HR 597: Barton, Irene; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes Irene Barton, a Cobb County nonprofit leader, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus. The resolution recounts Barton's background, including her role as Executive Director of the Cobb Collaborative, her leadership of local early childhood and community organizations, and past honors such as being named East Cobb Citizen of the Year. It does not change any Georgia law. It simply directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to Barton, the public, and the press.

• Formally congratulates and commends Irene Barton for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award.
• Recites Barton's professional and volunteer record, including her leadership of the Cobb Collaborative and various community boards.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to Barton, the public, and the press.
• Creates no new statute, funding, or legal obligation; it is a ceremonial statement by the House.

The resolution directly names and honors Irene Barton, a Cobb County nonprofit executive. It also references the Cobb Collaborative, the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus, and various Cobb County civic organizations she has been involved with, but imposes no obligations on any of them beyond the House Clerk's distribution duty.

The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its significance is symbolic, marking public recognition by the Georgia House of Representatives of a community leader's service, and providing an official record and printed copies for her and the press.

• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend Irene Barton for the award and wish her continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to Barton, the public, and the press.
• Whereas clauses provide background on the award's namesake, Representative Nikki T. Randall, and detail Barton's career and volunteer service.

1. 2025-03-13House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-13House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-13House Hopper (House)

• Lisa Campbell (D, HD-35)Primary sponsor
• Terry Cummings (D, HD-39)
• Stacey Evans (D, HD-57)
• Sheila Jones (D, HD-60)
• Mary Frances Williams (D, HD-37)
• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-45)

• legislative honors
• Cobb County
• women in leadership
• community service award