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HR 705

Lanier County High School baseball team; winning the GHSA Class A Division II State Baseball Championship; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by James Burchett

The bill formally congratulates Lanier County High School’s baseball team for winning the GHSA Class A Division II State Championship and highlights their leadership, teamwork, and

House Read and Adopted
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Bill Summary · HR 705

Summary of H.R. 705 (Resolution) — Lanier County High School baseball team; commend

Status: House Read and Adopted (adopted May 23, 2025)
Introduced: January 23, 2025
Classification: Resolution
Sponsors: James Burchett (primary), Marilyn Strickland (primary); cosponsors listed: Michael Lawler, Joe Neguse, Brian K. Fitzpatrick

Main purpose

This House resolution formally congratulates the Lanier County High School baseball team for winning the GHSA Class A Division II State Baseball Championship and extends best wishes for the team's continued success.

Key provisions

  • Officially congratulates the Lanier County High School baseball team on their championship victory.
  • Praises the team’s athletic performance, teamwork, leadership, character, and academic emphasis.
  • Cites specific recognitions in the text:
    • Head coach John White is commended for leadership.
    • Grant Gano is identified as the team's MVP, noted for hitting a grand slam in overtime.
    • The team’s 2024 season record of 32–10 is recorded.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to the Lanier County High School baseball team.

Who is affected

  • Primarily ceremonial: members of the Lanier County High School baseball team, coaching staff (especially head coach John White), the school and local community. There are no binding legal, financial, or regulatory effects.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Referred to Local & Consent Calendars (April 7, 2025), placed on the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar (May 23, 2025).
  • Laid before and adopted by the House on May 23, 2025 (nonrecord vote).
  • Reported enrolled after adoption.

Note on included text discrepancy

The bill document also contains an unrelated, more substantive federal-style draft titled “Military Firefighters Compensation Fund” (PFAS-related compensation program for current and former military firefighters). That text appears to be a separate measure: it would create a DoD-administered compensation fund with presumptive PFAS exposure, survivor payment rules, medical benefits, definitions, and an authorization of appropriations. This PFAS compensation text does not match the title or procedural history of the Lanier County commendation resolution and appears to be included in error.

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

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