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SR 528

Lemons Jr., Mario; congratulate

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

Ceremonial SR 528 congratulates Mario Lemons Jr. and BEST Academy on winning the 2024–25 GHSA Class A Division I state basketball title; honors coaches, players, and staff.

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Bill Summary · SR 528

Summary — Senate Resolution 528 (SR 528)

Bill number: SR 528
Title: Lemons Jr., Mario; congratulate
Classification: Senate resolution (ceremonial)
Sponsors: Senators RaShaun Kemp (primary), Nan Orrock (primary), Jason Esteves (primary)
Introduced: May 13, 2025
Status: Read and Adopted (Senate) — Reported enrolled May 15, 2025

Purpose

SR 528 is a ceremonial resolution that formally congratulates Mario Lemons Jr. and the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. The resolution recognizes the team’s athletic achievement, coaching and support staff, and the individual players who contributed to the title.

Key provisions

  • Officially congratulates Mario Lemons Jr. for his role in winning the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship.
  • Praises the BEST Academy program for its emphasis on character and academics alongside athletic success and notes that this was the team’s first-ever state championship (as described in the resolution).
  • Recognizes coaches Brian Weeden, Mario Lemons Sr., Damian Goodwin, and Jessica Johnson.
  • Acknowledges support staff: Managers ZaMya Wallace and Taylor Roach'e, and Athletic Trainer Lance Hibbert-Parrish.
  • Lists members of the championship team: Xion Evans (#1), Jacob Mickell (#4), Nicholas Dozier (#10), Alexander Barrett (#11), Mario Lemons Jr. (#14), Joshua Mickell (#15), Wendell Brown Jr. (#21), and Curtis Martin (#25).
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Mario Lemons Jr.

Who is affected

  • Primarily honorary: Mario Lemons Jr., members of the BEST Academy boys basketball team, coaches, and support staff are the subjects of official recognition.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic impacts on state law, agencies, or budgets — the resolution is ceremonial.

Legislative timeline / procedural notes

  • Received by the Secretary of the Senate: May 13, 2025
  • Read & Adopted / Vote recorded in Journal: May 15, 2025
  • Reported enrolled: May 15, 2025
  • The official legislative action log also contains entries dated March 31 and April 2, 2025 (Senate Hopper; Senate Read and Adopted), which precede the listed introduction date; these date entries appear in the record but may reflect internal processing or clerical sequencing in the legislative tracking system.

Significance

SR 528 is an honorary resolution recognizing a high school athletic achievement and conveying the Senate’s formal congratulations and best wishes. It carries symbolic value for the honorees and their community but creates no binding legal obligations or budgetary effects.

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

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