Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 786: Kittila, Audrey; recognize
Last action February 18, 2026 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Senate resolution honors Audrey Kittila of Milton, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2025 and finished as 3rd Runner-Up at Miss America 2026, for her community service work.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Enrolled version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes Audrey Kittila, a Milton, Georgia resident who was crowned Miss Georgia in 2025 and named 3rd Runner-Up at the Miss America 2026 competition. The resolution highlights her work founding Education for All, a community service initiative aimed at reducing school dropout rates by expanding access to early literacy resources, as well as her musical training and other activities. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Kittila as a formal keepsake of the honor.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends Audrey Kittila for being crowned Miss Georgia 2025 and placing as 3rd Runner-Up at Miss America 2026.
- Highlights her founding of Education for All, a program aimed at reducing school dropout rates through early literacy access.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to Kittila.
- Extends the Senate's best wishes for her continued health, happiness, and success but creates no new legal rights or obligations.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names Audrey Kittila, a Milton, Georgia resident. It has no regulatory effect on any broader group, though it references the students across Georgia impacted by her Education for All community service initiative.
Why it matters
This resolution is symbolic and does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is limited to an official Senate acknowledgment and a printed copy of the resolution given to Kittila as a formal honor.
Key provisions
- The resolving clause recognizes and commends Audrey Kittila, Miss Georgia 2025, and wishes her continued success.
- A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Kittila.
From the bill
“the members of this body recognize and commend Audrey Kittila, Miss Georgia 2025, and extend sincere best wishes for her continued health, happiness, and success”
Discussed in meetings (1)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
Senate floor session, March 16, 2026 (legislative day 32)
From 0:53:59 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The clerk read SR 786, recognizing Miss Georgia 2025 and an education initiative focused on literacy and access to learning resources. The Senate adopted it without objection. The sponsor praised the honoree's third-runner-up finish at Miss America. The honoree described classroom visits and advocacy through Education For All, saying early educational support can change children's lives and help address barriers to graduation. The honoree said they had traveled more than 32,000 miles since being crowned nine months earlier.
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Larry Walker, III (R, SD-20)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
- Lee Anderson (R, SD-24)
- Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-52)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- Brian Strickland (R, SD-42)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
- Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
- Jason T. Dickerson (R, SD-21)
- Marty Harbin (R, SD-16)
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Carden Summers (R, SD-13)
- Frank Ginn (R, SD-47)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- Timothy Bearden (R, SD-30)
- Sam Watson (R, SD-11)
- Blake Tillery (R, SD-19)
- Steve Gooch (R, SD-51)
- Drew Echols (R, SD-49)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
- Ed Setzler (R, SD-37)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Matt Brass (R, SD-6)
- Greg Dolezal (R, SD-27)
- Max Burns (R, SD-23)
- Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
Topics
- Miss Georgia
- legislative honors
- Milton Georgia
- education advocacy