--- title: HR 1521. David Cummings Memorial Highway; Washington County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1521 cite_as: HR 1521, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1521 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1521.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1521/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73758 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. 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David Cummings Memorial Highway; Washington County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1521 By: Representative Jackson of the 128th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mr. David Oscar Cummings and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. David Oscar Cummings was a lifelong resident of Washington County, Georgia, and graduated from Washington County High School in 1978, where he was the STAR Student of his graduating class; and WHEREAS, he worked in the product labs at Imerys for over three decades, where his professionalism, generosity, and conscientiousness set the standard for his colleagues; and WHEREAS, an avid cyclist, Mr. Cummings participated in Randonneuring bicycling events which consist of long distance cycling and he started each year with a century ride of 100 miles on New Year's Day; and WHEREAS, Mr. Cummings life was tragically cut short on April 30, 2018, when he was struck from behind by a motorist while cycling on the outskirts of Sandersville; and WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 540 from Deepstep Road to Linton Road South in Washington County is dedicated as the David Cummings Memorial Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the David Cummings Memorial Highway. 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. David Oscar Cummings 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 a stretch of State Route 540 in Washington County the David Cummings Memorial Highway, honoring a longtime resident killed while cycling in 2018. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors David Oscar Cummings, a Washington County native who graduated from Washington County High School, worked for decades at Imerys, and was an avid long distance cyclist. He was killed in April 2018 after being struck by a motorist while cycling near Sandersville. The resolution designates the portion of State Route 540 from Deepstep Road to Linton Road South in Washington County as the David Cummings Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the name, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Cummings' family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 540 between Deepstep Road and Linton Road South in Washington County as the David Cummings Memorial Highway. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway's new name. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Cummings' family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the family of David Oscar Cummings, residents and drivers who use that section of State Route 540 in Washington County, and the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new highway signage. ### Why it matters The resolution creates a lasting public memorial along a Georgia highway, giving Cummings' family and community a permanent, visible tribute. It also requires state transportation resources to fund and install signage marking the designated route. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause dedicates the portion of State Route 540 from Deepstep Road to Linton Road South in Washington County as the David Cummings Memorial Highway. - A further resolved 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 Cummings' 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/73758 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1521.md?full=1