House · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HR 1523: Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

Last action March 6, 2026 · House Second Readers

A Georgia House resolution would name a stretch of State Route 139 in Fulton County the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway, honoring the late civil rights and education advocate.

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In plain language

This resolution honors Mrs. Victoria Travis Jackson, an Atlanta native born in 1932 who worked alongside civil rights leaders such as Mayor Maynard Jackson and Congressman John Lewis, helped tear down the segregation-era 'Peyton Wall,' and pushed for better textbooks and school facilities for underserved Atlanta communities. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 139 between State Route 280 and Fairburn Road in Fulton County as the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Jackson's family and to the Department of Transportation.

What the bill does

Dedicates the stretch of State Route 139 between State Route 280 and Fairburn Road in Fulton County as the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway.
Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial highway designation.
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Jackson's family and to the Department of Transportation.

Who it affects

This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and travelers on the designated Fulton County stretch of State Route 139. It is also a formal honor for Mrs. Jackson's family.

Why it matters

The resolution does not change any laws or regulations; its practical effect is a road sign renaming a specific highway segment in Fulton County and a formal record honoring Mrs. Jackson's civil rights and education advocacy work.

Key provisions

Names the segment of State Route 139 from State Route 280 to Fairburn Road in Fulton County the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway.
Authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the designation.
Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Jackson's family and the Department of Transportation.

From the bill

“the portion of State Route 139 from State Route 280 to Fairburn Road in Fulton County is dedicated as the Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway”
This is the operative language dedicating the highway segment in Mrs. Jackson's memory.

“Mrs. Jackson was a central figure in the movement to tear down the "Peyton Wall," a concrete symbol of racial segregation in Atlanta”
Describes Mrs. Jackson's role in dismantling a segregation-era barrier in Atlanta.

Status timeline

2026-03-06House Second Readers (House)
2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

Topics

highway dedication
Fulton County
civil rights history
Atlanta history

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