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title: HR 80. Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; 85 years of service and recognizing 02/10/25, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol; recognize
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date: 2025-01-28
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bill_number: HR 80
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2025-01-28
last_action: House Read and Adopted
sponsors:
  - Robert Dickey
  - Rick Jasperse
  - David Huddleston
  - Rob Leverett
  - Jaclyn Ford
  - Jutt Howard
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  - electric cooperatives
  - Georgia EMC
  - rural electrification
  - ceremonial resolution
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# HR 80. Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; 85 years of service and recognizing 02/10/25, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol; recognize

## Text

House Resolution 80
By: Representatives Dickey of the 134th, Jasperse of the 11th, Huddleston of the 72nd, Leverett
of the 123rd, Ford of the 170th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation on 85 years of service and
recognizing February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, in 1940, the Superior Court of the State of Georgia approved the charter of the
Georgia Rural Power Reserve EMC (now Georgia EMC), and its seven founders held a
special meeting at the Lanier Hotel in Macon wherein officers were elected and bylaws
approved; and
WHEREAS, EMCs are member-owned not-for-profit utilities that collectively serve
approximately 4.4 million people, nearly half of Georgia's population, across 73 percent of
the state's land area; and
WHEREAS, Georgia EMC is the statewide trade association representing the state's 41
EMCs, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp., and Georgia System
Operations Corp.; and
WHEREAS, for the past 85 years, Georgia EMC has represented this network of member
cooperatives, who are committed to providing safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to
communities across the state, along with other essential services such as broadband; and
WHEREAS, as a result of more than eight decades of dedicated effort to improve the quality
of life in rural Georgia, many electric cooperatives enjoy a value to their communities that
goes beyond their ability to simply provide reliable light, heat, and broadband services, with
communities depending on them for economic development initiatives, civic leadership,
commitment to local job creation, consumer advocacy, support for youth and education
programs, charitable giving, and volunteerism efforts; and
WHEREAS, Georgia's electric cooperatives are proud to be considered essential corporate
participants in the state's responsible growth and development, and Georgia EMC looks
forward to many more years of service to its member cooperatives as they continue providing
essential electric and related services for Georgians.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body congratulate the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation for 85
years of service and recognize February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
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
public and the press.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution congratulates the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation on 85 years of service and designates February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.

### Plain-language summary

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (Georgia EMC), the statewide trade association for the state's electric cooperatives, on its 85th anniversary. The resolution recounts the organization's founding in 1940 and describes the role of electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) in serving about 4.4 million Georgians, nearly half the state's population, across most of the state's land area.
The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates Georgia EMC and its member cooperatives for providing electricity, broadband, and community services, and it names February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press.

### What it does

- Congratulates the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation on 85 years of service on behalf of the House of Representatives.
- Officially recognizes February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and press.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement rather than an operative statute.

### Who it affects

The resolution directly names the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation and its member cooperatives, including the state's 41 EMCs, Oglethorpe Power Corp., Georgia Transmission Corp., and Georgia System Operations Corp. It also touches the roughly 4.4 million Georgians served by these electric cooperatives statewide.

### Why it matters

The resolution carries no legal or financial effect and changes no Georgia law. Its significance is symbolic: it publicly acknowledges the role electric cooperatives play in providing power and broadband across much of rural Georgia and sets aside a day of recognition at the capitol.

### Key provisions

- The resolution recounts the 1940 founding of Georgia EMC's predecessor, approved by the Superior Court of Georgia, at a meeting in Macon.
- States that EMCs collectively serve about 4.4 million people across 73 percent of Georgia's land area.
- Identifies Georgia EMC as the trade association representing the state's 41 EMCs plus three related power and transmission corporations.
- Formally resolves that the House congratulates Georgia EMC and recognizes February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and the press.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2025-01-28)
- Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-28)
- Sponsors: Robert Dickey, Rick Jasperse, David Huddleston, Rob Leverett, Jaclyn Ford, Jutt Howard
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69613

> The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr80.md?full=1