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Committee approves bill designating pecan as Georgia’s state nut
Summary
Senator Summers presented Senate Bill 222 to name the pecan the state nut; the committee moved the bill forward by voice vote after a brief exchange about regional terminology and local pecan production.
Senator Summers (speaker 4) presented Senate Bill 222 (LC500190), saying the Georgia Pecan Growers Association has sought a state nut designation and that Georgia is No. 1 in pecan production. He described the scale of pecan planting in his district and asked the panel to move the bill forward.
A member introduced in the roll call as Representative Kemp (speaker 6) asked a cultural question about local terminology for pecans in Dublin, Georgia, prompting a short exchange in which Senator Summers acknowledged regional naming differences and thanked the committee for consideration.
The chair then called for a motion; a motion and second were made and the committee conducted a voice vote. Senator Summers and others voiced support and the chair declared the motion carries. Senator Summers thanked the committee and the item advanced.
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