--- title: SR 439. Senator Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway; Camden County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr439 cite_as: SR 439, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr439 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr439.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr439/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71546 date: 2025-03-21 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. 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Senator Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway; Camden County; dedicate ## Text 25 LC 39 4769 Senate Resolution 439 By: Senator Hodges of the 3rd A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of the Honorable Sheila M. McNeill and dedicating a road in her memory;1 and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Honorable Sheila M. McNeill has long been recognized by the citizens of3 this state for the vital role that she played in leadership and her deep personal commitment4 to the welfare of the citizens of Georgia and the nation; and5 WHEREAS, she diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,6 talent, and energy for 58 years to the Navy League, the only civilian organization dedicated7 to supporting the sea services of the United States of which includes providing support to the8 United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States C oast Guard, and United9 States Flag Merchant Marine; and10 WHEREAS, she served as the Navy League's 42nd national president, national vice president11 for legislative affairs, national director of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and a12 member of the National Maritime Policy Committee; and13 WHEREAS, Senator McNeill was devoted to the betterment of her community and state as14 a Georgia Senator representing Senate District 3 from 2021 to 2023; and15 S. R. 439 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4769 WHEREAS, she was recognized with numerous honors and awards, including the Secretary16 of the Navy's Distinguished, Superior, and Meritorious Public S ervice medals; the United17 States Coast Guard's Distinguished and Meritorious Public Service medals; and the United18 States Armed Forces Spirit of Hope Award; and19 WHEREAS, Senator McNeill was the first female recipient of the Spanish Navy League's20 highest honor, the Golden Anchor Award; and21 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkab le and distinguished22 Georgian be appropriately recognized by dedicating a road in her memory.23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL24 ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 40 from Charlie Smith Senior25 Highway/State Route 40 Spur to Church Street in Camden County is dedicated as the Senator26 Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway.27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and28 directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Senator Sheila McNeill29 Memorial Highway.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for dis tribution to the family of the32 Honorable Sheila M. McNeill and to the Department of Transportation.33 S. R. 439 - 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 Senate resolution would name a stretch of State Route 40 in Camden County the Senator Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway, honoring the late former state senator and Navy League leader. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia General Assembly honors the life of the Honorable Sheila M. McNeill, who served as a Georgia state senator representing Senate District 3 from 2021 to 2023 and spent 58 years working with the Navy League, a civilian organization that supports the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 40 between the Charlie Smith Senior Highway/State Route 40 Spur and Church Street in Camden County as the Senator Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway. 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 McNeill's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 40 between the Charlie Smith Senior Highway/State Route 40 Spur and Church Street in Camden County as the Senator Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway. - Directs the Georgia 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 McNeill's family and to the Department of Transportation. - Formally honors McNeill's service as a Georgia state senator and her decades of work with the Navy League. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and travelers in Camden County who use this section of State Route 40. It also formally recognizes the family of the late Senator Sheila M. McNeill. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any laws or funding beyond directing road signage, but it gives a lasting public marker of a former state senator's service in Camden County, affecting how the Department of Transportation labels this stretch of State Route 40. ### Key provisions - The resolution recounts McNeill's 58 years with the Navy League and her time as a Georgia state senator for Senate District 3 from 2021 to 2023. - It dedicates the named portion of State Route 40 in Camden County as the Senator Sheila McNeill Memorial Highway. - It directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs reflecting the dedication. - It directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to McNeill's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-20) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2025-03-21) - Sponsors: Mike Hodges - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71546 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr439.md?full=1