Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 231: Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate
Last action May 14, 2025 · Effective Date
A Georgia Senate resolution names five road locations across Fulton, Paulding, Jackson, and Gwinnett counties in honor of five law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty or served with distinction.
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In plain language
This resolution honors five Georgia law enforcement officers by naming state highway locations after them. It dedicates the interchange of State Route 400/US 19 and State Route 140/Holcomb Bridge Road in Fulton County as the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange, and creates four more memorial dedications for Deputy Brandon Cunningham in Paulding County, Officer Christopher Lee Ruse in Jackson County, Officer Scott Riner in Gwinnett County, and Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, also in Gwinnett County. The resolution directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking each dedicated location. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to the department and to the families of each honoree. The resolution does not change any law, create funding, or impose new requirements beyond the signage directive.
What the bill does
- Dedicates the interchange of State Route 400/US 19 and State Route 140/Holcomb Bridge Road in Fulton County as the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange.
- Dedicates the intersection of State Route 92 and State Route 120 in Paulding County as the Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection.
- Dedicates the intersection of U.S. Route 129 and Wayne Poultry Road/Village Parkway in Jackson County as the Christopher Lee Ruse Memorial Intersection.
- Dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection.
- Dedicates the bridge on State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County as the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge.
- Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs at each dedicated location and directs copies be sent to the officers' families.
Who it affects
The Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the families of Officer Jeremy Labonte, Deputy Brandon Cunningham, Officer Christopher Lee Ruse, Officer Scott Riner, and Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, who receive formal recognition and copies of the resolution.
Why it matters
The resolution creates lasting public memorials along Georgia highways for five officers who died or served in the line of duty, giving their communities and families a visible, permanent tribute, though it does not change any traffic law or state funding.
Key provisions
- Part VI names the interchange of SR 400/US 19 and SR 140/Holcomb Bridge Road in Fulton County the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange.
- Part VI also dedicates four additional intersections and a bridge in Paulding, Jackson, and Gwinnett counties to the other four honorees.
- The Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs for each dedication.
- The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to the department and to each honoree's family.
From the bill
“the interchange of State Route 400/US 19 and State Route 140/Holcomb Bridge Road in Fulton County is dedicated as the Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange”
“his life was tragically cut short in the line of duty after he was shot while responding to a report of suspicious activity on February 7, 2025”
Status timeline
- Effective Date
- Act 369
- Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- House Third Readers (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
Show full history (18 actions)
- House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Third Read (Senate)
- Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Josh McLaurin (D, SD-14)
- Brandon Beach (R, SD-21)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
- Carden Summers (R, SD-13)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
- Max Burns (R, SD-23)
- Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-52)
- Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
- Drew Echols (R, SD-49)
- Timothy Bearden (R, SD-30)
- Marty Harbin (R, SD-16)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- Sam Watson (R, SD-11)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- John F. Kennedy (R, SD-18)
- Steve Gooch (R, SD-51)
- Ed Harbison (D, SD-15)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D, SD-33)
- Sally Harrell (D, SD-40)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Scott Hilton (R, HD-48)
Votes
- Senate voteMarch 4, 2025
49 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 4 excused)
- House voteApril 2, 2025
163 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 13 excused)
- Senate voteApril 4, 2025
52 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 2 excused)
Topics
- highway dedication
- law enforcement memorials
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- fallen officers