--- title: HR 2122. Morton, Amy; remarkable career and lifelong dedication; exemplary service in advocacy, leadership, and community organizing within Macon-Bibb County and the State of Georgia; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr2122 cite_as: HR 2122, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2122 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2122.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2122/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74733 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/hr2121.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2123.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2122.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 2122 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: - Tangie Herring text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR2122/2025 upstream_id: 2141013 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Macon-Bibb County - community organizing - legislative honors - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 2122. Morton, Amy; remarkable career and lifelong dedication; exemplary service in advocacy, leadership, and community organizing within Macon-Bibb County and the State of Georgia; commend ## Text House Resolution 2122 By: Representative Herring of the 145th A RESOLUTION Commending the remarkable career and lifelong dedication of Amy Morton for her exemplary service in advocacy, leadership, and community organizing within Macon-Bibb County and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Amy Morton has dedicated over 20 years to policy and civic organizing at the local, state, and federal levels, establishing herself as a strong and successful advocate for advancing progressive issues; and WHEREAS, her leadership in the nonprofit sector includes co-founding Better Georgia in 2011, where her experience helped grow the state's largest and most effective progressive nonprofit; and WHEREAS, she has served as the founding CEO of Southern Majority, providing vital assistance to numerous nonprofit organizations, universities, and foundations—her strategic guidance has been instrumental in crafting victories for a wide range of candidates, from local municipal leaders to state legislators and national figures; and WHEREAS, as a leader in community campaigns, Amy Morton led the Macon-Bibb Forward Together initiative in 2021 to pass the first-ever OLOST for Macon-Bibb County, a measure that passed with over 80 percent of the vote and resulted in one of the largest property tax cuts in state history; and WHEREAS, she has successfully led multiple independent expenditure campaigns and ballot initiatives, including local SPLOST and ESPLOST campaigns that support critical community infrastructure; and WHEREAS, her commitment to the welfare of Macon-Bibb families is further evidenced by her professional work as a licensed marriage and family therapist and her volunteer service on the Bibb County School District ESPLOST Advisory Committee for several years; and WHEREAS, she has further demonstrated her dedication to local safety and well-being through her firm's management of the Macon Violence Prevention program on behalf of the county; and WHEREAS, beyond her professional consulting, Amy Morton has served in significant leadership roles, including Chair of the Board of Directors for Georgia WIN List from 2009 to 2011, where she helped elect a record 26 of 28 endorsed women to the Georgia legislature, and she has contributed to the Democratic Party of Georgia as a member of the Executive Committee and as Platform Committee Chair; and WHEREAS, Amy Morton has been recognized by the community and peers for her outstanding commitment, receiving the Viola Ross Napier Trailblazer Award in 2011 and the Extra Mile Award from Bibb County Public Schools in 2004; and WHEREAS, her legacy is defined by a deep personal commitment to civic engagement, fundraising for progressive causes, and a firm belief that public education is critical infrastructure essential for community success. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Amy Morton for her extraordinary contributions to advocacy, her unwavering leadership within Macon-Bibb County and the State of Georgia, and her lifelong dedication to championing community improvement. 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 Amy Morton. ## 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 Amy Morton of Macon-Bibb County for over 20 years of civic advocacy, nonprofit leadership, and community organizing work. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Amy Morton for her decades of work in policy advocacy and community organizing in Macon-Bibb County and across Georgia. It does not change any law; it recognizes her career, including co-founding the nonprofit Better Georgia, serving as founding CEO of Southern Majority, and leading the 2021 Macon-Bibb Forward Together campaign that passed a local sales tax measure tied to a major property tax cut. The resolution also recounts her work as a licensed marriage and family therapist, her volunteer service on a school district advisory committee, her leadership roles with Georgia WIN List and the Democratic Party of Georgia, and awards she has received. The House formally commends her and directs the Clerk of the House to provide her with a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally commends Amy Morton on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives for her decades of advocacy and community organizing. - Recounts her leadership roles, including co-founding Better Georgia and serving as founding CEO of Southern Majority. - Recognizes her role leading the 2021 campaign that passed Macon-Bibb County's first OLOST (a local sales tax) alongside a major property tax cut. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Amy Morton. - Carries no legal or regulatory effect; it does not amend any Georgia statute or create any new requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Amy Morton. It has no regulatory effect on any other group, though it references Macon-Bibb County residents, the Bibb County School District, and organizations she has worked with, such as Better Georgia and Southern Majority. ### Why it matters This resolution is symbolic and creates no new rights, duties, or funding. Its practical effect is limited to a public, official statement of recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives, along with a commemorative copy given to Amy Morton. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses detail Morton's career, including her nonprofit leadership and role in the 2021 Macon-Bibb Forward Together tax campaign. - The resolved clause formally commends Morton for her contributions to advocacy, leadership, and community improvement. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute a copy of the resolution to Morton. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-04-02) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-04-02) - Sponsors: Tangie Herring - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74733 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr2122.md?full=1