--- title: SR 1001. Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Monroe County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr1001 cite_as: SR 1001, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1001 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1001.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1001/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74312 date: 2026-03-20 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1000.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1002.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 95 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1001.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 1001 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-19 last_action: Senate Read and Referred sponsors: - Steven McNeel - Ricky Williams text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR1001/2025 upstream_id: 2136368 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - memorial resolution - Monroe County - state highways - Georgia Department of Transportation --- # SR 1001. Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Monroe County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 1001 By: Senators McNeel of the 18th and Williams of the 25th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life and memory of Mr. Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mr. Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., graduated from Swainsboro High School and attended the University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy; and WHEREAS, he cofounded Lawson & Cromer Pharmacy and dedicated over four decades of his life to serving his customers with professionalism, compassion, and kindness; and WHEREAS, Mr. Lawson was a consistent and consummate presence in the civic life of the City of Forsyth, serving on numerous boards and committees over the years; and WHEREAS, a man of deep and abiding faith, Mr. Lawson was an active member of Forsyth United Methodist Church; and WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he made this world a better place in which to live; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a bridge in his memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 83 over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County is dedicated as the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Mr. Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., and to the Department of Transportation. ## 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 Senate resolution would name the State Route 83 bridge over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge in honor of the late Forsyth pharmacist and civic leader. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law or regulation. It honors Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., a Forsyth pharmacist and community member who cofounded Lawson & Cromer Pharmacy and served on local boards for decades. The resolution formally dedicates the bridge on State Route 83 over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County as the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Lawson's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the State Route 83 bridge over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County as the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial Bridge. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Lawson's family and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post and maintain the new signage, and the family of Jimmy Neal Lawson, Sr., who receive copies of the resolution. Motorists on State Route 83 in Monroe County will see the renamed bridge. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any law, funding, or regulation. Its practical effect is limited to new signage on a Monroe County bridge and a formal record honoring Lawson's life, giving his community and family a lasting public tribute. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses recount Lawson's education, decades running Lawson & Cromer Pharmacy, civic service in Forsyth, and church involvement. - The operative clause dedicates the bridge on State Route 83 over Tobesofkee Creek in Monroe County as the Jimmy N. Lawson, Sr. Memorial 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 Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Lawson's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-19) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-03-20) - Sponsors: Steven McNeel, Ricky Williams - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74312 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1001.md?full=1