--- title: HR 964. Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc.; 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr964 cite_as: HR 964, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr964 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr964.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr964/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72093 date: 2025-04-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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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Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc.; 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient; commend ## Text 25 LC 129 0494 House Resolution 964 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Lumsden of the 12th, and Barton of the 5th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., as the 2025 Heart of the1 Community Business Award recipient; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., is a locally owned, second-generation real estate3 brokerage established in 1972; and4 WHEREAS, Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., fosters a culture where agents and staff are5 encouraged and empowered to invest their time and resources to support and enhance the6 area's vibrant quality of life; and7 WHEREAS, Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., Real Estate agents and s taff often serve the8 community by providing Christmas gifts and clothing for Pre-K children from disadvantaged9 families and by volunteering and donating time and service to S alvation Army, Davies10 Shelters, P.A.W.S., Victims of Summerville floods and Hurricane Helene, Adopt-a-Mile11 clean-up projects with Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, Brighter Birthdays, Cancer Navigators,12 Fork Spoon & Plate Hunger Ministry, Chiaha Harvest Festival, Coosa River Basin Initiative,13 Rome Shakespeare Festival, Sexual Assault Center, South Rome Al liance, and YMCA14 Arsenal Soccer Club; and15 H. R. 964 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0494 WHEREAS, individual members of the Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc. , team have been16 recognized for humanitarian efforts with Heart of the Community Awards of Honor,17 Exchange Club Family Resource Center, and the Greater Rome Board of Realtors; and18 WHEREAS, members of the Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc,. team have been appointed to19 serve on governmental bodies to include Greenway Partnership, Housing Authority, Parks20 & Recreation, Planning Commission and Special Committee on Housing as well as various21 school auxiliary organizations.22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that23 the members of this body recognize Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc. , Real Estate for its24 outstanding dedication to the community, commend Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., Real25 Estate as a recipient of the 2025 Heart of the Community Busine ss Award, and extend the26 most sincere best wishes for continued success.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized28 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Toles,29 Temple & Wright, Inc.30 H. R. 964 - 2 - ## 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 Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., a Rome-based real estate brokerage, as the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient for its charitable work. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., a locally owned real estate brokerage founded in 1972, for receiving the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award. The resolution lists the company's community service, including providing gifts to disadvantaged Pre-K children, volunteering with organizations like the Salvation Army and Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful, and helping victims of local floods and Hurricane Helene. It also notes that individual team members have received humanitarian recognition and have served on local government bodies such as the Housing Authority and Planning Commission. The resolution formally recognizes the company for its community dedication and directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the company. This is a ceremonial measure and does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc. as the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the company. - Extends the House's best wishes for the company's continued success. - Contains no changes to Georgia statutes, funding, or regulations, as is typical of a commendatory resolution. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc., a Rome, Georgia real estate brokerage, its agents and staff, and does not impose obligations on any other individuals, businesses, or government agencies. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians; it is a symbolic honor recognizing a local business's community service. Its practical effect is limited to formal recognition and a commemorative copy given to the company. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the company's history as a second-generation real estate brokerage established in 1972 and its charitable activities. - The resolved clause formally commends the company as the 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the company. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-04-04) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-04-04) - Sponsors: Katie Dempsey, Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72093 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr964.md?full=1