--- title: HR 1920. Legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1920 cite_as: HR 1920, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1920 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1920.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1920/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74468 date: 2026-03-25 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/hr1919.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1921.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1920.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1920 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-25 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Stan Gunter - Tyler Smith text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1920/2025 upstream_id: 2138479 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - legislative staff - honorary resolution - law students - Georgia General Assembly --- # HR 1920. Legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; commend ## Text House Resolution 1920 By: Representatives Gunter of the 8th and Smith of the 18th A RESOLUTION Commending the legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, each year, the Georgia General Assembly relies on staff members to ensure that the business of the chambers runs efficiently, smoothly, and effectively; and WHEREAS, the Georgia General Assembly has been very fortunate to have had the exceptional service of session externs whose work is consistently marked by a constant commitment to the highest standards of excellence; and WHEREAS, this year's legal externs for House Committees and Joint Offices are students from the Georgia State University College of Law, the Mercer University School of Law, and the Emory University School of Law; and WHEREAS, the following individuals have greatly served their offices and committees throughout the 2026 Legislative Session: Malia Roberson and Lily Robles, Office of Legislative Counsel; Lauren Tousignant, House Judiciary Committee; Matt Wagner, House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee; and Ben Bradley, Rachel Dorsey, and Cayla Clark, Office of General Counsel for the Georgia General Assembly; and WHEREAS, through their externships, these students have received hands-on training in the practical application of the law, insight into the professional obligations of being an attorney, and real world experience with the lawmaking process; and WHEREAS, the unique opportunity to participate as a session extern has undoubtedly enriched the academic study these students have completed, and they are abundantly deserving of recognition during this special time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia on their superb performance and extend the most sincere best wishes for success in their future pursuits. 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 each of the externs named herein. ## 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 the law students who served as legal externs for House committees and offices during the 2026 legislative session. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change any Georgia law. It is a ceremonial measure from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing law students who worked as externs during the 2026 legislative session, helping House committees and legal offices function. The resolution names specific students from the Georgia State University College of Law, Mercer University School of Law, and Emory University School of Law who served in offices such as the Office of Legislative Counsel, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, and the Office of General Counsel for the Georgia General Assembly. It states the House commends them for their work and wishes them success. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to each named extern. ### What it does - Formally commends named law student externs for their service during the 2026 Georgia legislative session. - Lists the specific students and the House committees or legal offices where they worked as externs. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to each named extern. - Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing program; it is a one-time honorary statement. ### Who it affects The named law student externs from Georgia State University, Mercer University, and Emory University law schools, the House committees and legal offices where they worked, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives who must distribute copies of the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical legal effect on Georgians generally. Its real world impact is limited to publicly recognizing specific law students for their work assisting the Georgia General Assembly, which may be a meaningful professional acknowledgment for those individuals. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses identify the externs by name and the law school and legislative office each served: Georgia State University, Mercer University, and Emory University law schools. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the externs and wish them success in future pursuits. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to each named extern. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-25) - Sponsors: Stan Gunter, Tyler Smith - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74468 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1920.md?full=1