--- title: SR 349. Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway; Chattooga County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr349 cite_as: SR 349, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr349 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr349.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr349/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71162 date: 2025-03-06 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 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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Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway; Chattooga County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 349 By: Senator Moore of the 53rd A RESOLUTION Honoring the life and memory of Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker and dedicating a road in her memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia; and WHEREAS, she diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time, talent, and energy toward the betterment of her community and state as evidenced dramatically by her superlative service for 34 years as the Chattooga County clerk; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Tucker's significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and WHEREAS, a woman of deep and abiding faith, Mrs. Tucker was an active member of the Alpine Community Church where she taught Sunday school, led the youth group, organized Bible school, and maintained the live nativity scene for the Christmas season; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a road in her memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 337 from State Route 48 to the Georgia/Alabama line in Chattooga County is dedicated as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway. 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 Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker 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 a stretch of State Route 337 in Chattooga County the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway, honoring the county's longtime clerk. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker, who served 34 years as Chattooga County clerk, for her civic leadership and community involvement, including decades of activity at Alpine Community Church. The resolution directs that the portion of State Route 337 running from State Route 48 to the Georgia/Alabama line in Chattooga County be dedicated as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway. It instructs 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 Mrs. Tucker's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 337 between State Route 48 and the Georgia/Alabama line in Chattooga County as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial highway designation. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Mrs. Tucker's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The resolution most directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the new highway signs, and Mrs. Mary Kay Tucker's family and the Chattooga County community, who are honored by the designation. ### Why it matters While largely symbolic, the resolution results in a physical, lasting marker along State Route 337 recognizing a longtime local public servant, and creates a specific duty for the Department of Transportation to post and maintain signage. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe Mrs. Tucker's 34 years of service as Chattooga County clerk and her community and church involvement. - The first resolving clause designates the segment of State Route 337 from State Route 48 to the Georgia/Alabama line as the Mary Kay Tucker Memorial Highway. - The second resolving clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs. - The third resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Mrs. Tucker's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-03-06) - Sponsors: Colton Moore - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71162 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr349.md?full=1