--- title: HR 327. Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber of Commerce; Clayton County Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2025; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr327 cite_as: HR 327, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr327 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr327.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr327/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70554 date: 2025-02-19 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/hr326.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr328.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr327.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 327 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-02-19 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Rhonda Burnough - Robert Flournoy - Eric Bell - Sandra Scott text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR327/2025 upstream_id: 1976294 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Clayton County - chamber of commerce - state capitol recognition - local government --- # HR 327. Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber of Commerce; Clayton County Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2025; recognize ## Text House Resolution 327 By: Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Flournoy of the 74th, Bell of the 75th, and Scott of the 76th A RESOLUTION Commending the Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber of Commerce and recognizing February 6, 2025, as Clayton County Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Clayton County provides a supportive environment for business and industry, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding leadership and diligence demonstrated by both the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and the ATL Airport Chamber be appropriately recognized as both organizations influence growth and perpetuate the thriving of this superlative county; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1953, is a member-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting business growth and enhancing the quality of life through economic prosperity; and WHEREAS, the ATL Airport Chamber, founded over 72 years ago, is dedicated to the promotion, development, and growth of business and professional activities within the airport area; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and the ATL Airport Chamber unite business and professional individuals by empowering local growth, improving business to business networking, and helping to strengthen our community; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce and the ATL Airport Chamber continue to provide leadership and educational opportunities with their programs: Elevate ATL, a leadership training academy created to develop community leaders who inspire, promote, and champion the economic development of our region, and Leadership Clayton, a leadership development program established in 1972 that has engaged over 975 emerging and existing leaders in a ten-month program that broadens their knowledge of community issues, sharpens their leadership skills, and challenges them and others to seek solutions to those issues affecting our communities; and WHEREAS, chamber members are invited to participate each year in the Clayton County Day at the state capitol to meet with our state leaders during the legislative session, discuss legislative priorities that are important to their business and the county, and see our state government in action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber on their distinguished leadership and recognize February 6, 2025, as Clayton County Day at the state capitol. 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 Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber. ## 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 honors Clayton County's government and two local chambers of commerce and marks February 6, 2025 as Clayton County Day at the state capitol. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it commends the Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber of Commerce for their work supporting local business and community leadership. The resolution recognizes February 6, 2025 as Clayton County Day at the state capitol, an annual event where chamber members meet with state lawmakers to discuss issues important to their businesses and county. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the honored organizations. ### What it does - Formally commends the Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber of Commerce for their leadership. - Designates February 6, 2025 as Clayton County Day at the state capitol. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the honored groups. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and the ATL Airport Chamber of Commerce, along with their members who visit the state capitol to meet with legislators during Clayton County Day. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect but publicly recognizes the role these organizations play in Clayton County's business community and formalizes an annual event connecting local business leaders with state lawmakers. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the history and mission of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1953, and the ATL Airport Chamber, founded over 72 years ago. - It references leadership programs including Elevate ATL and Leadership Clayton, a ten-month program that has trained over 975 leaders since 1972. - The resolving clause commends the three organizations and officially recognizes February 6, 2025 as Clayton County Day at the state capitol. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the honored organizations. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-19) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-02-19) - Sponsors: Rhonda Burnough, Robert Flournoy, Eric Bell, Sandra Scott - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70554 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr327.md?full=1