--- title: HR 1551. Webb, Ms. Ann; unwavering faith, dedicated ministry, steadfast service to her family and community, and for her outstanding example of resilience, leadership, and love; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1551 cite_as: HR 1551, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1551 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1551.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1551/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73824 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/hr1550.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1552.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1551.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1551 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: - Sandra Scott - Rhonda Burnough - Robert Flournoy - Viola Davis - Kim Schofield text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1551/2025 upstream_id: 2128631 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - commendation resolution - Clayton County - ceremonial resolution --- # HR 1551. Webb, Ms. Ann; unwavering faith, dedicated ministry, steadfast service to her family and community, and for her outstanding example of resilience, leadership, and love; commend ## Text House Resolution 1551 By: Representatives Scott of the 76th, Burnough of the 77th, Flournoy of the 74th, Davis of the 87th, and Schofield of the 63rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Ms. Ann Webb for her unwavering faith, dedicated ministry, steadfast service to her family and community, and for her outstanding example of resilience, leadership, and love; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Ms. Ann Webb, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been a proud resident of the State of Georgia since 1987 and has faithfully called Clayton County home since 2004; and WHEREAS, she is a devoted mother and loving grandmother of three grandchildren, whom she is raising with extraordinary commitment and care; and WHEREAS, she became guardian to her two eldest grandchildren when they were infants and has lovingly nurtured them into young adulthood, both set to graduate from high school in May 2026, and most recently assumed guardianship of her youngest grandchild, now five years old; and WHEREAS, her greatest joy is found in watching her grandchildren grow, thrive, and walk confidently in their purpose; and WHEREAS, with more than 30 years of ministry experience, Ms. Ann Webb has faithfully answered God's call through numerous leadership and service roles, including coordinating Women's Conferences and Family Enrichment Conferences, leading Prison Ministry and Women's Shelter Ministry, overseeing ministerial staff, directing Prayer Ministry, serving as a Hospice Chaplain, teaching New Members Classes and Adult Sunday School, officiating Sunday worship services, and ministering through song as a member of a professional recording choir; and WHEREAS, in addition to her extensive ministry service, she retired in 2021 from a CPA firm, where she exemplified excellence, discipline, professionalism, and integrity; and WHEREAS, balancing career, ministry, and the profound responsibility of raising her grandchildren later in life, she has remained steadfast in faith and unwavering in commitment; and WHEREAS, when asked how she has managed these responsibilities, she humbly proclaims, "nothing has been easy, but God continues to be good and faithful to us. He is the only one who has taken care of us and kept us, especially during the most challenging times"; and WHEREAS, Ms. Ann Webb's life is a powerful testimony of resilience, obedience, faithfulness, and unwavering trust in God, and she continues to serve with grace, wisdom, and a heart fully committed to God and to the people she is called to serve. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Ms. Ann Webb for her remarkable service, steadfast faith, and enduring contributions to her family, church, and community. 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 Ms. Ann Webb. ## 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 Clayton County resident Ms. Ann Webb for her decades of ministry work, her career as a CPA, and her role raising her grandchildren. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendatory resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Ms. Ann Webb, a Clayton County resident originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The resolution recounts her more than 30 years of ministry service, including leading Women's Conferences, Prison Ministry, Prayer Ministry, and serving as a Hospice Chaplain, as well as her career at a CPA firm before her retirement in 2021. It also recognizes her role raising three grandchildren, two of whom she has raised since infancy and who are set to graduate high school in May 2026, plus a five-year-old grandchild for whom she recently became guardian. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for distribution to Ms. Webb. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Ms. Ann Webb for her ministry work, career, and family caregiving. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Ms. Webb. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a ceremonial statement by the House of Representatives. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Ms. Ann Webb, a Clayton County resident. It has no regulatory or legal effect on any other group of Georgians. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It creates an official House of Representatives record recognizing Ms. Webb's ministry, professional career, and caregiving, but it does not alter any rights, funding, or obligations for Georgians generally. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses recount Ms. Webb's background, ministry roles, CPA career, and guardianship of her three grandchildren. - The resolving clause states the House of Representatives' commendation of Ms. Webb for her service and faith. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to her. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Sandra Scott, Rhonda Burnough, Robert Flournoy, Viola Davis, Kim Schofield - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73824 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1551.md?full=1