--- title: SR 799. Georgia Reads Day; recognize March 3, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr799 cite_as: SR 799, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr799 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr799.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr799/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73327 date: 2026-02-19 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. 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Georgia Reads Day; recognize March 3, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 799 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Payne of the 54th, Setzler of the 37th, Hatchett of the 50th and Still of the 48th A RESOLUTION Recognizing March 3, 2026, as Georgia Reads Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Georgia Reads Day celebrates the power of community involvement in literacy and students across Georgia who are building lifelong literacy skills essential for academic success, workforce readiness, and active citizenship; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Council on Literacy provides statewide leadership yo advance reading achievement and to encourage a culture of literacy the support students form ealy childhood though highschool; and WHEREAS, Malcolm Mitchell, Super Bowl champion, author, and Georgia Read Coach, appointed by the Georgia Council on Literacy, has inspired students across Georgia to develop a love of reading and to see literacy as a pathway to opportunity and personal growth; and WHEREAS, students from pre-K through high school participated in Mitchell's Share the Magic Foundation 2026 READBowl, a statewide and global reading challenge that encourages students to set goals, strengthen literacy skills, and demonstrate dedication, discipline, and enthusiasm for reading while competing with peers from across Georgia and around the world; and WHEREAS, Georgia Reads Day recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements of Georgia's 2026 READBowl winners from elementary, middle, and high school, whose commitment to reading exemplifies academic excellence and love of learning; and WHEREAS, Georgia Reads Day also honors the 2026 Georgia Reads Community Award winners, recognizing community leaders, schools, and organizations whose work spans birth though adult literacy efforts and who are addressing Georgia's literacy through innovative, community-driven solutions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize March 3, 2026, as Georgia Reads Day, and commend the students participating in and winning the 2026 READBowl, Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell, the Georgia Council on Literacy, and the 2026 Georgia Reads Community Award winners for their outstanding contributions to advancing literacy across the State of Georgia. 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 Georgia Council on Literacy. ## 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 designates March 3, 2026 as Georgia Reads Day, honoring student readers, literacy leader Malcolm Mitchell, and community literacy award winners across the state. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia Senate does not change any law. Instead, it formally recognizes March 3, 2026 as Georgia Reads Day, a day meant to celebrate literacy efforts across Georgia. It highlights the Georgia Council on Literacy's work supporting reading achievement from early childhood through high school, and praises Malcolm Mitchell, a Super Bowl champion and Georgia Reads Coach, for encouraging students to read through his Share the Magic Foundation's 2026 READBowl challenge. The resolution commends student winners of the 2026 READBowl from elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as the 2026 Georgia Reads Community Award winners, who include schools, organizations, and community leaders working on literacy from birth through adulthood. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Council on Literacy. ### What it does - Formally designates March 3, 2026 as Georgia Reads Day in recognition of literacy efforts statewide. - Commends students who participated in and won the 2026 READBowl reading challenge organized by Malcolm Mitchell's Share the Magic Foundation. - Praises the Georgia Council on Literacy for its statewide leadership on reading achievement. - Recognizes the 2026 Georgia Reads Community Award winners for literacy work spanning birth through adulthood. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Council on Literacy. ### Who it affects The resolution mainly affects the Georgia Council on Literacy, Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell, students who took part in the 2026 READBowl reading challenge, and the schools, organizations, and community leaders receiving the 2026 Georgia Reads Community Awards. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or funding changes, but it gives official state recognition to literacy programs and the people involved in them, which can raise public awareness of reading initiatives and honor participants' efforts in Georgia's schools and communities. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause recognizes March 3, 2026 as Georgia Reads Day and commends participating students, Malcolm Mitchell, the Georgia Council on Literacy, and community award winners. - A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Council on Literacy. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-19) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-19) - Sponsors: Billy Hickman, Chuck Payne, Ed Setzler, Bo Hatchett, Shawn Still - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73327 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr799.md?full=1