--- title: HR 1877. Johnson, Aaron; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1877 cite_as: HR 1877, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1877 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1877.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1877/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74398 date: 2026-03-23 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/hr1876.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1878.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1877.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1877 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-23 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Jon Burns text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1877/2025 upstream_id: 2137354 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative commendation - Georgia House of Representatives - University of Georgia School of Law --- # HR 1877. Johnson, Aaron; commend ## Text House Resolution 1877 By: Representative Burns of the 159th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Aaron Johnson; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, during the 2026 Legislative Session, Aaron Johnson has served as a legal extern within the Office of the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives; and WHEREAS, he is currently enrolled at the University of Georgia School of Law, where he actively participates in numerous extracurricular activities, and he further serves as a cadet in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps; and WHEREAS, during his undergraduate studies in political science, he founded a pre-law fraternity that grew to over 100 members and helped establish Students for Latino Empowerment, an organization dedicated to providing the Latino community with enhanced access to university and continuing education opportunities; and WHEREAS, Aaron Johnson is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, he has served the Office of the Speaker with honor and distinction, and his vision and unyielding commitment to excellence will be sorely missed upon his departure; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished individual be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Aaron Johnson for his dedicated service during the 2026 Legislative Session and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued health and happiness. 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 Aaron Johnson. ## 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 commends Aaron Johnson, a legal extern in the Office of the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, for his service during the 2026 legislative session. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Aaron Johnson, who served as a legal extern in the Office of the Speaker during the 2026 legislative session. The resolution recounts his background, including that he is a law student at the University of Georgia School of Law, a cadet in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, and the founder of a pre-law fraternity and a group called Students for Latino Empowerment. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the House's recognition and praise for Johnson's service and character, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for him. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Aaron Johnson for his service as a legal extern in the Office of the Speaker during the 2026 session. - States the House's best wishes to Johnson for continued health and happiness. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Johnson. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory changes; it is purely a commendation. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Aaron Johnson, a University of Georgia School of Law student and legal extern in the Office of the Speaker. It also involves the Clerk of the House, who must prepare a copy of the resolution for him. ### Why it matters This resolution has no practical or legal effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic, serving as an official, on-the-record expression of gratitude from the Georgia House of Representatives to one individual for his work during the session. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Johnson's role as a legal extern in the Office of the Speaker and his background at the University of Georgia School of Law and Air Force ROTC. - The resolving clause formally commends Johnson for his service during the 2026 legislative session and wishes him continued health and happiness. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available to Johnson. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-23) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-23) - Sponsors: Jon Burns - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74398 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1877.md?full=1