Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1767: Herring, Robert McNeill (Neill); years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; commend
Status: Passed both chambers, March 18, 2026
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Robert McNeill (Neill) Herring for his years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing and commending Robert McNeill (Neill) Herring for his years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Robert McNeill (Neill) Herring for his years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Robert McNeill (Neill) Herring is a native Georgian who hails from Dalton, attended Emory at Oxford College, and graduated from Georgia State University; and WHEREAS, Neill Herring was invited to be a page at the Georgia General Assembly during his teenage years, which sparked a lifelong passion for lobbying; and WHEREAS, he has worked as a lobbyist at every session of the Georgia General Assembly since 1980, working tirelessly with both republicans and democrats for the last 47 years; and WHEREAS, he has been a principal lobbyist for the Sierra Club since 1989 and has worked to represent a number of other Georgia public interest groups during his career, including Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Water Coalition; and WHEREAS, his accomplishments have included the defeat of major road projects such as the Georgia Outer Perimeter and Northern Arc; and H. R. 1767 LC 112 3874 WHEREAS, in 1994, Neill Herring worked with legislative leadership Larry Walker and Tom Murphy to pass HB 1443, which created the Office of State Administrative Hearings; and WHEREAS, he has been a tireless advocate for clean water in Georgia, recognizing it as a public resource and working successfully to defeat efforts …
Sponsors
- Debbie Buckner (D, 137) · primary sponsor
- Carolyn Hugley (D, 141)
- Al Williams (D, 168)
- Scott Holcomb (D, 101)
- Gerald Greene (R, 154)
- Ron Stephens (R, 164)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1767?
- HR1767 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Herring, Robert McNeill (Neill); years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; commend.
- What does HR1767 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing and commending Robert McNeill (Neill) Herring for his years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1767?
- Passed both chambers as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1767?
- Debbie Buckner (D, 137), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1767?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74230
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