HR 2000: Holy Week; March 29 to April 4, 2026; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a bill that changes any law. It states a series of findings about Georgia's Christian population and Christian tradition, then formally recognizes March 29 to April 4, 2026, as Holy Week, the Christian observance marking the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press. It does not create any program, funding, requirement, or penalty, and it does not amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. Its only operative effect is the House's formal recognition of the date range and the instruction to distribute copies.

• Formally recognizes March 29 to April 4, 2026, as Holy Week through a House resolution.
• States findings about the number of Christians in Georgia and the role of Christian tradition in the country's history.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Does not amend, create, or repeal any section of Georgia law, since resolutions of this kind are symbolic statements rather than legislation.

The resolution primarily affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives, who adopt it as a formal statement, and the Clerk of the House, who must distribute copies. It has symbolic relevance to Georgia's Christian population but imposes no legal obligations on any group.

Because the resolution is ceremonial, it does not change how any Georgian lives, works, or is regulated. Its significance is symbolic: it puts the General Assembly on record recognizing a religious observance, which can carry political and cultural weight even without legal effect.

• The resolving clause formally recognizes March 29 to April 4, 2026, as Holy Week.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available for distribution to the public and the press.
• The whereas clauses recite background statements about Georgia's Christian population and Christian influence on American founding documents, but create no legal requirements.

1. 2026-03-27House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)Primary sponsor
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)
• Derrick McCollum (R, HD-030)

• Holy Week
• religious observance
• ceremonial resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives