--- title: HR 886. Rachel Hodge Memorial Intersection; Camden County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr886 cite_as: HR 886, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr886 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr886.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr886/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71944 date: 2025-04-02 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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Rachel Hodge Memorial Intersection; Camden County; dedicate ## Text 25 LC 39 4806 House Resolution 886 By: Representative Sainz of the 180th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Ms. Rachel Hodge and dedicating an intersection in her memory; and1 for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Ms. Rachel Hodge was highly regarded by the citizens of her community and3 state and by local government officials as a person of unquesti oned integrity with a4 commitment to serving others; and5 WHEREAS, Ms. Hodge was born in St. Marys, Georgia, the beloved daughter of Christopher6 and Melissa Crosby Hodge and graduated from Camden County High School; and7 8 WHEREAS, as the daughter of a law enforcement officer with the Department of Natural9 Resources, Ms. Hodge grew up to follow in her father's footsteps to serve as an Emergency10 9-1-1 Communications Officer with the Camden County Sheriff's Office; and11 WHEREAS, she exhibited extraordinary devotion to duty, outstand ing loyalty, fine12 leadership, and meticulous attention to detail in all her duties; and13 WHEREAS, Ms. Hodge's life was tragically cut short on April 18, 2020, on her way home14 from work; and15 H. R. 886 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4806 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkab le and distinguished16 Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an intersection in her memory.17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL18 ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 25 Spur/Satilla Bluff Road19 and Pine Forest Drive in Camden County is dedicated as the Rach el Hodge Memorial20 Intersection.21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and22 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Rachel Hodge Memorial23 Intersection.24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized25 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution avai lable for distribution to the26 family of Ms. Rachel Hodge and to the Department of Transportation.27 H. R. 886 - 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 House resolution would name the intersection of State Route 25 Spur/Satilla Bluff Road and Pine Forest Drive in Camden County the Rachel Hodge Memorial Intersection, honoring a former sheriff's office 911 dispatcher. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors Rachel Hodge, a Camden County native who worked as an Emergency 911 Communications Officer with the Camden County Sheriff's Office. She died on April 18, 2020, while driving home from work. The resolution formally dedicates the intersection of State Route 25 Spur/Satilla Bluff Road and Pine Forest Drive in Camden County as the Rachel Hodge Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Ms. Hodge's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the intersection of State Route 25 Spur/Satilla Bluff Road and Pine Forest Drive in Camden County as the Rachel Hodge Memorial Intersection. - Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Ms. Hodge's family and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, the Camden County community, and the family of Rachel Hodge, who is being memorialized. ### Why it matters While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a lasting public memorial for a local emergency dispatcher, requiring a state agency to install specific roadway signage and formally recognizing her service and death in the Georgia General Assembly's official record. ### Key provisions - The resolution's preamble recounts Rachel Hodge's life, her work as a 911 Communications Officer with the Camden County Sheriff's Office, and her death on April 18, 2020. - The operative clause dedicates the named intersection in Camden County as the Rachel Hodge Memorial Intersection. - 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 send copies of the resolution to Ms. Hodge's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-31) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-04-02) - Sponsors: Steven Sainz - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71944 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr886.md?full=1