House · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HR 657: Emma Lou Stover Bridge; Gilmer County; dedicate

Last action March 25, 2025 · House Second Readers

A Georgia House resolution would name a bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County the Emma Lou Stover Bridge, honoring her decades of community service.

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In plain language

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Mrs. Emma Lou Stover of Gilmer County for her long history of community service, including work with the Ellijay Lions Club, founding the Special Friends Program in 1989 for people with mental and physical disabilities, and supporting veterans through the local Veterans Day parade. The resolution directs that the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County be dedicated as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge. It authorizes the 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 Mrs. Stover and to the Department of Transportation.

What the bill does

Dedicates the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge.
Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name.
Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Stover and the Department of Transportation.

Who it affects

The resolution directly honors Mrs. Emma Lou Stover, and it involves the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the dedication signage on the bridge in Gilmer County.

Why it matters

The resolution has no regulatory or funding effect beyond directing the Department of Transportation to post signage; its main real-world impact is a permanent, publicly visible tribute to a Gilmer County community figure on a state highway bridge.

Key provisions

The resolution's whereas clauses recount Mrs. Stover's community service, including her work with the Ellijay Lions Club and founding the Special Friends Program in 1989.
The operative clause dedicates the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge.
A further 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 Mrs. Stover and the Department of Transportation.

From the bill

“the bridge on State Route 52 East over Owl Town in Gilmer County is dedicated as the Emma Lou Stover Bridge”
This is the resolution's core action naming the bridge in her honor.

“in 1989, she founded the Special Friends Program to support individuals with mental and physical disabilities in Gilmer County and the surrounding areas”
Describes the community program Mrs. Stover founded that the resolution cites as a reason for the honor.

Status timeline

2025-03-25House Second Readers (House)
2025-03-21House First Readers (House)
2025-03-20House Hopper (House)

Topics

bridge dedication
Gilmer County
Georgia Department of Transportation
commemorative resolution

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