--- title: HR 660. Lamar Hudgins Intersection; Dougherty County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr660 cite_as: HR 660, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr660 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr660.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr660/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71507 date: 2025-03-25 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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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Lamar Hudgins Intersection; Dougherty County; dedicate ## Text 25 LC 39 4754 House Resolution 660 By: Representative Cheokas of the 151st A RESOLUTION Recognizing Mr. Lamar Hudgins and dedicating an intersection in his honor; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, Mr. Lamar Hudgins has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for3 the vital role that he has played in leadership and his deep pe rsonal commitment to the4 welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and5 WHEREAS, Mr. Hudgins graduated from the U.S. Army Engineer School and served as a6 guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1968 in the7 role of construction surveyor in an engineering battalion; and 8 WHEREAS, he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time,9 talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as evidenced10 dramatically by his superlative service with Dougherty County, Georgia; and11 WHEREAS, Mr. Hudgins served with honor and distinction on the A lbany Board of City12 Commissioners before dedicating 28 years to the Dougherty Count y Board of13 Commissioners, standing as the longest serving commissioner in the county's history; and 14 H. R. 660 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4754 WHEREAS, his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience15 and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this16 state have earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and17 WHEREAS, Mr. Hudgins's leadership has been invaluable to numero us organizations,18 including the Board of Managers for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and19 the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission; and 20 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkab le and distinguished21 Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an intersection in his honor.22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL23 ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and24 Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County is dedicated as the Lamar Hudgins Intersection.25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and26 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Lamar Hudgins Intersection.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized28 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to Mr.29 Lamar Hudgins and to the Department of Transportation.30 H. R. 660 - 2 - ## 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 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. ### Plain-language summary This resolution recognizes Lamar Hudgins, a longtime Dougherty County public servant and U.S. Army veteran, for his contributions to the community and state. 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, making him the longest serving commissioner in the county's history. 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 Mr. Hudgins and to the department. ### What it does - Formally 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. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Mr. Hudgins and the Department of Transportation. - Recites Mr. Hudgins's biography, including his Army service and 28 years on the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners, as the basis for the honor. ### Who it affects The honor directly affects Lamar Hudgins, and the dedication requirement affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new intersection signage in Dougherty County. ### Why it matters The resolution has no regulatory or budgetary effect beyond requiring the Department of Transportation to post signage; its main effect is a symbolic, permanent public recognition of Hudgins's service in the community where the intersection is located. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses detail Hudgins's Army service from 1965 to 1968 and his 28 years on the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners. - The first resolving clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 234/Gillionville Road and Eight Mile Road as the Lamar Hudgins Intersection. - The second resolving clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs. - The third resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Hudgins and the department. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-20) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-03-25) - Sponsors: Mike Cheokas - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71507 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr660.md?full=1