HR 459: Brinson, Matt; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Matt Brinson for his decades of work at Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC), where he started as a warehouse clerk and rose to general manager in 1999, serving customers in seven Southeast Georgia counties. The resolution also notes his service on several cooperative and credit union boards, his term as president of the Georgia Rural Electric Managers' Association, his recognition as 2014 Jenkins County Citizen of the Year, and his role as co-owner of his family's longtime restaurant, Brinson's Barbeque. The House resolves to commend him, congratulate him on his retirement, and directs the Clerk of the House to give him a copy of the resolution.

• Formally recognizes and commends Matt Brinson for his 48-year career at Planters Electric Membership Corporation (EMC).
• Congratulates Brinson on his retirement as general manager, a role he held since February 1, 1999.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Brinson.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is purely a commendation.

The resolution directly names and honors Matt Brinson, a former general manager of Planters Electric Membership Corporation in Southeast Georgia. It has no regulatory or financial effect on other individuals, businesses, or government agencies.

This resolution has no practical legal effect on Georgians; it is a symbolic honor. Its significance is limited to publicly recognizing one individual's career in the rural electric cooperative sector and community service in Jenkins County.

• The resolution recites Brinson's career history at Planters EMC, from warehouse clerk to general manager starting February 1, 1999.
• It notes his board service with Go Energy Financial Credit Union, Smarr EMC, and the Georgia Energy Cooperative, and his 2011 presidency of the Georgia Rural Electric Managers' Association.
• It cites his 2014 Jenkins County Citizen of the Year honor and his co-ownership of Brinson's Barbeque, a family restaurant founded in 1966.
• The resolving clause commends Brinson, congratulates him on retirement, and wishes him continued health and happiness.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Brinson.

1. 2025-02-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-28House Hopper (House)

• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)Primary sponsor
• Lehman Franklin (R, HD-160)
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Butch Parrish (R, HD-158)
• Mark Newton (R, HD-127)

• commendation resolution
• rural electric cooperatives
• Jenkins County
• Georgia House of Representatives