--- title: HR 1502. Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Hancock County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1502 cite_as: HR 1502, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1502 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1502.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1502/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73699 date: 2026-03-03 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/hr1501.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1503.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 132 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1502.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1502 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-25 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Mack Jackson text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1502/2025 upstream_id: 2124853 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - bridge dedication - Hancock County - Georgia Department of Transportation - commemorative resolution --- # HR 1502. Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Hancock County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1502 By: Representative Jackson of the 128th A RESOLUTION Recognizing the life of Mr. Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr., was educated in the Springfield A & I School in the Log Cabin Community of Hancock County, Georgia; and WHEREAS, a talented farmer, Mr. McGhee grew produce that he shared with all and worked for the Sparta Furniture Factory for many years; and WHEREAS, he diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as evidenced dramatically by his superlative service with the Georgia Department of Transportation, where he served as a foreman for 37 years; and WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. McGhee was a long time member of the New Hope Powelton Baptist Church; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a bridge in his memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass bridge over State Route 16 in Hancock County is dedicated as the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial 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 Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr., 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 dedicate a bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass over State Route 16 in Hancock County as the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge, honoring his decades of service. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr., a Hancock County resident who worked as a farmer, spent years at the Sparta Furniture Factory, and served 37 years as a foreman with the Georgia Department of Transportation. It also notes his lifelong membership at New Hope Powelton Baptist Church. The resolution's operative effect is to officially name the bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass where it crosses State Route 16 in Hancock County as the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. 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 McGhee's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Officially names the bridge on State Route 15 By-Pass over State Route 16 in Hancock County the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to McGhee's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr. It also affects residents and travelers in Hancock County who use the State Route 15 By-Pass bridge over State Route 16. ### Why it matters The resolution is a symbolic honor rather than a policy change: it creates a lasting public tribute to a longtime Georgia Department of Transportation foreman and Hancock County community member, and requires the state to post signage marking the bridge's new name. ### Key provisions - Recites Raymond Crawford McGhee, Jr.'s background, including his education, farming, factory work, and 37 years as a Department of Transportation foreman. - Formally dedicates the State Route 15 By-Pass bridge over State Route 16 in Hancock County as the Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge. - Authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs reflecting the dedication. - Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to McGhee's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-25) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-03) - Sponsors: Mack Jackson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73699 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1502.md?full=1