Georgia CommonsHouse · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 660: Lamar Hudgins Intersection; Dougherty County; dedicate
Last action March 25, 2025 · House Second Readers
A Georgia House resolution would name the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County the Lamar Hudgins Intersection, honoring his decades of local public service.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Introduced version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes Lamar Hudgins, a longtime Dougherty County public official and U.S. Army veteran, for his career in local government. It recounts his military service from 1965 to 1968, his time on the Albany Board of City Commissioners, and his 28 years on the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners, the longest tenure of any commissioner in the county's history. The operative part of the resolution directs that the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County be dedicated as the Lamar Hudgins Intersection. It instructs 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 Hudgins and to the Department of Transportation.
What the bill does
- Dedicates the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County as the Lamar Hudgins Intersection.
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the new intersection name.
- Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Hudgins and the Department of Transportation.
- Formally recognizes Hudgins's military service and his 28 years on the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners.
Who it affects
This mainly affects Lamar Hudgins, being honored, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new signage, and residents and drivers in Dougherty County who use the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road.
Why it matters
The resolution has no effect on law, funding, or public policy beyond requiring the Department of Transportation to post new signs at one intersection in Dougherty County, honoring a longtime local commissioner's public service and military record.
Key provisions
- The resolved clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County as the Lamar Hudgins Intersection.
- 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 Hudgins and the Department of Transportation.
From the bill
“the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County is dedicated as the Lamar Hudgins Intersection”
“standing as the longest serving commissioner in the county's history”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas (R, HD-151)
Topics
- road dedication
- Dougherty County
- Department of Transportation
- honorary resolution