Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 414: Duluth Fall Festival; commend
Last action February 26, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution commends the Duluth Fall Festival for more than four decades of community contributions and civic engagement in the City of Duluth.
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In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives formally recognizes the Duluth Fall Festival, an annual event that began in 1983. It highlights the festival's history of raising and donating more than two million dollars to local projects, nonprofits, and schools, including funding the construction of the Duluth Festival Center, a venue later gifted back to the city. The resolution also notes the festival's national and regional recognition, such as awards from Country Living magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and the Southeast Festivals and Events Association, as well as being named Gwinnett County's best local festival every year since 2009. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for distribution to the festival. It does not change any Georgia law.
What the bill does
- Formally commends the Duluth Fall Festival for its history of community contributions since 1983.
- Recites the festival's fundraising record, including more than two million dollars donated to local projects and nonprofits.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the festival.
- Extends the House's best wishes for the festival's continued success without creating any new legal obligations.
Who it affects
The resolution primarily affects the Duluth Fall Festival organization and its volunteers, along with the City of Duluth and Gwinnett County community members who benefit from the festival's donations and events. It carries symbolic weight rather than regulatory effect on any other group.
Why it matters
The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical significance is limited to publicly recognizing the festival's decades of fundraising and community work through an official state document.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe the festival's founding in 1983 and its more than two million dollars in donations to local projects and nonprofits.
- The whereas clauses cite specific accolades, including recognition from Country Living magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and the Southeast Festivals and Events Association.
- The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the festival for its contributions to civic pride, economic development, and local engagement.
- The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the festival.
From the bill
“the Duluth Fall Festival has been a cherished annual tradition since its founding in 1983, fostering community spirit, volunteerism, and civic engagement”
“the members of this body commend the Duluth Fall Festival for its outstanding contributions to the community and its role in strengthening civic pride, economic development, and local engagement”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Arlene Beckles (D, HD-96)
- Dewey McClain (D, HD-109)
- Gabe Okoye (D, HD-102)
- Billy Mitchell (D, HD-88)
- Ruwa Romman (D, HD-97)
- Jasmine Clark (D, HD-108)
Topics
- Duluth Fall Festival
- Gwinnett County
- community recognition
- legislative commendation