--- title: HR 1705. State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1705 cite_as: HR 1705, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1705 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1705.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1705/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74110 date: 2026-03-19 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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State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection; Fulton County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1705 By: Representatives Bazemore of the 69th, McQueen of the 61st, Jackson of the 68th, Glaize of the 67th, and Schofield of the 63rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing State Representative Roger Bruce and dedicating an intersection in his honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, State Representative Roger Bruce 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, Representative Bruce graduated from Morehouse College, where he served as president of the political science club and reinstituted the Frederick Douglass Tutorial Institute to help high school students prepare for college; and WHEREAS, in 2002, he was elected to serve the citizens of House District 61 in the Georgia House of Representatives and served as the first African American chairman of the Douglas County delegation for eight years; and WHEREAS, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, he focused on issues related to children with special needs, aging, education, working families, economic development, voting rights, and criminal justice; and WHEREAS, he served on the Insurance, Education, Motor Vehicles, MARTOC, Intergovernmental Coordination, Judiciary, Appropriations, Small Business and Job Development, Human Relations and Aging, and Game, Fish and Parks Committees; and WHEREAS, Representative Bruce's leadership and guidance have been instrumental to numerous organizations, including the Interdenominational Theological Center, Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, Inc., and All Children Are Special; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an intersection in his honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 6 (Camp Creek Parkway) and State Route 70 (Fulton County Industrial Boulevard SW) in Fulton County is dedicated as the State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection. 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 State Representative Roger Bruce 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 honor former State Representative Roger Bruce by naming an intersection in Fulton County after him and directing the state to post signs marking it. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes the career and public service of former State Representative Roger Bruce, who represented House District 61 starting in 2002 and served on numerous committees including Judiciary, Appropriations, and Education. The resolution designates the intersection of State Route 6 (Camp Creek Parkway) and State Route 70 (Fulton County Industrial Boulevard SW) in Fulton County as the State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection. 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 Bruce and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Names the intersection of State Route 6 (Camp Creek Parkway) and State Route 70 (Fulton County Industrial Boulevard SW) in Fulton County the State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named intersection. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Bruce and to the Department of Transportation. - Recites Bruce's biography and legislative service as the basis for the honor, without changing any state law or funding program. ### Who it affects The honor directly concerns former State Representative Roger Bruce. The Georgia Department of Transportation must install and maintain the new signage, and Fulton County residents and drivers who use the Camp Creek Parkway and Fulton County Industrial Boulevard intersection will see the new name. ### Why it matters The resolution has no regulatory or budgetary effect beyond requiring the Department of Transportation to post new signage at one intersection. Its practical significance is symbolic, formally recognizing a former legislator's decades of service to Fulton and Douglas County constituents. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses detail Bruce's education, committee assignments, and community leadership roles as the rationale for the honor. - The operative resolution clause dedicates the named intersection as the State Representative Roger Bruce Intersection. - 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 Bruce and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-16) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-19) - Sponsors: Debra Bazemore, Mekyah McQueen, Derrick Jackson, Lydia Glaize, Kim Schofield - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74110 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1705.md?full=1