--- title: HR 1886. F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell Memorial Highway; Houston County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1886 cite_as: HR 1886, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1886 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1886.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1886/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74410 date: 2026-03-31 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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Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell Memorial Highway; Houston County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1886 By: Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Williams of the 148th, and Hitchens of the 161st A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell was highly regarded by the citizens of his community and state and by local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and dedication to the sound principles of law enforcement; and WHEREAS, Trooper Campbell ably served as a Florida Highway Patrol Officer with an exceptional career in law enforcement that spanned nine years; and WHEREAS, his life was tragically cut short on November 16, 1974, after being abducted and taken hostage during a traffic stop in Perry, Florida; and WHEREAS, Trooper Campbell always put public safety first during his exceptional career of public service, and his inspiring commitment to the welfare of others stands as a shining example of the positive effect law enforcement professionals have on the lives and well-being of others; 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 247 from the bridge over Big Indian Creek in Houston County to Buck Creek Road in Pulaski County is dedicated as the F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell Memorial Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell 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 F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell 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 247 in Houston and Pulaski counties the F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell Memorial Highway, honoring a Florida Highway Patrol officer killed in the line of duty. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell, who served nine years as a Florida Highway Patrol officer before being killed in 1974 after being taken hostage during a traffic stop in Perry, Florida. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 247 running from the bridge over Big Indian Creek in Houston County to Buck Creek Road in Pulaski County as the F.H.P. Trooper Charles Eugene "Gene" Campbell Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Trooper Campbell's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 247 between the Big Indian Creek bridge in Houston County and Buck Creek Road in Pulaski County as a 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 distribute copies of the resolution to Trooper Campbell's family and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The designation directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and drivers on that stretch of State Route 247 in Houston and Pulaski counties. It also honors the family of Trooper Charles Eugene Campbell. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any law, tax, or regulation; its practical effect is limited to new highway signage and a formal, symbolic honor for a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty, funded through the Department of Transportation's normal sign-maintenance work. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause dedicates the named segment of State Route 247, from the Big Indian Creek bridge in Houston County to Buck Creek Road in Pulaski County, as the memorial highway. - A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Campbell's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-25) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Shaw Blackmon, Noel Williams, Bill Hitchens - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74410 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1886.md?full=1