georgia, including on protecting North Atlantic Right Whales, the Okefenokee Swamp, and access to clean water and renewable energy. The resolution explains the award's background, noting it is named for former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and is given each year during Women's History Month. The House formally congratulates Daves and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Nancy Daves for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recounts Daves's work with conservation groups including the Tybee Island Marine Science Center, the Georgia Sierra Club, and Georgia Interfaith Power and Light. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Nancy Daves. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no regulatory or funding effect. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Nancy Daves. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus, former Representative Nikki T. Randall, and the conservation organizations Daves has worked with, but it does not impose obligations on the public or any agency. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives official House recognition to Daves's environmental advocacy work in Georgia, including efforts around the Okefenokee Swamp and coastal wildlife, but it does not alter any law, program, or funding. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Nancy Daves's conservation work in Georgia and her prior 23-year career with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. - The resolved clause states the House's congratulation and commendation of Daves for the award. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Daves. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Stacey Evans, Mary Oliver, Debbie Buckner, Carolyn Hugley, Mary Williams - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73817 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1547.md?full=1