HR1998: HR1998 Hughes, Mother Annie Eliza Brim; honoring the life and legacy; condolences

This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizing the life of Mother Annie Eliza Brim Hughes, who was born in 1927 in Leon County, Florida, and died in May 2025. It recounts her education, her marriage of 69 years to Elder Leonard Hughes, her four children, her decades of work as a nursing assistant, and her devoted service to Testerina Primitive Baptist Church and the Old West Florida Primitive Baptist Association. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the House's recognition of her legacy and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for her family.

• Formally recognizes and honors the life and legacy of Mother Annie Eliza Brim Hughes on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Extends the House's sympathy to her surviving family members and loved ones.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to her family.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a commemorative resolution rather than legislation.

This resolution directly names and affects the family of Mother Annie Eliza Brim Hughes, including her children and grandchildren, who will receive an official copy. It has no effect on the general public or on Georgia law.

For the Hughes family, this resolution provides formal public recognition from the state legislature of their mother's life and community service. It carries no legal or financial consequences for other Georgians since it does not alter any statute or state program.

• The preamble ('WHEREAS' clauses) recounts her birth, education, marriage, family, career as a nursing assistant, and decades of church service.
• The first resolving clause has the House of Representatives formally honor her life and legacy and extend sympathy to her family.
• The second resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for the family.

1. 2026-03-27House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)Primary sponsor

• commemorative resolution
• Georgia House of Representatives
• condolences