HR1920: HR1920 Legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial measure from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing law students who worked as externs during the 2026 legislative session. It names specific students from the Georgia State University College of Law, the Mercer University School of Law, and the Emory University School of Law who assisted the Office of Legislative Counsel, the House Judiciary Committee, the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, and the Office of General Counsel for the Georgia General Assembly. The resolution states that the House commends these externs for their performance and wishes them success in their future careers. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to each named extern. The measure makes no changes to Georgia law and creates no funding, penalties, or ongoing programs.

• Formally commends by name the law students who served as legal externs for House committees and offices during the 2026 session.
• States that the House extends best wishes for the externs' future professional pursuits.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to each named extern.
• Creates no new law, funding, or ongoing obligations; it is a one-time honorary statement.

The resolution directly names and honors specific law students (externs) from Georgia State University, Mercer University, and Emory University law schools, along with the House offices and committees they served, including the Office of Legislative Counsel and House Judiciary Committee.

The resolution has no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is limited to formally recognizing the named students' work and giving them a keepsake copy of the House's commendation for their resumes or personal records.

• The preamble explains that legal externs from three Georgia law schools assisted House committees and offices during the 2026 session.
• Names six individuals and the specific House offices or committees each served, such as the Office of Legislative Counsel and House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.
• The resolving clause formally commends the externs for their performance and wishes them future success.
• A further resolution directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to each named extern.

1. 2026-03-25House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-25House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-25House Hopper (House)

• Stan Gunter (R, HD-008)Primary sponsor
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)

• legislative staff
• law students
• Georgia General Assembly
• ceremonial resolution