HR1433: HR1433 68th Annual Southeast District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; honoring its longstanding commitment to leadership, service, and economic empowerment; commend

This House resolution recognizes the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. (NANBPWC), an organization founded in 1935 that works on professional advancement, leadership development, and community service for African American women. The resolution highlights the group's Southeast District, which covers multiple states and is holding its 68th Annual Southeast District Conference from March 19 to 22, 2026, in Columbus, Georgia. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally commends the organization for its history of service and civic engagement, wishes the conference well, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the group's Southeast District leadership.

• Formally recognizes and commends the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., Southeast District.
• Extends the Georgia House of Representatives' best wishes for the success of the 68th Annual Southeast District Conference in Columbus, Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the organization's Southeast District leadership.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia statutes.

The resolution directly names the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. and its Southeast District, including its members and leadership who will attend the March 2026 conference in Columbus, Georgia.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives official state recognition to the organization's decades of work in leadership development and economic empowerment, but it does not create programs, spend money, or change how any Georgia agency or resident is treated under law.

• The whereas clauses describe NANBPWC's founding in 1935 and its history of advocacy, leadership development, and community service for African American women.
• The whereas clauses note the Southeast District has served members across multiple states for more than six decades.
• The resolved clause formally commends the organization on the occasion of its 68th Annual Southeast District Conference, held March 19-22, 2026, in Columbus, Georgia.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the Southeast District's leadership.

1. 2026-02-20House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-20House Hopper (House)

• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)Primary sponsor
• Imani Barnes (D, HD-086)
• Patty Stinson (D, HD-150)
• Debra Bazemore (D, HD-069)
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
• Rhonda Burnough (D, HD-077)

• ceremonial resolution
• women's professional organizations
• Columbus Georgia
• civic recognition