--- title: HR 1600. Cody, Sheri; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1600 cite_as: HR 1600, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1600 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1600.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1600/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73906 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/hr1599.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1601.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1600.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1600 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: - Debbie Buckner - Carolyn Hugley - Mary Oliver - Vance Smith text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1600/2025 upstream_id: 2129463 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - child welfare - legislative honors - Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus - foster care services --- # HR 1600. Cody, Sheri; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1600 By: Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Hugley of the 141st, Oliver of the 84th, and Smith of the 138th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Sheri Cody 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, Sheri Cody has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia as the Executive Director of Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc.; and WHEREAS, she passionately oversees work in Columbus, Macon, and LaGrange, Georgia, as well as Opelika and East Alabama, providing diverse programs, including foster care, advocacy, community and prevention services, as well as residential services; and WHEREAS, Sheri manages an organization with a substantial financial footprint, overseeing total annual revenues that reached approximately $14.8 million in 2024; and WHEREAS, her public advocacy work includes serving as Vice President of the Board of Together Georgia and involvement in legislative sessions at the Georgia State Capitol, where she advocates for child welfare services and funding; and WHEREAS, combining operational leadership with direct legislative advocacy to support at-risk youth and families, Sheri has been a key voice in Georgia's child welfare legislative landscape; 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 Sheri Cody 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 Sheri Cody. ## 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 Sheri Cody, executive director of Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives congratulates Sheri Cody for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month to recognize outstanding women leaders. The resolution recounts Cody's work as Executive Director of Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc., an organization providing foster care, advocacy, community and prevention services, and residential services in Columbus, Macon, and LaGrange, Georgia, as well as Opelika and East Alabama. It also notes her role as Vice President of the Board of Together Georgia and her advocacy work at the Georgia State Capitol on child welfare funding. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy for distribution to Cody. It creates no new law and carries no funding or penalties. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Sheri Cody by name for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recounts her role as Executive Director of Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc. and the organization's programs and revenue. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Sheri Cody. - Extends the House's best wishes for her continued success, without creating any new legal requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Sheri Cody. It also references Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc., Together Georgia, and the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus, but imposes no obligations or benefits on any other person or organization. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial resolution rather than a change to Georgia law. It has no practical effect on residents, agencies, or funding; its significance is limited to publicly recognizing an individual's work in child welfare services. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Sheri Cody's leadership at Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services and its roughly $14.8 million in 2024 annual revenue. - The operative resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Cody for the award on behalf of the House of Representatives. - A further resolving clause instructs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Cody. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Debbie Buckner, Carolyn Hugley, Mary Oliver, Vance Smith - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73906 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1600.md?full=1