HR1606: HR1606 Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative; 90th anniversary; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a law that changes anyone's rights or responsibilities. It recognizes the Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative, founded in 1936, for 90 years of providing power to residents of Carroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk, Troup, and Floyd counties. The resolution recounts the cooperative's history, including its founding after President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Rural Electrification Administration, its first line delivering power to 344 members in 1937, and its current service to more than 56,000 members through over 5,500 miles of line and 25 substations. The House formally congratulates the cooperative and directs the Clerk of the House to send it a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates the Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative on its 90th anniversary of operation.
• Recites the cooperative's history, including its 1936 founding and growth to more than 56,000 members across seven counties.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the cooperative.
• Extends the House's best wishes for the cooperative's continued operation, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement.

The resolution directly names the Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative and its more than 56,000 members across Carroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk, Troup, and Floyd counties, as well as the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who must prepare and send the commemorative copy.

The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect; it does not change electricity rates, service areas, or cooperative operations. Its practical effect is a formal, public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives of the cooperative's long history serving West Georgia communities.

• Recites the cooperative's founding in 1936 and its connection to the federal Rural Electrification Administration and organizer Robert D. Tisinger.
• Notes the first line served 344 members in 1937 and current service extends to more than 56,000 members in seven counties.
• Formally resolves that the House congratulates the cooperative on its 90th anniversary and wishes it continued success.
• Directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the cooperative.

1. 2026-03-04House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-04House Hopper (House)

• David Huddleston (R, HD-072)Primary sponsor
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)
• Jutt Howard (R, HD-071)

• electric cooperatives
• West Georgia
• commemorative resolution
• rural electrification