SR267: SR267 Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection; Douglas County; dedicate

This resolution honors Ms. Aj'anaye Hill, a Lithia Springs High School student who was killed on March 4, 2023, when she was one of ten children shot at a sweet 16 birthday party in Douglas County. The resolution recounts her life, birth, family, and interests before turning to its operative purpose. The Georgia General Assembly resolves to dedicate the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Ms. Hill's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Ms. Hill's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Ms. Aj'anaye Hill, who receive formal recognition. Drivers and residents in Douglas County near the intersection will see the new memorial signage.

The resolution creates a lasting public memorial for a teenager killed in a mass shooting, giving her family and community a permanent marker. It requires no funding beyond signage but obligates the Department of Transportation to act.

• Preamble sections recount Ms. Hill's birth, education at Lithia Springs High School, and her death on March 4, 2023, in a shooting at a birthday party.
• Operative section dedicates the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Ms. Hill's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-02-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-02-26Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor

• memorial resolution
• Douglas County
• road dedication
• gun violence