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HR 675

Hatcher, Keith; retirement; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kasey Carpenter and 5 co-sponsors

Ceremonial House resolution commends Keith Hatcher for retirement and public service; directs Clerk to provide him an official copy; no policy or fiscal impact.

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Bill Summary · HR 675

Summary — H.R. 675: "Hatcher, Keith; retirement; commend" (Resolution)

Purpose

This resolution recognizes and commends Keith Hatcher on the occasion of his retirement, celebrates his career and civic contributions, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to him. It is a ceremonial measure honoring an individual’s public service.

Key provisions and text highlights

  • Official title in the text: a House resolution recognizing and commending Keith Hatcher for “efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service” and congratulating him on his retirement.
  • Recites biographical and career accomplishments, including:
    • Bachelor of Science in political science from Georgia College (Milledgeville), 1985.
    • Legislative intern in the Georgia General Assembly (1986).
    • Hired by Georgia Association of REALTORS (GAR) as a lobbyist in June 1986; led GAR’s Governmental Affairs Department until 2015.
    • Instrumental role in passage/defeat of several Georgia laws and measures:
    • Commercial Brokers Lien Rights Act (date cited).
    • Brokerage Relationship in Real Estate Transactions Act (1993).
    • Landlord Tenant Act (1997).
    • Defeat of proposed real estate transfer tax increase (1998); GAR President’s Award (1998).
    • Legislation limiting use of eminent domain (2006).
    • Leadership roles: Chair of Real Estate Trade Group (multiple sessions), Chair of Georgia Chamber of Commerce Environment/Energy/Natural Resources/Water Management committee (2011), member of Georgia Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Council Executive Committee.
    • Service on Board of Directors for the National Kidney Foundation (Georgia & Alabama) since 2009.
    • Opened a private consulting firm in 2016 and served clients until retiring in 2024.
    • Noted service across six Georgia governors, lieutenant governors, and speakers; mention of personal recreation (pool, golf hole-in-one).
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Keith Hatcher.

Who is affected

  • Primary subject and beneficiary: Keith Hatcher (honoree).
  • Secondary—symbolic: Georgia Association of REALTORS, Georgia legislative community, and constituents who have been served by Hatcher’s work.
  • No substantive legal or regulatory changes; no creation of programs, spending, or enforcement authority.

Fiscal and legal impact

  • Purely honorary/ceremonial. The resolution does not allocate funds, change law, or create enforceable obligations. No known fiscal impact.

Procedural status and timeline (selected)

  • Introduced: January 23, 2025.
  • Referred (metadata): to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (note: see "Technical/metadata note" below).
  • Referred to Local & Consent Calendars: March 31, 2025.
  • Considered in Local & Consent Calendars: April 8, 2025.
  • Laid before the House / Adopted / Read and Adopted: April 9, 2025.
  • Reported enrolled: April 9, 2025.
  • A nonrecord vote was recorded in the Journal on April 9, 2025.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors listed: H. Morgan Griffith; Gerald Greene; Butch (Butch) Parrish; Kasey Carpenter; Alan Powell; Buddy DeLoach; Dale Washburn.

Technical / metadata note

Some provided metadata and committee referrals appear inconsistent with the resolu­tion text. The resolution’s text (LC numbering, references to Georgia statutes, Georgia College, and Georgia Chamber roles) indicates this is a Georgia House of Representatives commendatory resolution. However, the procedural metadata includes referral to U.S. House committees (Energy & Commerce; Oversight and Government Reform) and sponsors whose jurisdictions vary. Regardless of these metadata inconsistencies, the enacted measure as presented is a state-style, honorary House resolution commending Keith Hatcher and has no legislative effect beyond recognition.

Bottom line

H.R. 675 is a ceremonial House resolution formally recognizing Keith Hatcher’s multi‑decade service to Georgia’s real estate community and public life, congratulating him on retirement, and authorizing the Clerk to provide him a copy of the resolution. It does not change policy, law, or appropriations.

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

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