--- title: SR 614. Clayton County Day; recognize February 5, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr614 cite_as: SR 614, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr614 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr614.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr614/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72455 date: 2026-01-28 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/sr613.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr615.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr614.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 614 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-01-28 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Kenya Wicks - Gail Davenport - Elena Parent text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR614/2025 upstream_id: 2095246 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Clayton County - legislative resolutions - local business recognition - chamber of commerce --- # SR 614. Clayton County Day; recognize February 5, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 614 By: Senators Wicks of the 34th, Davenport of the 17th and Parent of the 44th A RESOLUTION Commending the Clayton County Government and Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and recognizing February 5, 2026, as Clayton County Day at the State Capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Clayton County provides a supportive environment for business and industry; it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding leadership and diligence of the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce be recognized for influencing the growth and perpetuating the thriving of this superlative county; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1953, is a member-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting business growth and enhancing the quality of life through economic prosperity; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce unites business and professional individuals by empowering local growth, improving business to business networking, and helping to strengthen our community; and WHEREAS, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce continues to provide leadership and educational opportunities with their program; and WHEREAS, Leadership Clayton, a leadership development program established in 1972, has engaged over 1000 emerging and existing leaders in a ten-month program that broadens participant’s knowledge of community issues, sharpens their leadership skills, and challenges their ability to seek solutions to issues affecting our communities; and WHEREAS, chamber members are invited to participate each year in the Clayton County Day at the State Capitol to meet with our state leaders during the legislative session, discuss legislative priorities that are important to their business and the County, as well as see our state government in action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Clayton County Government and Clayton County Chamber of Commerce on their distinguished leadership and recognize February 5, 2026, as Clayton County Day at the State Capitol. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. ## 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 Senate resolution recognizes February 5, 2026, as Clayton County Day at the State Capitol and commends Clayton County Government and its Chamber of Commerce. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a bill that changes state law. It praises the Clayton County Government and the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, which was founded in 1953, for supporting local business growth and community life. The resolution highlights the chamber's Leadership Clayton program, a ten-month leadership development effort started in 1972 that has trained more than 1,000 community leaders. It formally designates February 5, 2026, as Clayton County Day at the State Capitol, when chamber members visit the legislature to discuss local priorities. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for the Chamber of Commerce. ### What it does - Commends the Clayton County Government and the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce for their leadership and community contributions. - Officially designates February 5, 2026, as Clayton County Day at the State Capitol. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it is a symbolic honorary resolution. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Clayton County Government, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and its Leadership Clayton program participants. It also affects state senators and staff who will host chamber members visiting the Capitol on the designated day. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians statewide, but it gives official Senate recognition to Clayton County's business community and creates a scheduled day for local chamber members to meet with state lawmakers and raise local legislative priorities. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce's founding in 1953 and its mission to promote business growth and quality of life. - The whereas clauses note the Leadership Clayton program, established in 1972, has trained over 1,000 leaders through a ten-month course. - The resolved clause formally recognizes February 5, 2026, as Clayton County Day at the State Capitol. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the Chamber of Commerce. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-01-28) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-01-28) - Sponsors: Kenya Wicks, Gail Davenport, Elena Parent - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72455 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr614.md?full=1