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HR 740

2025 regular session temporary administrative assistants for the Georgia House of Representatives; exemplary service; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jon Burns

Georgia House honors temporary administrative assistants of the 2025 session, commends their service, and distributes copies of the resolution to the named staff.

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Bill Summary · HR 740

Summary — HR 740 (Georgia House Resolution, 2025 Regular Session)

Main purpose

House Resolution 740 is an honorary resolution of the Georgia House of Representatives that formally recognizes and commends the temporary administrative assistants who served during the 2025 regular legislative session for their service and contributions to the functioning of the House.

Key provisions

  • Expresses the House’s appreciation and commendation for the exemplary performance of the temporary administrative assistants during the 2025 regular session.
  • Lists by name the individuals being honored:
    • Braeden Morgan, Farouk Elsayed, Joshua Ratigan, Trina Anderson, Barbara Hill, Deborah Jackson, Daniel Wodkins, Andre Cross, Trinity Jimenez, Katy Merling, Juliana Hartley, Garrett Pouliot, Sharon Wilder, Kimberly Akin.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make appropriate copies of the resolution available for distribution to the named temporary administrative assistants.

Legal effect and impact

  • Classification: Resolution (honorary).
  • Nature: Non-binding, ceremonial recognition — it does not create legal rights, duties, or statutory changes and has no direct fiscal or regulatory impact.
  • Primary beneficiaries: The named temporary administrative assistants (public recognition and written copies of the resolution).
  • Secondary beneficiaries: Members of the Georgia General Assembly and the public, to the extent that the resolution documents and publicizes the House’s gratitude for staff contributions.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Filed and considered during the 2025 regular session of the Georgia House.
  • Key recorded actions (from the provided record):
    • Filed: 2025-04-01
    • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and Laid before the House: 2025-05-23
    • Adopted by the House: 2025-05-23 (nonrecord vote recorded in the Journal)
    • Clerk authorized to distribute copies following adoption.
  • Status: Adopted by the Georgia House (final for a simple honorary resolution within that chamber).

Note about inconsistent document content

The supplied document also includes text (title, table of contents, and provisions) from a different measure — the federal “Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025” (a multi-title bill concerning Veterans Community Care, mental health programs, and related VA matters) — and a long list of U.S. House cosponsors. That federal bill text and cosponsor list appear to be unrelated to the Georgia House Resolution HR 740 (the state resolution recognizing temporary administrative assistants). This summary above pertains only to the Georgia House Resolution HR 740 as titled and described at the start of the provided materials. If you intended a summary of the federal Veterans’ ACCESS Act text instead, please confirm and I will prepare a separate, detailed summary of that federal bill.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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