--- title: SR 947. Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; commend; the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr947 cite_as: SR 947, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr947 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr947.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr947/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74030 date: 2026-03-12 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/sr946.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr948.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr947.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 947 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-12 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Larry Walker - Drew Echols - Russ Goodman - Sam Watson text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR947/2025 upstream_id: 2132626 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia Peach Festival - legislative commendation - Peach County - Senate resolution --- # SR 947. Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; commend; the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 947 By: Senators Walker III of the 20th, Echols of the 49th, Goodman of the 8th and Watson of the 11th A RESOLUTION Commending the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and congratulating the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the peach has a long been a nationally recognized symbol for the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, the Georgia peach industry has played a significant role in the economic growth and prosperity of our state, and Georgia ranks third in the nation in the annual production of peaches; and WHEREAS, the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant originated in Peach County, Georgia, in 1982 thanks to the Pilot Club of Fort Valley, who conceived the pageant for the purpose of having ambassadors of the famous Georgia Peach Festival held in June each year who can perform other civic duties around our great state; and WHEREAS, this annual pageant is open statewide to girls aged 4 to 24 for the purpose of building self-confidence while acknowledging those who make a positive contribution to the community; and WHEREAS, in connection with this celebration, five very fine young ladies were crowned as the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens, including Tiny Miss Georgia Peach Bailey Smithart, Little Miss Georgia Peach BellaKay Murph, Junior Miss Georgia Peach Emma Armstrong, Teen Miss Georgia Peach Ella Hortman, and Miss Georgia Peach Lily Barfield; and WHEREAS, it is only fitting and proper that this festival and its representatives be recognized by this body. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant for promoting the importance of this agricultural product of Georgia and congratulate the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens. 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 Board of Directors of the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant. ## 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 commends the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and congratulates the five young women crowned as the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It honors the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant, a statewide event started in Peach County in 1982 that crowns ambassadors for the annual Georgia Peach Festival and is open to girls and young women ages 4 to 24. The resolution recognizes Georgia's standing as the third largest peach producing state in the country and credits the peach industry with contributing to the state's economy. It names the five 2025 titleholders and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send a copy of the resolution to the pageant's board of directors. It does not create any new law, funding, or requirement. ### What it does - Formally commends the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant for promoting Georgia's peach industry. - Congratulates the five named 2025 Georgia Peach Queens by title and name. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the pageant's Board of Directors. - Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing state obligation; it is a symbolic honor. ### Who it affects The Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant organization and its Board of Directors, the five named 2025 titleholders, and by extension Peach County and Georgia's peach farming industry, which the resolution highlights. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical impact is limited to formal recognition of a civic and agricultural tradition, giving the pageant and its winners an official record of appreciation from the state Senate. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount the pageant's 1982 founding in Peach County by the Pilot Club of Fort Valley and its role supporting the Georgia Peach Festival. - The resolved clause has the Senate commend the pageant and congratulate the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens by name and title. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the pageant's Board of Directors. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-12) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-12) - Sponsors: Larry Walker, Drew Echols, Russ Goodman, Sam Watson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74030 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr947.md?full=1