--- title: HR 1505. Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Warren County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1505 cite_as: HR 1505, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1505 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1505.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1505/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73722 date: 2026-03-04 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/hr1504.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1506.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 132 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1505.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1505 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-26 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Mack Jackson text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1505/2025 upstream_id: 2125935 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - bridge dedication - Warren County - memorial resolution - Georgia Department of Transportation --- # HR 1505. Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Warren County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1505 By: Representative Jackson of the 128th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mr. Gettis Cortez McGhee, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Gettis Cortez McGhee, Sr., was born on July 30, 1961, the beloved son of Raymond Crawford McGhee and Barbara Frazier McGhee; and WHEREAS, a graduate of Hancock Central High School, Mr. McGhee 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 ten years of superlative service with the Georgia Department of Transportation; 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 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County is dedicated as the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. 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 Mr. Gettis Cortez McGhee, Sr., 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 bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge in his honor. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Gettis Cortez McGhee, Sr., a Warren County man who worked ten years for the Georgia Department of Transportation and was a longtime member of New Hope Powelton Baptist Church. It recounts his birth, education at Hancock Central High School, and community involvement. The resolution's operative effect is to officially dedicate the bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County as the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge. It directs the Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to McGhee's family and to the department. ### What it does - Dedicates the bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County as the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. 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 distribute 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 new signage, and the family of Gettis Cortez McGhee, Sr., who receive formal recognition. Warren County residents and travelers on State Route 16 will see the bridge's new name. ### Why it matters The resolution has no regulatory or funding effect beyond signage; its significance is symbolic, giving formal, permanent public recognition to a Georgia Department of Transportation employee and requiring the state to post signs bearing his name at a specific bridge in Warren County. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause names the bridge on State Route 16 over Rocky Comfort Creek in Warren County the Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge. - A further resolution directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate dedication signs. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to McGhee's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-26) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-04) - Sponsors: Mack Jackson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73722 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1505.md?full=1