--- title: HR 64. Chien Hong School of Kong Fu; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr64 cite_as: HR 64, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr64 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr64.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr64/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69526 date: 2025-01-27 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/hr63.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr65.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr64.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 64 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-27 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Michelle Au - Long Tran - Samuel Park - Marvin Lim - Soo Hong text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR64/2025 upstream_id: 1943341 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Lunar New Year - Asian American culture - Georgia state capitol --- # HR 64. Chien Hong School of Kong Fu; commend ## Text House Resolution 64 By: Representatives Au of the 50th, Tran of the 80th, Park of the 107th, Lim of the 98th, and Hong of the 103rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu's lion dance performance at the Georgia state capitol in 2024 represents the beginning of an annual tradition of celebrating the ancient art form; and WHEREAS, the lion dance is a traditional dance form in Chinese and other Asian cultures meant to bring good luck and fortune; and WHEREAS, this remarkable troupe is led by Shifu Gary Mitchell, who began his martial arts training in the early 1980s and has more than 40 years of Chinese martial arts experience; and WHEREAS, the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu will be returning in 2025 to join in the capitol's second annual Lunar New Year celebration; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to recognize this outstanding organization for its commitment to the continuation of this ancient art from. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu for being the first lion dance troupe to ever perform at the Georgia state capitol and extend best wishes for 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 the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu. ## 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 Chien Hong School of Kong Fu for being the first lion dance troupe to perform at the state capitol and marks the start of an annual Lunar New Year tradition there. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu, a martial arts and lion dance troupe led by Shifu Gary Mitchell, who has more than 40 years of Chinese martial arts experience. The resolution notes that the troupe performed a lion dance at the Georgia state capitol in 2024, becoming the first lion dance troupe to ever perform there, and that the performance is meant to be the start of an annual tradition tied to the capitol's Lunar New Year celebration. The resolution formally recognizes and commends the school for its commitment to preserving this traditional art form and notes the troupe will return in 2025 for the capitol's second annual Lunar New Year celebration. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the school as a keepsake honor. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu as the first lion dance troupe to perform at the Georgia state capitol. - States the group's 2024 performance begins an annual tradition tied to the capitol's Lunar New Year celebration. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the school. - Extends the House's best wishes for the school's continued success. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Chien Hong School of Kong Fu and its leader, Shifu Gary Mitchell. It also involves the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is directed to prepare and distribute a copy, and relates to the Georgia state capitol's Lunar New Year celebration. ### Why it matters This is a ceremonial honor rather than a change to Georgia law. It formally acknowledges the troupe's cultural contribution and its role in a new annual capitol tradition, giving the organization a symbolic and lasting mark of recognition from the state legislature. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the 2024 lion dance performance at the capitol as the start of an annual tradition and note Shifu Gary Mitchell's over 40 years of martial arts experience. - The resolving clause commends the school for being the first lion dance troupe to perform at the Georgia state capitol. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available to the school. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-27) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-27) - Sponsors: Michelle Au, Long Tran, Samuel Park, Marvin Lim, Soo Hong - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69526 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr64.md?full=1