Georgia CommonsHouse · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 1581: Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway; Tattnall County; dedicate
Last action March 6, 2026 · House Second Readers
A Georgia House resolution would name a stretch of State Route 23 in Tattnall County the Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway, honoring the late Georgia State Patrol colonel and public safety commissioner.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Introduced version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Sidney R. Miles, who worked for the Georgia State Patrol starting in 1969 and later served 30 years in law enforcement, retiring as a colonel and Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. The resolution designates the portion of State Route 23 between W.R. Colman Road and Brazells Creek in Tattnall County as the Sidney R. Miles 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 Miles's family and to the Department of Transportation.
What the bill does
- Dedicates the stretch of State Route 23 between W.R. Colman Road and Brazells Creek in Tattnall County as the Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway.
- Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Miles's family and the Department of Transportation.
Who it affects
The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the family of Sidney R. Miles, who receive formal recognition. Drivers on this stretch of State Route 23 in Tattnall County will see the new highway name.
Why it matters
The practical effect is limited to signage: drivers on this segment of State Route 23 will see markers honoring Sidney R. Miles, and the Department of Transportation takes on the task of installing and maintaining them. The resolution does not change any laws, funding, or regulations.
Key provisions
- The resolution's whereas clauses recount Miles's 30-year law enforcement career, including his time as a Georgia State Patrol trooper and later as Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
- The operative resolution clause dedicates the specified segment of State Route 23 in Tattnall County as the Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway.
- A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
- A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Miles's family and the Department of Transportation.
From the bill
“the portion of State Route 23 from W.R. Colman Road to Brazells Creek in Tattnall County is dedicated as the Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway”
“Mr. Miles's career in law enforcement spanned 30 years and he retired with the rank of Colonel and as Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety”
Discussed in meetings (3)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
House floor session, March 25, 2026 (legislative day 37, AM)
From 1:08:10 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: During a memorial recognition, the clerk read HR 1581, describing a highway dedication honoring a former Georgia State Patrol colonel and Department of Public Safety commissioner. The resolution recounted a 30-year law enforcement career beginning as a radio operator in 1969 and directed the Department of Transportation to place memorial highway signs. The chair praised the former commissioner's service to fellow officers and Georgia residents and thanked the family for attending. No passage vote was shown.
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser (R, HD-157)
- Buddy DeLoach (R, HD-167)
- Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
- Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
Topics
- highway dedication
- Tattnall County
- Georgia State Patrol
- memorial resolution