House · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 486: Brantley County girls tennis team; winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship; commend
Last action March 4, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution formally congratulates the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship.
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In plain language
This is a commemorative resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a law that changes any statute. It honors the Brantley County girls tennis team for capturing the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship, praising the team's athletic ability, teamwork, and coaching. The resolution names the coaching staff and each player on the team, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. It does not create any new rights, funding, or legal requirements; it is purely a formal expression of congratulations from the legislature.
What the bill does
- Formally congratulates the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship.
- Names the four coaches and ten players on the team in the official record of the House of Representatives.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team.
- Extends the House's best wishes for the team's continued success, without creating any new law or funding.
Who it affects
The Brantley County girls tennis team, its ten named players, its four coaches, and the Brantley County community, as well as the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; its significance is symbolic recognition. For the team, coaches, and community, it is an official acknowledgment by the Georgia House of Representatives of their state championship achievement.
Key provisions
- The resolution's whereas clauses recount the team's 2024 season and state championship win and credit the coaching staff for its success.
- It lists the ten team members and four coaches by name.
- The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the team and wish it continued success.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the team.
From the bill
“the members of this body congratulate the Brantley County girls tennis team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AA State Girls Tennis Championship and extend best wishes for their continued success”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- John Corbett (R, HD-174)
- James Burchett (R, HD-176)
Topics
- Brantley County
- high school sports
- girls tennis
- GHSA championship
- legislative commendation