--- title: HR 1391. Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge; Clinch County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1391 cite_as: HR 1391, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1391 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1391.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1391/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73342 date: 2026-02-20 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1390.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1392.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 132 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1391.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1391 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-18 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - John Corbett - Jason Ridley - Trey Rhodes - Noel Williams - John LaHood text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1391/2025 upstream_id: 2119552 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - bridge dedication - Clinch County - memorial resolution - Georgia history --- # HR 1391. Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge; Clinch County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1391 By: Representatives Corbett of the 174th, Ridley of the 6th, Rhodes of the 124th, Williams of the 148th, and LaHood of the 175th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms and dedicating a bridge in her memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms was born on October 16, 1892, the beloved daughter of State Senator Frank B. Sirmans and Amanda Strickland Sirmans, and passed away on September 18, 1994; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Sessoms grew up on her family's land in Sirmans, Georgia, near Camp Creek Missionary Baptist Church; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 1913, she married Alexander Kelly Sessoms and the couple moved to Cogdell, Georgia, where they opened a large general store; and WHEREAS, the Sessoms went on to become the largest landowners and operators of naval stores in the entire State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, after her husband's passing in 1944, Mrs. Sessoms continued to oversee the family's timber holdings and business interests; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Sessoms was involved in the early pioneering of the modern day forest industry in south Georgia, ensuring that the family's sprawling acreage was improved, contained as one functioning unit, and maintained as sustainable forests for more than five generations; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a bridge in her memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 168 over Camp Creek in Clinch County is dedicated as the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge. 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 family of Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms 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 House resolution would name the bridge on State Route 168 over Camp Creek in Clinch County the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge, honoring a longtime south Georgia landowner and timber businesswoman. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms, who was born in 1892 and lived in Clinch County, Georgia, where she and her husband built one of the state's largest naval stores and timber operations. After her husband died in 1944, she continued running the family's forestry business for decades. The resolution directs that the bridge on State Route 168 over Camp Creek in Clinch County be named the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge. It also directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to her family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the bridge on State Route 168 over Camp Creek in Clinch County as the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name. - Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Sessoms' family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new signage, and the family of Mrs. Edna Sirmans Sessoms, who receive formal recognition. Residents and travelers in Clinch County will see the bridge's new name. ### Why it matters The resolution has no regulatory or financial impact beyond signage costs, but it formally memorializes a local historical figure connected to south Georgia's timber industry, giving the bridge a permanent name tied to community history. ### Key provisions - The resolution recounts Mrs. Sessoms' life, from her 1892 birth through her role building a major timber and naval stores business in Clinch County. - The operative clause names the bridge on State Route 168 over Camp Creek in Clinch County as the Edna Sirmans Sessoms Bridge. - A further clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the family and to the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-18) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-20) - Sponsors: John Corbett, Jason Ridley, Trey Rhodes, Noel Williams, John LaHood - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73342 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1391.md?full=1