--- title: HR 538. Hardrick, Catherine; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr538 cite_as: HR 538, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr538 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr538.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr538/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71229 date: 2025-03-06 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. 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Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend ## Text House Resolution 538 By: Representatives Carter of the 93rd, Adeyina of the 110th, Hugley of the 141st, Jackson of the 165th, and Beckles of the 96th A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Catherine Hardrick for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Catherine Hardrick is a distinguished community leader, entrepreneur, and disabled veteran who honorably served in the United States Army before transitioning to a career in the financial industry, where she worked for more than 20 years; and WHEREAS, she has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to service by leading a community feeding program for homeless veterans and individuals in need; mentoring youth; advocating for racial, environmental, and social justice; and supporting survivors of human trafficking and sexual trauma; and WHEREAS, she has further extended her dedication to community engagement by co-founding "Conversations with Karen and Cat," a solutions-driven podcast focused on addressing local issues; and WHEREAS, Catherine Hardrick is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire community; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate and commend Catherine Hardrick for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and extend best wishes for her continued 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 Catherine Hardrick. ## 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 formally congratulates Catherine Hardrick, a disabled Army veteran and community leader, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Catherine Hardrick, a disabled veteran, entrepreneur, and community leader, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. The award is given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus to recognize women who embody the leadership of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution recounts Hardrick's military service, her decades-long career in the financial industry, her work running a feeding program for homeless veterans, her mentoring of youth, her advocacy on racial and social justice issues, and her podcast on local issues. It formally congratulates her and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Congratulates and commends Catherine Hardrick for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Hardrick. - Recites background on Hardrick's military service, career, and community work as the basis for the honor. - Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, as a commendation resolution has no binding legal effect. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Catherine Hardrick. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus, former Representative Nikki T. Randall, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare the ceremonial copy. ### Why it matters The resolution has no effect on Georgia law, funding, or regulations. Its practical effect is symbolic: an official record of the House recognizing Hardrick's community service and veteran status, with a ceremonial copy provided to her. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award and Hardrick's veteran status, career, and community service. - The resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Catherine Hardrick for receiving the award. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy available for distribution to Hardrick. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-06) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-06) - Sponsors: Doreen Carter, Segun Adeyina, Carolyn Hugley, Edna Jackson, Arlene Beckles - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71229 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr538.md?full=1