--- title: HR 1596. Minter, Phyllis A.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1596 cite_as: HR 1596, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1596 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1596.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1596/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73902 date: 2026-03-04 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1595.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1597.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1596.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1596 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Debra Bazemore - Dar'shun Kendrick - Shea Roberts - Park Cannon text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1596/2025 upstream_id: 2129470 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Georgia House of Representatives - Women's History Month award - South Fulton - real estate --- # HR 1596. Minter, Phyllis A.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1596 By: Representatives Bazemore of the 69th, Kendrick of the 95th, Roberts of the 52nd, and Cannon of the 58th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Phyllis A. Minter 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, Phyllis A. Minter is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted her entire community; and WHEREAS, with 13 years of realtor experience, Phyllis' dedicated and passionate efforts have granted her a position among the top 20 producers at the South Fulton Keller Williams Office; and WHEREAS, as the Keller Williams Commercial Broker for the Airport City Development Project with the City of College Park, the Commercial Broker for the City of South Fulton, Chairperson for the Old National Main Street Advisory Board, and her work with the City of South Fulton Development Authority, Phyllis has made an indelible impact on the real estate landscape in the greater Atlanta area; and WHEREAS, Phyllis A. Minter has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for exceptional customer service as well as her unwavering dedication to the betterment of her 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 Phyllis A. Minter 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 Phyllis A. Minter. ## 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 Phyllis A. Minter, a South Fulton area realtor, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. It recognizes Phyllis A. Minter, a realtor with 13 years of experience in the greater Atlanta real estate market, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given each Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The resolution recounts Minter's work as a top producer at a South Fulton Keller Williams office, her roles as a commercial broker for College Park's Airport City Development Project and the City of South Fulton, and her leadership on the Old National Main Street Advisory Board and the City of South Fulton Development Authority. The House directs its Clerk to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Minter. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Phyllis A. Minter by name for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recites Minter's professional background in real estate and her civic and development roles in South Fulton and College Park. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Minter. - Extends the House's best wishes for Minter's continued success; it creates no new law, funding, or penalty. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Phyllis A. Minter. It has no regulatory effect on other Georgians, businesses, or agencies; its only administrative step involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives preparing a distribution copy. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor with no legal or financial consequences. It matters mainly as public recognition of Minter's community and real estate work, and it reflects the legislature's practice of formally commending individual Georgians for civic achievements. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause states the House congratulates and commends Phyllis A. Minter for receiving the award and wishes her continued success. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Minter. - The whereas clauses provide background on Representative Nikki T. Randall's legislative career and the annual award given in her honor. - The whereas clauses also detail Minter's real estate career and civic roles but carry no binding legal effect. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Debra Bazemore, Dar'shun Kendrick, Shea Roberts, Park Cannon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73902 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1596.md?full=1