HR 1300: Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate

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The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.

1. House Transportation Committee, March 3, 2026

   From 0:31:08 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The chair explained that HR 1300, which would dedicate a roundabout in Cook County in honor of a representative, was selected as the lead resolution for a package of road dedications. The chair said the committee substitute listed the other recognitions and that the committee had the related conflict letters, resolutions and advertisements in hand. The chair also described plans to handle recognitions of representatives during morning order to save time. No substantive questions or objections were raised. The vice chair moved to approve the resolution, and another member seconded. The chair identified the measure being voted on as committee substitute LC39-5023S. The committee approved it by voice vote, with no opposition heard.

2. House Rules Committee, March 5, 2026

   From 0:43:21 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: A member requested consideration of HR 1300, describing it as a transportation committee substitute containing road namings whose paperwork had been completed and approved. The member said the resolution included a naming honoring a former representative. No vote or calendar placement followed.

3. House floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, PM, part 1)

   From 2:40:59 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the 2026 House Journal, p. 2140

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The Transportation Committee chair presented a substitute containing 10 road, bridge, intersection and interchange dedications, including recognition of two former House members. The chair said eight dedications were memorials and asked members to stand for the presentation and observe a moment of silence. The chair also reminded members that additional road-dedication requests could still be submitted with the required notices. The House adopted the committee substitute and approved the resolution 170-0.

4. House Rules Committee, March 6, 2026

   From 0:45:52 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the 2026 House Journal, p. 2140

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee placed HR 1300 on the day’s supplemental floor calendar under modified structure following a motion and second, with no opposition stated. No substantive discussion occurred.

5. Senate Transportation Committee, March 25, 2026

   From 0:32:40 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The chair presented the road-naming resolution and said it included a duplicate dedication already passed in the Senate’s version. The chair proposed removing Part 14 and related references, with corresponding numbering and punctuation corrections. The committee approved that amendment and then approved the resolution as amended by voice vote, with no vote count stated. The chair said additional road-naming proposals were being prepared for later addition.

6. Senate Rules Committee, March 30, 2026

   From 1:25:07 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel

   Summary by Georgia Commons: A member selected HR 1300 for the floor calendar. Members clarified its number and location on the selection sheet, but did not explain its provisions. The committee unanimously approved the calendar containing it.

7. Senate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1)

   From 2:00:34 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (Senate Third Read)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The clerk read HR 1300, initially describing a roundabout dedication, followed by a committee substitute covering multiple highway dedications and an amendment adding biographical language. The sponsor said late changes were needed to the annual road-naming measure and moved to set it aside. The Senate tabled the resolution without objection.

8. House floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, PM, part 2)

   From 2:41:40 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The clerk read HR 1300 as a resolution dedicating a roundabout in honor of a former representative. The presenter explained that the House's earlier road-naming package had gone to the Senate, which added its own dedications. The presenter said accepting those additions was the purpose of the motion. No questions were asked. The House agreed to the Senate's replacement version, 171 to 0.

9. Senate floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, part 1)

   From 5:49:31 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (Senate Taken from Table)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The sponsor described HR 1300 as the House's road-naming resolution with several Senate additions. The clerk initially read a dedication of a roundabout honoring a former representative, followed by a substitute covering multiple highway dedications. The sponsor withdrew the first amendment and supported a second that included two additional dedications requested by another senator. Asked whether everyone needing inclusion was covered, the sponsor said the list had been checked three times. The Senate allowed immediate consideration, adopted the amendment and substitute without objection, and approved the resolution 52 to 0.

• Read aloud: House floor session, February 11, 2026 (legislative day 17), 0:35:54
• Read aloud: House floor session, February 12, 2026 (legislative day 18), 0:55:25
• Read aloud: Senate floor session, March 25, 2026 (legislative day 37), 5:33:11

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