Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR222

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enrolled
2/10/25  

Caption

North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad; winning the 2024 State Championship; commend

Summary

House Resolution 222 is a congratulatory resolution honoring the North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad for winning the 2024 State Championship. The resolution praises the team’s character, academic commitment, teamwork, resilience, and leadership, and it specifically recognizes the guidance of coaches Tabatha Johnson, Kelly Halcomb, and Emily Troughton. It also notes the team’s composition of seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen and highlights the squad’s role in the Suwanee community. The resolution does not create or amend any law, impose any requirements, or appropriate funds. Its only operative effect is ceremonial: the House of Representatives formally congratulates the team and directs the Clerk to provide an official copy of the resolution to the squad. As a result, the bill has no direct impact on state statutes, agencies, or regulated parties beyond public recognition by the legislature. The general sentiment surrounding the resolution is strongly positive and celebratory. The bill frames the cheer squad as an exemplary group defined by excellence, discipline, and school spirit, and the available context shows no recorded opposition, committee controversy, or vote against it. Because it is a simple commendation resolution, it appears to have been intended as a unanimous or near-unanimous expression of support. There is little to no substantive contention in the measure. Any discussion would likely center only on the appropriateness of legislative recognition for a high school athletic achievement, but no such disagreement is reflected in the provided history. The resolution is purely honorary and symbolic, with the main emphasis on celebrating student achievement and community pride.

Impact

HR 222 has no substantive legal effect and does not alter Georgia statutes, regulations, or public policy. It is a ceremonial House resolution that formally recognizes the North Gwinnett High School Game Day Cheer Squad’s 2024 state championship and authorizes distribution of the resolution to the team. No rights, duties, funding, or government programs are changed.

Sentiment

The sentiment is overwhelmingly positive and congratulatory. The resolution praises the team’s athletic success, teamwork, academic character, and community leadership, and the absence of recorded votes or committee debate suggests there was no meaningful opposition. It functions as a routine honorary measure intended to celebrate a local school achievement.

Contention

No notable contention is reflected in the bill text or the available legislative history. Because the measure is a nonbinding commendation, there are no affected stakeholders disputing policy changes, and no committee or floor debate is provided. Any potential disagreement would only concern the use of legislative time for ceremonial recognition, but that is not evidenced here.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

GA HR124

Picayune Memorial High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning state and national championships.

GA HR133

Eupora High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning 2025 MHSAA 2A State Championship.

GA HR127

Kossuth High School Cheerleading Team; commend on winning UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship in two divisions.

GA SR96

Commend Eupora High School Eagles Cheerleaders on winning 2025 MHSAA 2A State Championship.

GA HR97

Germantown High School Cheerleading Team; commend on winning UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship.

GA HR131

Honoring the Dover High School cheerleading team on winning a 2025 OASSA State Cheer Championship.

GA SR70

Honoring the Pickerington High School North cheer team on winning a 2025 OASSA Division 1 State Cheer Championship.

GA HR1824

North Paulding High School varsity competition cheer team; winning the 2025 GHSA 6A State Championship; commend

GA HR1039

Lovejoy High School Varsity Game Day Cheerleaders; winning the 2025 GHSA 5A Game Day State Cheerleading Championship Competition; commend

GA HR337

North Forsyth High School competition cheerleading team; winning the 2024-2025 GHSA Class 6A Competition Cheerleading State Championship; commend

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.