--- title: HR 507. 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens; Miss Georgia Commodity Queens; Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr507 cite_as: HR 507, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr507 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr507.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr507/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71176 date: 2025-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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/hr506.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr508.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr507.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 507 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-04 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Mike Cheokas - Noel Williams - John Corbett - Robert Dickey - Bill Yearta - Charles Cannon text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR507/2025 upstream_id: 1991445 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia agriculture - watermelon industry - sweet potato industry - legislative commendation --- # HR 507. 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens; Miss Georgia Commodity Queens; Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens; commend ## Text House Resolution 507 By: Representatives Cheokas of the 151st, Williams of the 148th, Corbett of the 174th, Dickey of the 134th, Yearta of the 152nd, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens, Miss Georgia Commodity Queens, and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, agriculture continues to serve a vital role within Georgia's economy, contributing significantly to the state's prosperity and heritage; and WHEREAS, the 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens, Miss Georgia Commodity Queens, and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens represent Georgia's agricultural industries with grace and commitment, promoting awareness of the state's most important commodities; and WHEREAS, these distinguished queens serve as ambassadors for Georgia's agricultural sector, participating in events throughout the year to educate the public and advocate for the importance of agriculture in the state; and WHEREAS, this year's exceptional representatives include Collyns Austin, Baby Miss Georgia Commodity, of Americus; Leigh Sturdevan, Miss Georgia Commodity, of Rebecca; Scarlett Tyson, Tiny Miss Melon, of Americus; Ava Wilkinson, Miss Melon, of Eastman; Abigail Odom, Petite Miss Melon, of Leesburg; Jessie Blair, Ms. Georgia Commodity and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato, of Moultrie; Charlotte Shiflett, Baby Miss Georgia Commodity, of Adel; Karter Jane Smith, Little Miss Georgia Sweet Potato, of Ashburn; Alanna Ondic, Teen Miss Georgia Sweet Potato, of Watkinsville; and Nora Downie, Tiny Miss Georgia Sweet Potato, of Vidalia; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that these outstanding young women be recognized for their service and dedication to Georgia's agricultural industry. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens, Miss Georgia Commodity Queens, and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens for their efforts in advocating for Georgia's agricultural industries and raising awareness of the state's agricultural heritage. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens, Miss Georgia Commodity Queens, and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens. ## 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 the 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens, Miss Georgia Commodity Queens, and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens for representing the state's agricultural industries. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It honors a group of young women who hold titles tied to Georgia's watermelon and sweet potato industries, recognizing them as ambassadors who promote awareness of these agricultural commodities throughout the year. The resolution names each honoree, including titleholders from Americus, Rebecca, Eastman, Leesburg, Moultrie, Adel, Ashburn, Watkinsville, and Vidalia. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the honorees as a formal keepsake of the recognition. ### What it does - Formally commends the named 2025 Watermelon Capital Queens, Miss Georgia Commodity Queens, and Miss Georgia Sweet Potato Queens for promoting Georgia agriculture. - Lists each individual honoree by name, title, and hometown across Georgia's watermelon and sweet potato pageant programs. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the honorees. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory change; it is a symbolic statement of praise adopted by the House. ### Who it affects The resolution names specific individual titleholders from towns including Americus, Rebecca, Eastman, Leesburg, Moultrie, Adel, Ashburn, Watkinsville, and Vidalia. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare copies for distribution. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is limited to publicly recognizing these young women's volunteer work promoting Georgia's watermelon and sweet potato industries, giving them a formal record of that recognition from the legislature. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses state agriculture's importance to Georgia's economy and describe the queens' role as ambassadors for the agricultural sector. - Names each 2025 honoree, their specific title, and their hometown, covering multiple age categories from baby to teen titleholders. - The resolving clause has the House formally commend the honorees for their advocacy and awareness efforts. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the honorees. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-04) - Sponsors: Mike Cheokas, Noel Williams, John Corbett, Robert Dickey, Bill Yearta, Charles Cannon - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71176 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr507.md?full=1