HR813: HR813 Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge; Gwinnett County; dedicate

This resolution recognizes the life and service of Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, a Georgia State Patrol trooper who was born in Haiti and died in the line of duty on January 28, 2024. It recounts his earlier work with the Atlanta Police Department, where he was honored for rescuing a driver who had crashed off a bridge, and his graduation from the Georgia State Patrol Trooper School in 2023. The resolution dedicates the bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge. It directs the Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Trooper Cenescar's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• 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 the bridge's new name.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Trooper Cenescar'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 Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, who will receive copies of the resolution. It also has symbolic significance for Gwinnett County residents and Georgia State Patrol personnel.

While the resolution does not change any law or spend significant funds beyond signage, it creates a lasting public memorial for a state trooper who died in the line of duty, giving his family and community a permanent tribute along a Gwinnett County highway.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Trooper Cenescar's background, his 2022 rescue of a driver while with the Atlanta Police Department, and his 2023 graduation from Georgia State Patrol Trooper School.
• The operative resolution clause names the bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
• A final resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the trooper's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-28House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)Primary sponsor
• Sandy Donatucci (R, HD-105)
• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)

• bridge dedication
• Gwinnett County
• Georgia State Patrol
• law enforcement memorial