HR 732: Woodbine Public Library Inc.; commend

This is a commendatory resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, a formal statement of praise rather than a change to state law. It recognizes the Woodbine Public Library Inc., which was incorporated as a nonprofit public charity in November 2016 after growing out of a community effort called the Woodbine Library Initiative, started in January 2016 with help from the Woodbine Woman's Club. The resolution states that the library has become a hub for literacy, education, and civic life in Woodbine and Camden County. The House resolves to commend the library, its staff, and the Woodbine Woman's Club, and wishes them continued success. It also directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the library for distribution.

• Formally commends the Woodbine Public Library Inc. and its staff for promoting literacy and education in Camden County.
• Recognizes the Woodbine Woman's Club for its role in founding and supporting the library since 2016.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the library.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute or provide any state funding.

The resolution directly names the Woodbine Public Library Inc., its staff, and the Woodbine Woman's Club in Camden County. It has no regulatory or funding effect on any other group, agency, or business in Georgia.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives the Woodbine Public Library Inc. and the Woodbine Woman's Club formal recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives, but it does not change any law, create funding, or impose new requirements on anyone.

• The whereas clauses recount the library's history, from its 2016 origin as the Woodbine Library Initiative to its incorporation as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on November 16, 2016.
• The resolving clause formally commends the library, its staff, and the Woodbine Woman's Club for their work in literacy and community engagement.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the library.

1. 2025-03-25House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-25House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Steven Sainz (R, HD-180)Primary sponsor
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)
• James Burchett (R, HD-176)

• public libraries
• Camden County
• literacy
• commendation resolution