| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 44 2911 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 65 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Moore of the 91 |
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| 14 | 14 | | , and others |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT |
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| 17 | 17 | | To amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, |
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| 19 | 19 | | relating to other state symbols, so as to designate collard greens as the official state greens,2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | with "potlikka" as the official state dipping sauce of the official state bread; to provide3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | purposes.6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1.8 |
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| 26 | 26 | | The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:9 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) The colorful history and traditions of the State of Georgia are inextricably associated10 |
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| 28 | 28 | | with the food traditions of root vegetables and greens, which are chock-full of vitamins11 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and minerals that are healthy for us, and among the many legacies of this proud heritage12 |
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| 30 | 30 | | is the delicious dish and its liquid, a dipping sauce known as collard greens with13 |
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| 31 | 31 | | "potlikka";14 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) Collard greens' "potlikka" serves as an especially excellent dipping sauce for all15 |
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| 33 | 33 | | manner of breads;16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) During the holidays, tens of thousands of Georgians especially enjoy dipping |
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| 38 | 38 | | cornbread, the official Georgia state bread, in their collard greens with "potlikka";18 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (4) Collard greens with "potlikka" enjoy a singular stature in Georgia history and culture19 |
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| 40 | 40 | | that is rivaled only by its undeniable appeal as a unique and satisfying food. Establishing20 |
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| 41 | 41 | | collard greens as the official Georgia state greens and "potlikka" as the official Georgia21 |
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| 42 | 42 | | state dipping sauce of the official Georgia state bread is necessary to fully recognize the22 |
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| 43 | 43 | | importance of this product to this state; and23 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (5) The State of Georgia is the second highest producer in the country of collards, with24 |
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| 45 | 45 | | almost 20 percent of the state's farmed acreage and almost 30,000 acres devoted to the25 |
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| 46 | 46 | | crop.26 |
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| 47 | 47 | | SECTION 2.27 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other28 |
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| 49 | 49 | | state symbols, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:29 |
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| 50 | 50 | | "50-3-94. |
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| 52 | 52 | | Collard greens are designated as the official Georgia state greens, and 'potlikka' is31 |
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| 53 | 53 | | designated as the official Georgia state dipping sauce of the official Georgia state bread."32 |
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| 54 | 54 | | SECTION 3.33 |
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| 55 | 55 | | This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025, only if an Act to provide for the designation34 |
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| 56 | 56 | | of cornbread as the official Georgia state bread becomes effective on or before July 1, 2025. 35 |
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| 57 | 57 | | If such an Act does not become law, then this Act shall not become effective and shall stand36 |
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| 58 | 58 | | repealed on July 1, 2025.37 |
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| 59 | 59 | | SECTION 4.38 |
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| 60 | 60 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.39 |
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| 61 | 61 | | H. B. 65 |
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