Georgia CommonsSenate · Introduced · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 371: Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway; Coweta County; dedicate
Last action March 11, 2025 · Senate Read and Referred
A Georgia Senate resolution would name a stretch of State Route 16 in Coweta County the Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway, honoring a sheriff's investigator killed in the line of duty.
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In plain language
This resolution honors Investigator Eric Anthony Minix, a Coweta County Sheriff's Department investigator and K9 handler who was killed in the line of duty on January 4, 2024. It recounts his background and his service to the community. The operative part of the resolution designates the portion of State Route 16 between State Route 14 and State Route 54 in Coweta County as the Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway. It 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 Minix's family and to the Department of Transportation.
What the bill does
- Dedicates the stretch of State Route 16 between State Route 14 and State Route 54 in Coweta County as the Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway.
- Directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Minix's family and to the Department of Transportation.
- Formally honors Minix's service and death in the line of duty as a Coweta County Sheriff's Department investigator and K9 handler.
Who it affects
The Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the highway signage, drivers and residents who use State Route 16 in Coweta County, and the family of Investigator Eric Anthony Minix, who will receive copies of the resolution.
Why it matters
The resolution creates a lasting public memorial along a state highway for a local law enforcement officer killed on duty, giving his family and community formal recognition, while placing a small ongoing signage duty on the Department of Transportation.
Key provisions
- The resolution's whereas clauses describe Minix's birth, career with the Coweta County Sheriff's Department, and death in the line of duty on January 4, 2024.
- The main resolving clause dedicates the segment of State Route 16 from State Route 14 to State Route 54 in Coweta County as the Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway.
- A further resolution directs 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 Minix's family and the Department of Transportation.
From the bill
“the portion of State Route 16 from State Route 14 to State Route 54 in Coweta County is dedicated as the Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway”
“his life was tragically cut short in the line of duty on January 4, 2024”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Matt Brass (R, SD-6)
- Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
- Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D, SD-33)
- Jason Esteves (D, SD-35)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
- Greg Dolezal (R, SD-27)
- Clint Dixon (R, SD-45)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
- Blake Tillery (R, SD-19)
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
- Marty Harbin (R, SD-16)
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
- Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
- Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
- Rick Williams (R, SD-25)
- John F. Kennedy (R, SD-18)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
Topics
- highway dedication
- Coweta County
- law enforcement memorial
- Georgia Department of Transportation