--- title: SR 414. Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge; Peach County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr414 cite_as: SR 414, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr414 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr414.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr414/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71425 date: 2025-03-20 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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/sr413.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr415.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 95 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr414.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 414 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-18 last_action: Senate Read and Referred sponsors: - John Kennedy - Larry Walker text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR414/2025 upstream_id: 2010554 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - memorial resolution - Peach County - bridge dedication - law enforcement - Department of Transportation --- # SR 414. Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge; Peach County; dedicate ## Text 25 LC 39 4760 Senate Resolution 414 By: Senators Kennedy of the 18th and Walker III of the 20th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life and memory of Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood and dedicating a bridge1 in his memory; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood served as a guardian of this nation's freedom3 and liberty as a member of the United States Marine Corps, embodying the Marine values4 of honor, courage, and commitment; and5 WHEREAS, Deputy Smallwood was highly regarded by the citizens of his community and6 state and by local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and dedication7 to the sound principles of law enforcement; and8 WHEREAS, he began his career in law enforcement with the Dooly County Sheriff's Office,9 where he served with professionalism and honor for eight years, and he later served with the10 Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Peach County Sheriff's Office; and 11 WHEREAS, Deputy Smallwood's life was tragically cut short in November of 2016, when12 he took on gunfire while responding to a neighbor dispute call; and13 S. R. 414 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4760 WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation14 for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness, and by the example he made of his life, he15 made this world a better place in which to live; and16 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkab le and distinguished17 Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a bridge in his memory.18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL19 ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on State Route 247 over Interstate 75 in Peach20 County is dedicated as the Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge.21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and22 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Deputy Daryl Smallwood23 Memorial Bridge.24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed25 to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for dis tribution to the family of26 Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood and to the Department of Transportation.27 S. R. 414 - 2 - ## 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 Georgia Senate resolution would name the bridge on State Route 247 over Interstate 75 in Peach County the Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge, honoring a deputy killed in the line of duty in 2016. ### Plain-language summary This is a memorial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood, who served with the Dooly County, Crisp County, and Peach County Sheriff's Offices after serving in the United States Marine Corps. He was killed in November 2016 while responding to a call about a dispute between neighbors. The resolution formally dedicates the bridge on State Route 247 where it crosses Interstate 75 in Peach County as the Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Deputy Smallwood's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the bridge on State Route 247 over Interstate 75 in Peach County as the Deputy Daryl Smallwood 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 Deputy Smallwood's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The resolution most directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post and maintain signage, and the family of Deputy Daryl Wayne Smallwood. It also affects Peach County residents and drivers who use the State Route 247 bridge over Interstate 75. ### Why it matters The resolution creates a lasting public memorial for a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty, giving his family and community a permanent marker along a well traveled road, though it does not change any laws, funding, or regulations. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses recount Deputy Smallwood's Marine Corps service and his law enforcement career in Dooly, Crisp, and Peach Counties before his death in November 2016. - The first resolving clause names the State Route 247 bridge over Interstate 75 in Peach County the Deputy Daryl Smallwood Memorial Bridge. - The second resolving clause orders the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs reflecting the dedication. - The third resolving clause orders the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to Smallwood's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-18) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-03-20) - Sponsors: John Kennedy, Larry Walker - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71425 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr414.md?full=1