--- title: HR 2120. The Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian P. Kemp, Gwinnett County, and key state partners for their collaborative leadership in advancing innovation, economic development, and workforce excellence in the State of Georgia; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2120 cite_as: HR 2120, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2120 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2120.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2120/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74731 date: 2026-04-02 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/hr2119.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2121.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2120.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 2120 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-04-02 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Todd Jones text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR2120/2025 upstream_id: 2141044 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - economic development - Gwinnett County - workforce development - state government recognition --- # HR 2120. The Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian P. Kemp, Gwinnett County, and key state partners for their collaborative leadership in advancing innovation, economic development, and workforce excellence in the State of Georgia; recognize ## Text House Resolution 2120 By: Representative Jones of the 25th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian P. Kemp, Gwinnett County, and key state partners for their collaborative leadership in advancing innovation, economic development, and workforce excellence in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Rowen Foundation is a transformative knowledge community in Gwinnett County designed to bring together research institutions, universities, technical colleges, and industry leaders to foster innovation and economic growth; and WHEREAS, the State of Georgia, under the leadership of Governor Brian P. Kemp and in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Research Alliance, has cultivated a strong pro-business environment and workforce pipeline; and WHEREAS, this collaborative effort has successfully attracted major investment, including the recent announcement by UCB Inc. to establish a $2 billion biologics manufacturing facility at Rowen, creating jobs and strengthening Georgia's economy; and WHEREAS, these partnerships demonstrate Georgia's commitment to remaining the number one state for business and a national leader in innovation and talent development. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian P. Kemp, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Gwinnett County, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Research Alliance for their outstanding collaboration and leadership in bringing transformative investment and opportunity to the State of Georgia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press. ## 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 commends the Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian Kemp, Gwinnett County, and several state agencies for their roles in attracting a $2 billion biologics manufacturing investment to Georgia. ### Plain-language summary This House resolution recognizes the Rowen Foundation, a Gwinnett County innovation hub, along with Governor Brian P. Kemp, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Research Alliance for their combined work on economic development and workforce training in Georgia. The resolution specifically praises these groups for helping attract UCB Inc.'s announced $2 billion biologics manufacturing facility at Rowen. It does not create any new law, funding, or requirement. Its only operative action is directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and the press. ### What it does - Formally commends the Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian P. Kemp, and named state partners for economic development efforts in Georgia. - Credits these groups with helping attract UCB Inc.'s announced $2 billion biologics manufacturing facility at the Rowen site in Gwinnett County. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a symbolic statement by the House. ### Who it affects The named honorees, including the Rowen Foundation, Governor Brian P. Kemp, Gwinnett County government, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Research Alliance, receive formal recognition, but the resolution imposes no obligations on the public. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not change any Georgia law, spend any money, or create any program. Its significance is symbolic, marking the House's public acknowledgment of a major private investment and the partners involved in securing it. ### Key provisions - Whereas clauses describe the Rowen Foundation as a knowledge community in Gwinnett County bringing together research institutions, universities, and industry leaders. - Whereas clauses credit Governor Kemp and state partners with fostering a pro-business environment and workforce pipeline. - The resolved clause commends the named organizations and officials for attracting UCB Inc.'s $2 billion biologics manufacturing facility. - A further resolved clause instructs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-04-02) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-04-02) - Sponsors: Todd Jones - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74731 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2120.md?full=1