Bill

SR 526

Dozier, Nicholas; congratulate

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jason Esteves and 2 co-sponsors

Ceremonial Senate resolution congratulates Nicholas Dozier and BEST Academy on winning the 2024–25 GHSA Class A Division I boys title; honors coaches and staff; no legal effect.

Senate Read and Adopted

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Bill Summary · SR 526

Summary — Senate Resolution 526 (SR 526)

Status: Read and Adopted (Senate)
Introduced: May 13, 2025
Final recorded actions: Read & adopted (May 15, 2025); Vote recorded in Journal; Reported enrolled; Secretary of the Senate to distribute copy.

Purpose

SR 526 is a ceremonial Senate resolution that congratulates Nicholas Dozier for his role in winning the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. The resolution recognizes the achievements of Dozier and his teammates, their coaches, managers, and athletic trainer, and extends best wishes for their continued success.

Key provisions

Formally congratulates Nicholas Dozier for winning the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship.
Praises the BEST Academy boys basketball team for its first-ever state championship and highlights the team’s emphasis on character, academics, teamwork, and resilience.
Specifically recognizes:
- Coaches: Brian Weeden, Mario Lemons Sr., Damian Goodwin, and Jessica Johnson
- Managers: ZaMya Wallace and Taylor Roach'e
- Athletic trainer: Lance Hibbert-Parrish
- Players (with jersey numbers): Xion Evans #1, Jacob Mickell #4, Nicholas Dozier #10, Alexander Barrett #11, Mario Lemons Jr. #14, Joshua Mickell #15, Wendell Brown Jr. #21, Curtis Martin #25
Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Nicholas Dozier.

Who is affected / impact

Directly honors Nicholas Dozier and members of the BEST Academy boys basketball program (players, coaches, managers, trainer).
Indirectly benefits the BEST Academy community, supporters, and local constituency through public recognition.
No regulatory, statutory, or fiscal changes result from this resolution; it is ceremonial and carries no binding legal effect beyond expressing the Senate’s sentiment and authorizing distribution of a copy.

Procedural / timeline notes

Entered into the Senate hopper (Mar 31, 2025); listed as Senate Read and Adopted on April 2, 2025; formally received by the Secretary of the Senate (May 13, 2025) and read & adopted with vote recorded on May 15, 2025; reported enrolled for final distribution.

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