Georgia CommonsSenate · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 267: Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection; Douglas County; dedicate
Last action February 27, 2025 · Senate Read and Referred
A Senate resolution would dedicate the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection, honoring a Lithia Springs High School student killed in 2023.
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In plain language
This resolution honors the memory of Ms. Aj'anaye Hill, a Douglas County teenager who was killed on March 4, 2023, when she was one of ten children shot at a sweet 16 birthday party. Ms. Hill was a student at Lithia Springs High School with an expected 2026 graduation date, and the resolution recounts details of her life, family, and interests. The resolution directs that the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County be dedicated as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection. It also directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Ms. Hill's family and to the Department of Transportation.
What the bill does
- Formally dedicates the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection.
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated intersection.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Ms. Hill's family and the Department of Transportation.
Who it affects
This mainly affects the family and community of Ms. Aj'anaye Hill, residents and drivers in Douglas County who will see the new memorial signage, and the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the signs.
Why it matters
While largely symbolic, the resolution creates a lasting public memorial recognizing a young Douglas County resident killed in a mass shooting, giving her family and community a permanent, government-sanctioned tribute along a state highway.
Key provisions
- The resolving clause names the specific intersection, U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County, as the site of the memorial dedication.
- A further resolution clause requires the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs marking the dedication.
- A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Ms. Hill's family and the Department of Transportation.
From the bill
“the intersection of U.S. 78 and Campbellton Street in Douglas County is dedicated as the Aj'anaye Hill Memorial Intersection.”
“she was one of ten children shot at a sweet 16 birthday party in Douglas County”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Donzella James (D, SD-28)
Topics
- memorial resolution
- Douglas County
- road dedication
- gun violence