HR1779: HR1779 DeKalb Day at the state capitol; March 23, 2026; recognize

This resolution is a ceremonial measure from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally designates March 23, 2026 as DeKalb Day at the state capitol, highlighting DeKalb County's founding in 1822, its location between Atlanta and Athens, its universities, its healthcare and research institutions, and its economic activity in technology, film, logistics, and manufacturing. The resolution also notes the county's diversity and the leadership of its current Chief Executive Officer. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the public and the press, which is standard practice for this kind of commemorative resolution.

• Designates March 23, 2026 as DeKalb Day at the state capitol through a formal House resolution.
• Recites DeKalb County's history, institutions, healthcare facilities, diversity, and economic activity as reasons for the recognition.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commemorative resolution rather than a bill amending Georgia code.

The recognition primarily concerns DeKalb County, its government and current leadership, and residents and institutions named in the text, including area universities, hospitals, and the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. It has no direct legal effect on other Georgians.

Because this is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law, it carries symbolic rather than practical weight. It gives DeKalb County an official day of recognition at the state capitol but does not change any rights, duties, funding, or regulations for Georgians.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe DeKalb County's 1822 founding, its size, and its location as a corridor between Atlanta and Athens.
• It lists institutions located in the county, including Emory University, Agnes Scott College, Oglethorpe University, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, the CDC, Emory Healthcare, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
• The operative resolving clause has the House of Representatives recognize March 23, 2026 as DeKalb Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-03-18House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-18House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-18House Hopper (House)

• Karla Drenner (D, HD-085)Primary sponsor
• Viola Davis (D, HD-087)
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Dar'shun Kendrick (D, HD-095)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)
• Scott Holcomb (D, HD-101)

• DeKalb County
• commemorative resolution
• state capitol events
• local government recognition