--- title: HR 1526. Representative Bubber Epps Interchange; Twiggs County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1526 cite_as: HR 1526, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1526 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1526.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1526/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73783 date: 2026-03-06 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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Representative Bubber Epps Interchange; Twiggs County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1526 By: Representatives Mathis of the 133rd, Jasperse of the 11th, Powell of the 33rd, Smith of the 70th, Parrish of the 158th, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr., and dedicating an interchange in his honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr., has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he plays in leadership in this state and his deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Representative Epps served on the Twiggs County Board of Commissioners from 1983 to 1992 and on the Middle Georgia Regional Development Center Board from 1989 to 1992; and WHEREAS, he served as a member of the Georgia General Assembly from 2009 to 2019, representing the citizens of House District 144, and served as chairman of the House Committee on Motor Vehicles and House Committee on Small Business Development and secretary of the House Committee on Transportation during his tenure; and WHEREAS, in 2019, Representative Epps was appointed to the Middle Georgia Regional Commission Council, where his leadership and guidance earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and WHEREAS, Representative Epps has been known for his collaborative approach, steady leadership, consistent support of the Middle Georgia Regional Commission Council's staff and mission, and his enduring commitment to public service, regional cooperation, and the advancement of Middle Georgia communities through leadership in both the public and private sectors; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating an interchange in his honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County is dedicated as the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange. 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 Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr., and 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 I-16 and State Route 96 interchange in Twiggs County the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange, honoring former state Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors former Georgia state Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr., who served on the Twiggs County Board of Commissioners, the Middle Georgia Regional Development Center Board, and represented House District 144 in the Georgia General Assembly from 2009 to 2019. It recounts his committee leadership roles and later service on the Middle Georgia Regional Commission Council. The resolution's operative effect is to designate the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County as the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Representative Epps and the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County as the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named interchange. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Representative Epps and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The designation directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and travelers on I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County who will see the new interchange name. It also formally honors former Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr. ### Why it matters The practical effect is limited to signage: the Department of Transportation must post and maintain new signs at the interchange. It creates no new rights, funding programs, or legal requirements beyond that administrative task, but it publicly memorializes a former legislator's decades of local and state service. ### Key provisions - Names the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange. - Authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - Directs the Clerk of the House to make copies of the resolution available to Representative Epps and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Danny Mathis, Rick Jasperse, Alan Powell, Lynn Smith, Butch Parrish, Robert Dickey - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73783 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1526.md?full=1