SR 463: Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate

This resolution honors Trooper Chase Winston Redner of the Georgia State Patrol, who was killed in the line of duty on February 20, 2024. It recounts his background, including his education at the University of North Georgia, his graduation from the 103rd Trooper School, and his service on the Specialized Crash Reconstruction Team. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County as the Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection. 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 Redner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County as the Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Redner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The family of Trooper Chase Winston Redner, residents and drivers in Lumpkin County who use the State Route 400 intersection, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install signage, and the Georgia State Patrol community.

The resolution creates a lasting public memorial for a state trooper killed in the line of duty by putting his name on a Lumpkin County intersection, and it puts the Department of Transportation on notice to install and maintain the signage.

• The resolving clause names the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County as the memorial intersection.
• A further resolution clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs.
• A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Redner's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
2. 2025-03-25Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Steve Gooch (R, SD-51)Primary sponsor
• Brian Strickland (R, SD-42)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
• Lee Anderson (R, SD-24)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-29)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-6)
• Billy Hickman (R, SD-4)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
• Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D, SD-33)
• Colton Moore (R, SD-53)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-17)
• Tonya Anderson (D, SD-43)
• Kenya Wicks (D, SD-34)
• Freddie Powell Sims (D, SD-12)
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-38)
• John F. Kennedy (R, SD-18)
• Larry Walker, III (R, SD-20)
• Carden Summers (R, SD-13)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-46)
• Ben Watson (R, SD-1)
• Chuck Hufstetler (R, SD-52)
• Greg Dolezal (R, SD-27)
• Frank Ginn (R, SD-47)
• Mike Hodges (R, SD-3)
• Marty Harbin (R, SD-16)
• John Albers (R, SD-56)
• Drew Echols (R, SD-49)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-48)
• Max Burns (R, SD-23)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-30)
• Bo Hatchett (R, SD-50)
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-8)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-11)
• Donzella James (D, SD-28)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-15)

• memorial resolution
• Lumpkin County
• Georgia State Patrol
• road naming
• fallen officers