--- title: HR 1619. Wright, Carolyn M.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1619 cite_as: HR 1619, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1619 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1619.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1619/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73954 date: 2026-03-06 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/hr1618.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1620.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1619.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1619 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-06 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Carolyn Hugley - Debbie Buckner - Dar'shun Kendrick - Rhonda Taylor text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1619/2025 upstream_id: 2130721 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - women's history month - sports and coaching - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 1619. Wright, Carolyn M.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1619 By: Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Buckner of the 137th, Kendrick of the 95th, and Taylor of the 92nd A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Carolyn M. Wright 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, Carolyn M. Wright is a trailblazer in coaching and education who has spent more than 40 years shaping young athletes across basketball, volleyball, and track; and WHEREAS, she spent 32 seasons at Central High School in Phenix City, where she guided the Lady Red Devils to four Final Four appearances at the Alabama High School Athletic Association State Tournament, 12 Sweet Sixteen appearances, nine Elite Eight appearances, and 18 state tournament appearances overall; and WHEREAS, she is a member of the exclusive 600-win basketball club with a total record of 605-387, and her 33-year-long athletic coaching career in the State of Alabama played a major role in helping over 200 athletes attain scholarships to colleges and universities; and WHEREAS, Carolyn M. Wright is one of only five African American female coaches enshrined in the history of the Alabama High School Athletic Sports Hall of Fame, and she was recently inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame alongside her husband, Bobby, the first couple ever to be inducted on the same day; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately honored. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Carolyn M. Wright 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 Carolyn M. Wright. ## 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 Carolyn M. Wright, a longtime Alabama high school coach, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Carolyn M. Wright, a coach and educator with more than 40 years of experience in basketball, volleyball, and track. It recounts her 32 seasons at Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama, where her teams made multiple state tournament runs, her induction into two sports halls of fame, and her role helping over 200 athletes earn college scholarships. The resolution also explains the origin of the award, named for former state representative Nikki T. Randall, and notes it is given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus. The House resolves to congratulate Wright and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Carolyn M. Wright 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 Wright. - Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing state obligation; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Carolyn M. Wright. It has no regulatory or financial effect on other Georgians, though it references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and the legacy of former Representative Nikki T. Randall. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial resolution rather than a policy change, so it does not alter any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is limited to publicly recognizing Wright's coaching career and providing her a formal copy of the House's commendation. ### Key provisions - The preamble recounts Carolyn M. Wright's coaching career, including 32 seasons at Central High School and a 605-387 win record. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend Wright for the 2026 award. - A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Wright. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner, Dar'shun Kendrick, Rhonda Taylor - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73954 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1619.md?full=1