--- title: HR 1571. McClendon-Redmond, Judy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1571 cite_as: HR 1571, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1571 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1571.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1571/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73845 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/hr1570.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1572.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1571.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1571 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: - Kimberly Alexander - Kimberly New - Sylvia Baker - Rhonda Taylor text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1571/2025 upstream_id: 2128623 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Georgia House of Representatives - women's leadership award - Douglasville --- # HR 1571. McClendon-Redmond, Judy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1571 By: Representatives Alexander of the 66th, New of the 40th, Baker of the 64th, and Taylor of the 92nd A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Judy McClendon-Redmond 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, Judy McClendon-Redmond, a resident of Douglasville, Georgia, has dedicated her life to service, leadership, and the upliftment of others through her professional career, community involvement, and faith-based work, consistently placing the needs of others before herself; and WHEREAS, a retired management employee with AT&T, Judy McClendon-Redmond served for 29 years in the company's Corporate Finance department, during which time she became widely known among her colleagues and clients for her constant willingness to assist, encourage, and advocate for others; and WHEREAS, she is the founder and a director of the Rare Pearls Leadership and Mentoring Program Inc. and the owner of Another Creation by Lady J Event Management Group, through which she applies her talents as an event professional, seamstress, embroiderer, and fashion designer to mentor, empower, and develop others with excellence and care; and WHEREAS, her service further includes teaching third and fourth grades in Douglasville, Georgia, active leadership and membership in numerous civic, professional, and faith-based organizations, and ongoing mentorship of youth, women, and families; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the exceptional servant leadership, compassion, and lasting contributions of Judy McClendon-Redmond to her community, the State of Georgia, and beyond be formally honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Judy McClendon-Redmond 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 Judy McClendon-Redmond. ## 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 Judy McClendon-Redmond of Douglasville for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, honoring her community and professional service. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Judy McClendon-Redmond, a Douglasville resident and retired AT&T Corporate Finance employee, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The resolution recounts her 29 years at AT&T, her founding of the Rare Pearls Leadership and Mentoring Program Inc., her ownership of an event management business, her past work teaching elementary school in Douglasville, and her involvement in civic and faith-based organizations. The House resolves to congratulate her and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Judy McClendon-Redmond for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to her. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a purely honorary statement by the House. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Judy McClendon-Redmond, a Douglasville resident and retired AT&T employee. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and former Representative Nikki T. Randall, but imposes no obligations on any other group. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic: it places an official record of recognition in the Georgia House journal honoring McClendon-Redmond's decades of community, professional, and mentorship work. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites Nikki T. Randall's history as the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia and her legislative service. - It details McClendon-Redmond's 29-year career at AT&T and her mentoring and event management ventures. - The resolving clause formally congratulates her for the 2026 award and wishes her continued success. - A closing clause directs the Clerk of the House 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: Kimberly Alexander, Kimberly New, Sylvia Baker, Rhonda Taylor - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73845 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1571.md?full=1