--- title: HR 1646. Carlson, Judi; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1646 cite_as: HR 1646, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1646 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1646.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1646/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73983 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/hr1645.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1647.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1646.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1646 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: - Shea Roberts - Long Tran - Karen Lupton - Dar'shun Kendrick - Lisa Campbell text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1646/2025 upstream_id: 2130741 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative honors - community service - food pantries - Dunwoody Georgia --- # HR 1646. Carlson, Judi; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 1646 By: Representatives Roberts of the 52nd, Tran of the 80th, Lupton of the 83rd, Kendrick of the 95th, and Campbell of the 35th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Judi Carlson 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, Judi Carlson is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted her entire community; and WHEREAS, Judi serves as the Director of Malachi's Storehouse, a food pantry and clothing closet that is an outreach ministry of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Dunwoody, Georgia; and WHEREAS, having passionately served as director for over 10 years, Judi led the food pantry through the COVID-19 pandemic without a single week of shutdown; and WHEREAS, she has established a glowing reputation of renown throughout Georgia for her unwavering commitment to service and a deep personal desire to create spaces where everyone is welcome, everyone is valued, and everyone is fed; and WHEREAS, under her leadership, Malachi’s Storehouse continues to be a place where people are not only fed, but seen, valued, and supported; 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 Judi Carlson 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 Judi Carlson. ## 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 Judi Carlson, director of Malachi's Storehouse in Dunwoody, for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Judi Carlson, who has directed Malachi's Storehouse, a food pantry and clothing closet run by St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Dunwoody, for more than 10 years, including keeping it open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution formally congratulates Carlson for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus gives during Women's History Month to women who reflect the leadership of former Representative Nikki T. Randall. The House directs its Clerk to prepare a copy of the resolution for Carlson as a keepsake. It creates no new rules, funding, or penalties. ### What it does - Formally congratulates and commends Judi Carlson for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Recites her decade-plus of service as Director of Malachi's Storehouse, a food pantry and clothing closet in Dunwoody, Georgia. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Carlson. - Extends the House's best wishes for her continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution names Judi Carlson and the House Clerk's office, which must prepare a ceremonial copy. It also references Malachi's Storehouse, its parent church St. Patrick's Episcopal Church in Dunwoody, and the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus, which grants the award. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it is a formal, symbolic honor. Its practical impact is limited to publicly recognizing Carlson's community service and giving her a printed copy of the House's commendation. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and Judi Carlson's decade of service leading Malachi's Storehouse. - The first resolving clause has the House congratulate and commend Carlson for receiving the award. - The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Carlson. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Shea Roberts, Long Tran, Karen Lupton, Dar'shun Kendrick, Lisa Campbell - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73983 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1646.md?full=1