HR307: HR307 Bristow, Investigator Taylor Jaimeson; condolences

This resolution is a formal statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Investigator Taylor Jaimeson Bristow, who died on August 23, 2024, while serving with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. It recounts his background, including his birth in Fayetteville, North Carolina, his earlier service with the Ware County Sheriff's Office and Waycross Police Department, and details about his family, including his wife, son, and daughter. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply expresses the House's condolences and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for delivery to Bristow's family.

• Formally honors the life and memory of Investigator Taylor Jaimeson Bristow, who died in the line of duty on August 23, 2024.
• Expresses the House of Representatives' sincere condolences to Bristow's family.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Bristow's family.
• Creates no new law, funding, or penalty, since it is a commemorative resolution rather than a bill.

This resolution directly names the family of Investigator Taylor Jaimeson Bristow, including his wife, children, and parents, as well as the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, the Ware County Sheriff's Office, and the Waycross Police Department where he served.

While the resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally, it provides an official public record of the state's recognition of an officer killed in the line of duty and gives his family a formal document acknowledging their loss from the Georgia House of Representatives.

• The whereas clauses describe Bristow's birth, family, and six years of service at the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, plus earlier service in Ware County and Waycross.
• The resolving clause states the House joins in honoring his life and memory and expresses condolences at his passing.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for distribution to his family.

1. 2025-02-19House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-19House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-19House Hopper (House)

• Jutt Howard (R, HD-071)Primary sponsor
• James Burchett (R, HD-176)
• David Huddleston (R, HD-072)
• Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)

• law enforcement
• condolence resolution
• Carroll County
• Georgia House of Representatives