HR2027: HR2027 Kemp, First Lady Marty; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring First Lady Marty Kemp. It does not create new law or spend state money. Instead, it recounts her involvement since 2019 in a series of legislative and enforcement efforts against human trafficking, including expanded protections for child victims, the creation of the GRACE Commission and the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, and the Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit. The resolution also credits her with supporting victim care programs such as Grace's Place, a residential facility in Gwinnett County for sexually exploited children in foster care, and with backing 2025 legislation that classifies commercial sexual exploitation of children as human trafficking. The House resolves to commend her leadership and directs the Clerk of the House to send her a copy of the resolution.

• Formally commends First Lady Marty Kemp for her leadership on human trafficking issues in Georgia; carries no legal force or funding.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to First Lady Marty Kemp.
• Recites a history of anti-trafficking legislation and programs, including the GRACE Commission, the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, and the Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit.
• Recognizes Grace's Place, a Gwinnett County residential facility for sexually exploited children in foster care, as part of the described victim care efforts.

The resolution names First Lady Marty Kemp and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Its recitals reference child trafficking victims, survivors of exploitation, the GRACE Commission, and units within Georgia's criminal justice system, though the resolution itself imposes no obligations on them.

Because this is a commemorative resolution rather than a law, it has no direct legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its practical significance is symbolic: a formal, unanimous statement by the Georgia House recognizing anti-trafficking initiatives and the person credited with promoting them.

• The whereas clauses describe legislative changes since 2019, including allowing emergency care for child victims without a court order and prohibiting prosecution of minors for prostitution.
• The whereas clauses note the creation of the GRACE Commission and the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in 2019 and the Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit in 2020.
• The resolution states that 2025 legislation made commercial sexual exploitation of children prosecutable as human trafficking, described as the tenth such measure.
• The resolving clause commends First Lady Marty Kemp and wishes her continued success.
• The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to her.

1. 2026-03-31House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-31House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-31House Hopper (House)

• Debra Bazemore (D, HD-069)Primary sponsor
• Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)
• Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)
• Doreen Carter (D, HD-093)

• human trafficking
• child victim protections
• legislative commendation
• Georgia House resolution