--- title: HR 303. Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange; Crisp County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr303 cite_as: HR 303, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr303 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr303.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr303/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70492 date: 2025-02-21 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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Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange; Crisp County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 303 By: Representative Williams of the 148th A RESOLUTION Recognizing Mr. Johnny Floyd and dedicating an interchange in his honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Johnny Floyd 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. Floyd completed Forest Ranger School at the University of Florida, had a long career in forestry at the St. Regis Paper Company, and started a family timber business in Cordele, Georgia, in 1969 called Floyd Timber Company; and WHEREAS, he served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for 19 years, representing the citizens of Crisp, Dooly, and Pulaski counties and parts of Houston County; served as vice chairman of the House Transportation Committee; and served as a member of the House Appropriations, Banks and Banking, and Motor Vehicles committees; and WHEREAS, upon completion of his service with the General Assembly, Mr. Floyd dedicated 15 years to the State Transportation Board representing the constituents of Congressional District 2 which is the largest congressional district by land area and includes 29 counties; and WHEREAS, during his tenure with the State Transportation Board, Mr. Floyd has focused on economic development for rural Georgians, mobility for commuters in urban areas, and the development of freight routes for Georgia's ports and logistics industry; and WHEREAS, Mr. Floyd has previously held the roles of chairman, vice chairman, and secretary of the State Transportation Board, is currently a member of several board committees that help guide the direction of Georgia's transportation network including the Statewide Transportation Planning/Strategic Planning, Administrative, and Legislative committees, and serves as chairman of the Intermodal committee; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an interchange in his honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that interchange of Interstate 75 and US 280 in Crisp County is dedicated as the Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Honorable Johnny Floyd 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 Mr. Johnny Floyd Interchange 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 Interstate 75 and US 280 interchange in Crisp County the Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange, honoring his years of public service. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Johnny Floyd, a former Georgia state representative for Crisp, Dooly, and Pulaski counties and parts of Houston County, who later served 15 years on the State Transportation Board. The resolution recounts his career in forestry, his 19 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, and his leadership roles on the State Transportation Board, including chairman, vice chairman, and secretary. The operative part of the resolution dedicates the interchange of Interstate 75 and US 280 in Crisp County as the Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange. 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 distribute copies of the resolution to Floyd and the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Names the Interstate 75 and US 280 interchange in Crisp County the Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated interchange. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Johnny Floyd and the Department of Transportation. - Recounts Johnny Floyd's career in forestry, his 19 years in the Georgia House, and his 15 years on the State Transportation Board as the basis for the honor. ### Who it affects This mainly affects Johnny Floyd, who is being honored, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new signage, and residents and travelers in Crisp County who will see the renamed interchange. ### Why it matters The resolution has no regulatory or funding effect beyond a highway naming; its practical impact is a new sign at the I-75 and US 280 interchange in Crisp County and formal recognition of Johnny Floyd's decades of service in the legislature and on the State Transportation Board. ### Key provisions - The resolution's operative clause dedicates the I-75 and US 280 interchange in Crisp County as the Honorable Johnny Floyd Interchange. - A further resolved clause 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 Johnny Floyd and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-02-19) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-02-21) - Sponsors: Noel Williams - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70492 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr303.md?full=1