--- title: HR 1578. Doug Everett Memorial Highway; Worth County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1578 cite_as: HR 1578, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1578 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1578.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1578/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73858 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1577.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1579.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 132 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1578.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1578 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-03 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Bill Yearta - Gerald Greene - Mike Cheokas - Don Parsons - Vance Smith text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1578/2025 upstream_id: 2128639 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - highway dedication - Worth County - memorial resolution - Georgia Department of Transportation --- # HR 1578. Doug Everett Memorial Highway; Worth County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1578 By: Representatives Yearta of the 152nd, Greene of the 154th, Cheokas of the 151st, Parsons of the 44th, and Smith of the 138th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mr. Herman Douglas Everett and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Herman Douglas Everett has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Mr. Everett graduated from Sylvester High School and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia Southern University; and WHEREAS, he was the founder and president of Southern Appraisal Company, where he appraised commercial real estate for over 30 years; and WHEREAS, Mr. Everett's leadership was instrumental to organizations such as the Albany Planning and Zoning Commission and the Albany City Commission, where he served as mayor pro tem for two terms; and WHEREAS, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1996 before serving on the Georgia Public Service Commission for almost two decades; 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 133 from State Route 112 to Bridgeboro-Anderson City Road in Worth County is dedicated as the Doug Everett Memorial Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Doug Everett 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. Herman Douglas Everett 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 a stretch of State Route 133 in Worth County the Doug Everett Memorial Highway, honoring the late Herman Douglas Everett. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Herman Douglas Everett, a Worth County native who worked as a commercial real estate appraiser, served on the Albany Planning and Zoning Commission and Albany City Commission, was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1996, and later served on the Georgia Public Service Commission for nearly two decades. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 133 between State Route 112 and Bridgeboro-Anderson City Road in Worth County as the Doug Everett Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and instructs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Everett's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 133 between State Route 112 and Bridgeboro-Anderson City Road in Worth County as the Doug Everett Memorial Highway. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Everett's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The resolution mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, Worth County residents and drivers who use State Route 133, and the family of Herman Douglas Everett. ### Why it matters If adopted, drivers on this section of State Route 133 in Worth County would see new signage honoring Herman Douglas Everett, and the Department of Transportation would take on the task of installing and maintaining those signs going forward. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause dedicates the named stretch of State Route 133 in Worth County as the Doug Everett Memorial Highway. - A further resolution 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 Everett's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-03) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Bill Yearta, Gerald Greene, Mike Cheokas, Don Parsons, Vance Smith - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73858 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1578.md?full=1