Georgia CommonsHouse · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 813: Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge; Gwinnett County; dedicate
Last action March 28, 2025 · House Second Readers
A Georgia House resolution would name the bridge carrying State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge, honoring a state trooper killed in the line of duty.
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In plain language
This resolution honors Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, a Georgia State Patrol trooper who died in the line of duty on January 28, 2024. The text recounts his background, including his birth in Haiti, his earlier service with the Atlanta Police Department where he rescued a driver who had gone off a bridge in 2022, and his 2023 graduation from the Georgia State Patrol Trooper School. The resolution directs that the bridge carrying State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County be dedicated as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge. It authorizes and directs the 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 Trooper Cenescar's family and to the Department of Transportation.
What the bill does
- Dedicates the bridge carrying State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge.
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new dedicated name.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Trooper Cenescar's family and to the Department of Transportation.
Who it affects
The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, who will receive copies of the resolution. Drivers using State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County will see the new bridge name.
Why it matters
While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a lasting public memorial to a state trooper killed in the line of duty, requiring an actual change to highway signage in Gwinnett County and a formal state record honoring his service and death.
Key provisions
- The resolved clause names the specific bridge, State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County, as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge.
- A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate dedication signs.
- A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the trooper's family and the Department of Transportation.
From the bill
“the bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County is dedicated as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge”
“Trooper Cenescar's life was tragically cut short in the line of duty on January 28, 2024”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
- Sandy Donatucci (R, HD-105)
- Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
- Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
- Clint Crowe (R, HD-118)
Topics
- memorial bridge naming
- Gwinnett County
- law enforcement honors
- Georgia State Patrol
- Department of Transportation