SR231: SR231 Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate

This resolution honors five Georgia law enforcement officers and a deputy who died in the line of duty by naming highway interchanges, intersections, and a bridge after them. It dedicates the State Route 400/US 19 and State Route 140/Holcomb Bridge Road interchange in Fulton County as the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange, an intersection in Paulding County for Deputy Brandon Cunningham, one in Jackson County for Officer Christopher Lee Ruse, one in Gwinnett County for Officer Scott Riner, and a bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County for Trooper Jimmy Cenescar. The resolution recounts each person's background and service before making the dedications. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking these locations, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the department and to each officer's family.

• Dedicates the State Route 400/US 19 and State Route 140/Holcomb Bridge Road interchange in Fulton County as the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange.
• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 92 and State Route 120 in Paulding County as the Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection.
• Dedicates the intersection of U.S. Route 129 and Wayne Poultry Road/Village Parkway in Jackson County as the Christopher Lee Ruse Memorial Intersection.
• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection.
• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge.
• Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking each dedicated location and requires copies sent to the officers' families.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain memorial signage, and the families of Officer Jeremy Labonte, Deputy Brandon Cunningham, Officer Christopher Lee Ruse, Officer Scott Riner, and Trooper Jimmy Cenescar. Drivers in Fulton, Paulding, Jackson, and Gwinnett counties will see the new names on road signs.

While the resolution does not change any laws or funding beyond signage costs, it provides lasting public recognition of officers who died in the line of duty by placing their names on well-traveled roads, interchanges, and a bridge in four Georgia counties.

• Part VI dedicates the State Route 400/US 19 and Holcomb Bridge Road interchange in Fulton County to Officer Jeremy Labonte, who died in the line of duty on February 7, 2025.
• Part VI dedicates a Paulding County intersection to Deputy Brandon Cunningham of the Paulding County Sheriff's Department.
• Part VI dedicates a Jackson County intersection to Officer Christopher Lee Ruse, who died in the line of duty in 2004.
• Part VI dedicates a Gwinnett County intersection to Officer Scott Ozburn Riner, a corrections officer shot in a parking lot before his shift.
• Part VI dedicates a Gwinnett County bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 to Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, who died in the line of duty on January 28, 2024.
• The resolution directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs at each dedicated location.
• The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to the Department of Transportation and to each officer's family.

1. 2025-05-14Effective Date 2025-05-14
2. 2025-05-14Act 369
3. 2025-05-14Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
4. 2025-04-10Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
5. 2025-04-04Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
6. 2025-04-02House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
7. 2025-04-02House Third Readers (House)
8. 2025-04-02House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)

• John Albers (R, SD-056)Primary sponsor
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• Brandon Beach (R, SD-021)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Steve Gooch (R, SD-051)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Scott Hilton (R, HD-048)

1. PassedSenate voteMarch 4, 2025

   49 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 4 absent)

   Adoption: Senate Vote #138

2. PassedHouse voteApril 2, 2025

   163 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 13 absent)

   Adopt: House Vote #388

3. PassedSenate voteApril 4, 2025

   52 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 2 absent)

   Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #466

• highway dedications
• fallen officers memorial
• Fulton County roads
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• law enforcement tributes