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HR 821

Bobo, Loretto; condolences

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Hitchens

An honorary resolution expresses condolences and memorializes the life of Loretto Bobo, with a copy for her family; a ceremonial, nonbinding gesture.

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Bill Summary · HR 821

Summary — H.R. 821 (House Resolution): “Bobo, Loretto; condolences”

Purpose and intent

H.R. 821 is an honorary resolution that recognizes and honors the life of Loretto Bobo, expresses the House’s condolences on her death, and directs that an appropriate copy of the resolution be made available to her family. The resolution memorializes her personal biography, faith, professional life, and public virtues.

Key provisions

  • States the passing of Loretto Bobo on February 13, 2025, and records her birth date as December 17, 1945.
  • Identifies immediate family: parents Lois and Russell; children Jeanne, Charles, and Scott; and grandchild Archer.
  • Notes her religious affiliation (worship at the Basilica of Saint Paul).
  • Describes her career path: began as a Registered Nurse, later earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University, and practiced chiropractic care in Georgia.
  • Offers formal expressions of mourning and praise for her character (integrity, kindness, service to family and community).
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and make available an appropriate copy of the resolution for distribution to Ms. Bobo’s family.

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: Ms. Bobo’s family, friends, and community who receive the formal expression of condolence and a commemorative copy of the resolution.
  • The resolution has no regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic effect on agencies, individuals, or businesses.

Procedural history and timeline

  • Introduced: January 28, 2025.
  • Referred (Jan 28, 2025) to Committee on Financial Services and Committee on House Administration (as recorded).
  • Filed and placed on various internal calendars between March and May 2025.
  • Read and adopted by the House: March 27, 2025 (read and adopted) and final adoption recorded May 23, 2025.
  • Reported enrolled and nonrecord vote noted on May 23, 2025.

Legal and practical impact

  • This is an honorary, nonbinding resolution. It creates no legal rights or obligations, imposes no costs, and does not change statutes or public policy.
  • Its effect is ceremonial: formal recognition and an official memorial document for the family.

Notes / record inconsistencies

  • The resolution text references “the State of Georgia” and lists “Representative Hitchens of the 161st,” indicating it originates in a Georgia legislative body. However, some procedural entries and a long list of U.S. House members as sponsors (and referral to U.S. House committees) are inconsistent with a state resolution record. These discrepancies appear to be record conflation; the text and primary introducer point to a state (Georgia) House resolution. If you want, I can attempt to reconcile the record sources or confirm the chamber of origin.

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

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