Bill
HJR 245
Legislation commends Mary Katherine Malone for singing the National Anthem at the NCAA Final Four, highlighting her Auburn athletics and Mountain Brook roots.
Overview
- Type: Joint Resolution (HJR 245), a ceremonial resolution recognizing an individual.
- Title/Subject: Commending student athlete Mary Katherine Malone for being chosen to sing the National Anthem at the NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament.
- Status: Enacted. The resolution was enacted on May 1, 2025, and delivered to the Governor around April 24, 2025.
- Introduced: April 15, 2025 (House); referred to Rules.
- Key dates in the legislative timeline include readings, referrals to Rules, committee actions, enrollment, and eventual enactment.
Purpose and Intent
- Primary purpose: Publicly commend and congratulate Mary Katherine Malone, a student athlete from Mountain Brook, Alabama, for being selected to sing the National Anthem at the NCAA Final Four Men’s Basketball Tournament.
- The resolution acknowledges Malone’s representation of Auburn University (as a track and field athlete) and her roots in Mountain Brook High School, highlighting a tradition of recognizing talented student athletes from each Final Four team.
Provisions and Language (Substantive Highlights)
- Recognition: The legislature “highly commends and congratulates” Malone for the national representation role.
- Background and qualifications: The resolution notes Malone’s background as a distance and cross-country runner for Auburn University, her high school accomplishments (nine track and cross country state championships; 2024 1600-meter state championship), and her athletic times (5k at the Southern Showcase: 18:49.30; 6k at the Gans Creek Classic: 22:34.90). It also mentions her musical talent (piano) as part of her profile.
- Tradition and purpose: Emphasizes the NCAA’s practice of selecting a student athlete from each Final Four team to sing the National Anthem.
- Concluding action: The resolution states that the Legislature, in concurrence, offers best wishes for Malone’s continued prosperity and future endeavors.
Who is Affected
- Primary: Mary Katherine Malone (student athlete).
- Indirect: Auburn University (track and field program), Mountain Brook High School (her alma mater), and the broader Alabama community that recognizes and honors local talent.
- No fiscal or regulatory changes: As a ceremonial resolution, it does not impose new duties, authorize expenditures, or create legal rights or obligations.
Procedural and Timeline Aspects
- Introduced in the House (April 15, 2025), Rules committee action, and subsequent passage through the legislative process.
- Delivered to the Governor and enrolled in late April 2025; enacted by the Legislature on May 1, 2025.
- The language appears in two version tracks (Introduced and Enrolled), both concluding with the same commendation and intent.
Notes
- This is a ceremonial, non-binding resolution recognizing achievement and offering best wishes. It does not establish policy changes or funding.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
Sign in to ask a question.
