--- title: HR 1205. State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1205 cite_as: HR 1205, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1205 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1205.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1205/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72790 date: 2026-02-05 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1205 By: Representatives Berry of the 56th, Cannon of the 58th, Bell of the 75th, Hugley of the 141st, Williams of the 168th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing the Honorable "Able" Mable Thomas and dedicating an intersection in her honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, former State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas was a fearless activist and legislator whose life and legacy were deeply rooted in Atlanta's Vine City community, where she was born, raised, and later called to serve with unwavering dedication; and WHEREAS, shaped by Vine City's central role in Atlanta's civil rights history, Representative Thomas carried forward the neighborhood's tradition of resistance, organizing, and community leadership in her lifelong fight for racial justice, equity, and Black political empowerment; and WHEREAS, throughout her service in the Georgia House of Representatives, Representative Thomas remained firmly grounded in Vine City, using her platform to speak truth to power and advocate relentlessly for the residents and working families of her community; and WHEREAS, renaming this intersection in honor of Representative "Able" Mable Thomas permanently recognizes her profound impact on Vine City and Atlanta, ensuring that the legacy of a daughter of the community who became its champion is etched into the very streets she fought to uplift; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating an intersection in her honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 3 (US-19/41) and State Route 8 (US-78/278) in Fulton County is dedicated as the State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the Honorable "Able" Mable Thomas and to the Department of Transportation. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution would name the intersection of State Route 3 and State Route 8 in Fulton County after former State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas, honoring her legacy in Atlanta's Vine City community. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors former State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas, who was born and raised in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood and later represented the area in the Georgia House. The resolution recounts her history as a civil rights activist and advocate for racial justice and working families in her community. The operative part of the resolution dedicates the intersection of State Route 3 (US-19/41) and State Route 8 (US-78/278) in Fulton County as the State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas Intersection. It directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Thomas and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Officially names the intersection of State Route 3 (US-19/41) and State Route 8 (US-78/278) in Fulton County the State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas Intersection. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named intersection. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Thomas and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents of the Vine City area in Fulton County who will see the intersection carry the honoree's name. It also formally recognizes former State Representative "Able" Mable Thomas. ### Why it matters While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a lasting public marker honoring a former state legislator's civil rights and community advocacy work, and it requires a state agency to spend resources producing and maintaining the commemorative signage. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Thomas's background in Vine City and her legislative service focused on racial justice and community advocacy. - The first resolving clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 3 (US-19/41) and State Route 8 (US-78/278) in Fulton County in her honor. - The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs marking the dedication. - The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Thomas and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-03) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-05) - Sponsors: Bryce Berry, Park Cannon, Eric Bell, Carolyn Hugley, Al Williams, Dewey McClain - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72790 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1205.md?full=1