Committee advances bill to name cornbread Georgia’s state bread

The Committee on Special Rules advanced House Bill 14 (LC550345) to designate cornbread as Georgia’s official state bread.

A presenter told the committee the bill had previously passed the House but was held in the Senate the prior year and that the measure “just dedicates, the state bread of Georgia as cornbread.” The presenter framed cornbread as a unifying cultural food with historical roots in methods taught to settlers by Indigenous peoples.

Committee members discussed variations in cornbread recipes and regional food pairings. Representative Griffin said she would support the bill but joked she would prefer the bill also include collard greens; the committee noted there is a separate House bill, House Bill 65, concerning collard greens. Representative McQueen asked whether the bill would specify preparation methods (from-scratch vs. boxed mixes) and the presenter replied it would not.

Representative Rhodes asked that cornbread be made available if the bill reaches the House floor; the presenter said he would try to arrange cornbread and collard greens if the bill comes to the floor. The committee moved and seconded the bill and passed it on the rules agenda by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call tally.

Outcome: Bill passed out of committee for floor consideration. No vote tally or named mover/second was recorded in the committee transcript.