HR 548: Mayor Betty Hannah Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes Betty Hannah, who served the City of Fairburn for more than 28 years as a city council member and as its first female and longest serving mayor. It describes her work on downtown Fairburn's development and her reputation for integrity and community service. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the portion of State Route 29 between State Route 138 and State Route 74 in Fulton County as the Mayor Betty Hannah Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Mayor Hannah's family and to the department.

• Dedicates the stretch of State Route 29 between State Route 138 and State Route 74 in Fulton County as the Mayor Betty Hannah 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 Mayor Hannah's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution most directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and travelers on the designated stretch of State Route 29 in Fulton County. It also honors Mayor Betty Hannah's family and the City of Fairburn community.

While largely ceremonial, the resolution creates a concrete, lasting marker on a state highway, requiring state action from the Department of Transportation, and gives Fulton County residents a permanent public tribute to a local political figure's decades of civic service.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount Betty Hannah's 28-plus years of service to the City of Fairburn, including as its first female and longest serving mayor.
• The first resolving clause dedicates the named segment of State Route 29 in Fulton County as the Mayor Betty Hannah Highway.
• The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• The final resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Mayor Hannah's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-11House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-10House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Lydia Glaize (D, HD-67)Primary sponsor

• highway dedication
• Fulton County
• Fairburn
• commemorative resolution
• Georgia Department of Transportation