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HR 758

North Oconee High School boys basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Houston Gaines and 1 co-sponsor

Commends North Oconee High School boys basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship, highlighting skill, teamwork, character, and academics.

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Bill Summary · HR 758

Summary — H.R. 758 (House Resolution): Commending North Oconee High School Boys Basketball Team

Title: North Oconee High School boys basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship; commend
Bill type: House resolution (congratulatory)
Introduced: January 28, 2025
Status: House Read and Adopted (Reported enrolled April 21, 2025)
Primary sponsors (as listed): Gerald E. Connolly; Houston Gaines; Marcus Wiedower (with cosponsors including James Comer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rashida Tlaib)

Purpose and intent

H.R. 758 is a non‑binding, ceremonial resolution that formally congratulates and commends the North Oconee High School boys basketball team for winning the 2025 Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Class 4A State Basketball Championship. The resolution recognizes the team’s athletic performance, teamwork, character, and academic emphasis, and extends best wishes for future success.

Key provisions

  • Officially congratulates the North Oconee High School boys basketball team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 4A State Championship.
  • Notes the championship game result: North Oconee defeated Pace Academy, 60–51.
  • Highlights that this is the team’s second consecutive state basketball championship.
  • Recognizes Head Coach Rick Rasmussen and the team’s starting five: Justin Wise, Thrasher Wilkins, Khamari Brooks, Blake Bracco, and Banks Pourchier.
  • Praises the team’s combination of athletic skill, dedication, teamwork, and emphasis on character and academics.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and make available an appropriate copy of the resolution for distribution to the team.

Who is affected

  • Directly honors the North Oconee High School boys basketball team, its coaching staff (notably Head Coach Rick Rasmussen), the school, and the local community.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or administrative changes to federal or state law; no obligations or entitlements are created.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Introduced in the House: January 28, 2025; referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • Considered under suspension of the rules; House debate occurred March 3, 2025 (40 minutes).
  • Passed the House under suspension of the rules on March 4, 2025 — Yeas and Nays: 402–16 (Roll No. 55).
  • Received in the Senate March 4, 2025; read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Reported enrolled April 21, 2025; placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions calendar and formally adopted April 17, 2025 (House actions reflected in the legislative history).

Legal and practical impact

  • Ceremonial and honorary only; does not create binding law, appropriations, or regulatory obligations.
  • Intended outcomes are recognition, publicity, and encouragement for the team and local community morale.

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

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