--- title: HR 47. Strickland, Travis; 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr47 cite_as: HR 47, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr47 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr47.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr47/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69485 date: 2025-01-17 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/hr46.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr48.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr47.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 47 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-17 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Kimberly New - Kimberly Alexander - Sylvia Baker text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR47/2025 upstream_id: 1929472 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - soil and water conservation - farming and agriculture - legislative commendation - Carroll County --- # HR 47. Strickland, Travis; 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year; commend ## Text House Resolution 47 By: Representatives New of the 40th, Alexander of the 66th, and Baker of the 64th A RESOLUTION Commending Travis Strickland, the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Travis Strickland is a fourth-generation farmer whose land is situated between Winston and Whitesburg, where his family has resided since before the Civil War; and WHEREAS, originally a cotton farm through World War I under Moes Strickland, the farm transitioned to cattle upon Moes' return from the war, and it has since been operated by successive generations of the family, including Ervin Strickland, a World War II veteran, and Donald Strickland, a Vietnam War veteran; and WHEREAS, Travis Strickland began his farming journey as a child by assisting with the family food plot and feeding cattle, and after the passing of his father in 2015, he assumed full responsibility of the farm, where he now breeds Angus cattle; and WHEREAS, he has since continued its operations with the support of his wife, Mary, and their two young children, Kyler and Tate; and WHEREAS, in addition to his work as a farmer, Travis Strickland serves his community as a full-time firefighter and operates a pine straw business; and WHEREAS, this distinguished gentleman has given inspiration to many through his high ideals, morals, and deep concern for his fellow citizens, and he possesses the vast wisdom which only comes through experience and the strength of character which is achieved through overcoming the many challenges of life; and WHEREAS, he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Travis Strickland, the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year, and extend sincere best wishes to the Strickland family for future health, happiness, and success. 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 Travis Strickland. ## 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 Travis Strickland, a Carroll County farmer and firefighter, as the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Travis Strickland, a fourth-generation farmer near Winston and Whitesburg who was named the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year. The resolution recounts his family's farming history dating back before the Civil War, his taking over the farm after his father's death in 2015, his work breeding Angus cattle, and his additional roles as a full-time firefighter and pine straw business operator. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally commends Strickland and extends good wishes to his family, and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to him. ### What it does - Formally commends Travis Strickland as the 2024 West Georgia Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year. - Extends the House's best wishes to the Strickland family for future health, happiness, and success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Travis Strickland. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic honor only. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Travis Strickland and his family. It has no effect on the broader public, businesses, or government agencies since it does not change any law or policy. ### Why it matters The resolution has no practical legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its significance is symbolic: it publicly recognizes an individual Georgian's achievement in agriculture and conservation through official state legislative action. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites Strickland family farm history and Travis Strickland's personal and community roles as background (whereas clauses). - The resolving clause formally commends Travis Strickland for his conservation award and wishes his family well. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Strickland. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-17) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-17) - Sponsors: Kimberly New, Kimberly Alexander, Sylvia Baker - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69485 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr47.md?full=1