Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 425: State Restaurant Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2025; recognize
Last action February 26, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 26, 2025, as State Restaurant Day at the state capitol, honoring the state's restaurant industry and its workers.
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In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives commends the restaurant industry in Georgia and formally designates February 26, 2025, as State Restaurant Day at the state capitol. It cites the industry's size, more than 23,000 food and drink establishments generating over $30.1 billion a year and providing more than 500,000 jobs, and notes that most of these restaurants are independently owned small businesses. The resolution also recognizes the Georgia Restaurant Association and its foundation for advocacy work and for running food safety and job training programs such as ServSafe and ProStart. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Restaurant Association. The measure does not change any Georgia law; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes February 26, 2025, as State Restaurant Day at the Georgia state capitol.
- Commends Georgia's restaurant industry for its economic contributions, citing more than 23,000 establishments and $30.1 billion in annual activity.
- Recognizes the Georgia Restaurant Association and its foundation for advocacy, education, and job training programs like ServSafe and ProStart.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Restaurant Association.
Who it affects
The resolution is largely symbolic and directly affects the Georgia Restaurant Association, which receives the commendation, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must distribute a copy. It also publicly recognizes Georgia's restaurant owners, workers, and small business operators statewide.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no law, but it gives official state recognition to the restaurant industry's economic role in Georgia, highlighting jobs, small business ownership, and training programs that many Georgians rely on for employment.
Key provisions
- Recites findings that Georgia's restaurant industry includes more than 23,000 establishments, generates over $30.1 billion annually, and employs more than 500,000 people statewide.
- States that most Georgia restaurants are independently owned small businesses and that some national restaurant brands are headquartered in Georgia.
- Resolves that the House of Representatives commends the restaurant industry and designates February 26, 2025, as State Restaurant Day at the state capitol.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Restaurant Association.
From the bill
“the members of this body commend the restaurant industry as critical to the economic vitality of the State of Georgia and recognize February 26, 2025, as State Restaurant Day at the state capitol.”
“Georgia's restaurant industry comprises more than 23,000 food and drink establishments and generates more than $30.1 billion annually, providing more than 500,000 jobs statewide”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Kasey Carpenter (R, HD-4)
- Brent Cox (R, HD-28)
- Steven Meeks (R, HD-178)
- Solomon Adesanya (D, HD-43)
- Inga Willis (D, HD-55)
- Reynaldo "Rey" Martinez (R, HD-111)
Topics
- restaurant industry
- small business
- state capitol recognition
- economic development