SR463: SR463 Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate

This resolution honors Trooper Chase Winston Redner, a Georgia State Patrol trooper who was born on January 5, 1993, earned his bachelor's degree from the University of North Georgia, and served on the Specialized Crash Reconstruction Team before he was killed in the line of duty on February 20, 2024. The resolution designates the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County as the Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Trooper Redner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County as the Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner 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 Trooper Redner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution most directly affects the family of Trooper Chase Winston Redner, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and travelers in Lumpkin County who use the named intersection.

While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a lasting public memorial for a fallen Georgia State Patrol trooper at a specific Lumpkin County intersection, requiring state transportation officials to install and maintain signage recognizing his service and death in the line of duty.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount Trooper Redner's background, education, Georgia State Patrol service, and death in the line of duty on February 20, 2024.
• The operative resolution clause names the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County as the Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection.
• A further clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Redner's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-03-25Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Steve Gooch (R, SD-051)Primary sponsor
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-042)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-032)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
• Colton Moore (R, SD-053)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
• Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-054)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• John Kennedy (R, SD-018)
• Larry Walker (R, SD-020)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-001)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-052)
• Greg Dolezal (R, SD-027)
• Frank Ginn (R, SD-047)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-003)
• Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)
• John Albers (R, SD-056)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Max Burns (R, SD-023)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)

• memorial resolution
• Georgia State Patrol
• Lumpkin County
• road naming
• law enforcement tribute