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Committee approves substitute to replace Cherokee Rose with native Sweetbay Magnolia
Summary
Senate Bill 240 (LC461464S) was presented as a substitute to replace the nonnative Cherokee Rose with the native Sweetbay Magnolia as a state symbol; the committee voted unanimously to do pass the substitute without amendment.
The Natural Resources and the Environment committee unanimously approved a substitute to Senate Bill 240 that would replace the Cherokee Rose with the Sweetbay Magnolia as the state’s floral symbol.
Senator Williams described the substitute as a joint effort with Representative Silcox and told members that while the Cherokee Rose sounds fitting, it is nonnative and “actually it's Chinese.” He proposed using a native species, the Sweetbay Magnolia, in its place.
A committee member moved that the substitute LC461464S do pass; the motion received a second and the committee voted in favor without amendment.
The bill advances to the next legislative stage as a substitute; proponents said the change is intended to substitute a native Georgian plant for a nonnative floral emblem.
