--- title: HR 157. Klodner, Nellie; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr157 cite_as: HR 157, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr157 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr157.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr157/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69904 date: 2025-02-04 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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Klodner, Nellie; commend ## Text House Resolution 157 By: Representatives New of the 40th, Momtahan of the 17th, Gullett of the 19th, Smith of the 18th, and Kelley of the 16th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Nellie Klodner; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Nellie Klodner received the 2024 Inclusion Award from Georgia Tech's K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention United States Nationals; and WHEREAS, Ms. Klodner is a diligent, hard-working student from Panter Elementary School; and WHEREAS, with the help of Anna Borsh, Ms. Klodner created the app "Grocery Eyes," which helps visually impaired people navigate through the grocery store more easily; and WHEREAS, both Ms. Klodner and Ms. Borsh created the app in the hope that visually impaired people can gain more independence through using the app's navigation, microphone, and camera features to help locate items; and WHEREAS, prior to winning the 2024 Inclusion Award at the United States Nationals, "Grocery Eyes" won the same title from the state level competition where each student won an Amazon tablet; and WHEREAS, as first prize winners at the United States Nationals, each student received a trophy, certificate, and $1,000.00 prize; and WHEREAS, this remarkable young student has personified the selfless dedication, mental agility, verbal adroitness, and personal maturity necessary for such an honorary award; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary student be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Nellie Klodner upon receiving the 2024 Inclusion Award from Georgia Tech's K-12 InVenture Prize State and National Finals, commend her for her many outstanding contributions on behalf of the citizens of Georgia, and extend best wishes for continued growth, development, and 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 Nellie Klodner. ## 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 Nellie Klodner, a Panter Elementary School student, for winning a national invention award for her accessibility app. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it recognizes Nellie Klodner, a student at Panter Elementary School, for winning the 2024 Inclusion Award from Georgia Tech's K-12 InVenture Prize competition at the national finals. The resolution describes how Klodner, working with Anna Borsh, created an app called 'Grocery Eyes' designed to help visually impaired people navigate grocery stores using camera, microphone, and navigation features. It notes she first won the same award at the state level before winning nationally, receiving a trophy, certificate, and $1,000. The resolution formally congratulates her and directs the Clerk of the House to send her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Nellie Klodner by name for winning the 2024 Inclusion Award at a national invention competition. - Describes the 'Grocery Eyes' app she co-created to help visually impaired people navigate grocery stores. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Klodner. - Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a purely honorary statement. ### Who it affects The resolution names and honors Nellie Klodner, a student at Panter Elementary School, and references her collaborator Anna Borsh. It has no direct legal effect on any other group of Georgians. ### Why it matters This resolution has no practical legal or regulatory effect on Georgians. Its significance is symbolic: it publicly records the Georgia House's recognition of a student's achievement and directs an official copy of that recognition to be given to her. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend Nellie Klodner for her 2024 Inclusion Award. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Klodner. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-04) - Sponsors: Kimberly New, Martin Momtahan, Joseph Gullett, Tyler Smith, Trey Kelley - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69904 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr157.md?full=1