--- title: HR 2058. Heritage High School girls basketball team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2058 cite_as: HR 2058, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2058 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2058.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2058/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74647 date: 2026-03-31 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/hr2057.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2059.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2058.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 2058 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-31 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Steve Tarvin - Mitchell Horner text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR2058/2025 upstream_id: 2140115 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school sports - girls basketball - Catoosa County - state champions - legislative commendation --- # HR 2058. Heritage High School girls basketball team; congratulate ## Text House Resolution 2058 By: Representatives Tarvin of the 2nd and Horner of the 3rd A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Heritage High School girls basketball team; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Heritage High School girls basketball team from Ringgold, Georgia, are the 2026 Region 7AAA Champions and 2026 State Champions with a 28–4 overall record; and WHEREAS, Tori Epps was named State Semifinals and Finals MVP; and WHEREAS, Paisley Collins was selected as GACA All-State; and WHEREAS, Bailee Hollis and Ema Tanner graduate high school with three Softball State Championships and one Basketball State Championship; and WHEREAS, Georgia Gracy made the most iconic shot in county history to send the Heritage girls into overtime for the championship win; and WHEREAS, Greg Elkins was named Region 7AAA Coach of the Year and GACA/GBCA State Coach of the Year for AAA; and WHEREAS, Heritage became the first team in Catoosa County history to win a State Championship in basketball; and WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate the Heritage High School girls basketball team upon becoming the 2026 Region 7AAA Champions and 2026 State Champions and extend best wishes for their 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 the Heritage High School girls basketball team. ## 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 House resolution congratulates the Heritage High School girls basketball team from Ringgold, Georgia, for winning the 2026 Region 7AAA and State Championships. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Heritage High School girls basketball team from Ringgold, Georgia. It recognizes the team's 2026 Region 7AAA Championship and State Championship, achieved with a 28-4 overall record, marking the first basketball State Championship in Catoosa County history. The resolution names individual achievements, including Tori Epps as State Semifinals and Finals MVP, Paisley Collins as GACA All-State, Bailee Hollis and Ema Tanner for their combined softball and basketball championships, Georgia Gracy for a game-tying shot in the championship game, and Coach Greg Elkins for being named Region and State Coach of the Year. It directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Heritage High School girls basketball team for winning the 2026 Region 7AAA and State Championships. - Recognizes individual players and the coach by name for specific honors and achievements during the season. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no legal or regulatory effect. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Heritage High School girls basketball team, players Tori Epps, Paisley Collins, Bailee Hollis, Ema Tanner, and Georgia Gracy, and coach Greg Elkins, all from Ringgold, Georgia in Catoosa County. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect and changes no law; its significance is symbolic recognition by the Georgia House of Representatives of a local high school team's championship season and a historic first for basketball in Catoosa County. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recite the team's 28-4 record, its Region 7AAA and State Championship titles, and individual player and coach honors. - The resolving clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish it continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-31) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Steve Tarvin, Mitchell Horner - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74647 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2058.md?full=1