--- title: SR 758. Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway; Putnam County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr758 cite_as: SR 758, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr758 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr758.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr758/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73126 date: 2026-02-12 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 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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Dickerson text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR758/2025 upstream_id: 2114679 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - memorial highway - Putnam County - correctional officers - Georgia Department of Corrections - road dedication --- # SR 758. Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway; Putnam County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 758 By: Senators Williams of the 25th, Dolezal of the 27th, Anderson of the 24th, Robertson of the 29th, Bearden of the 30th and others A RESOLUTION Honoring the lives of correctional officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue and dedicating a road in their memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, correctional officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue were highly regarded by the citizens of their community and state and by local government officials as persons of unquestioned integrity and dedication to the sound principles of law enforcement; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Monica began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections in October, 2009, as a correctional officer at Hancock State Prison before serving as a sergeant with Baldwin State Prison, the transportation unit, and Augusta State Medical Prison; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Billue began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections in July, 2007, as a correctional officer at the Frank Scott Correctional Facility before serving at the Georgia Diagnostic Classification Prison, Baldwin State Prison, and with the transportation unit; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Monica and Sergeant Billue diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of their time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of their communities and state; and WHEREAS, their lives were tragically cut short in the line of duty when they were shot and killed by two inmates who escaped during transport; and WHEREAS, Sergeant Monica and Sergeant Billue exhibited extraordinary devotion to public service, outstanding loyalty, fine leadership, and meticulous attention to detail in all of their duties and it is abundantly fitting and proper that these remarkable and distinguished Georgians be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in their memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 16 from New Phoenix Road to Long Shoals Rd/Texas Chapel Road in Putnam County is dedicated as the Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue 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 families of correctional officers Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue 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 Georgia Senate resolution would dedicate a stretch of State Route 16 in Putnam County as the Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway, honoring two correctional officers killed in the line of duty. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Sergeant Christopher Monica and Sergeant Curtis Billue, two Georgia Department of Corrections officers who were shot and killed by inmates who escaped during transport. The resolution recounts their years of service at various state prisons and the transportation unit. The operative part of the resolution designates the portion of State Route 16 between New Phoenix Road and Long Shoals Rd/Texas Chapel Road in Putnam County as the Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway. It directs the 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 the officers' families and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the segment of State Route 16 in Putnam County between New Phoenix Road and Long Shoals Rd/Texas Chapel Road as the Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway. - Directs the 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 the officers' families and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and the families of Sergeant Christopher Monica and Sergeant Curtis Billue, who are formally honored. Drivers on this stretch of State Route 16 in Putnam County will see the new highway name. ### Why it matters The resolution creates a lasting public memorial for two correctional officers killed while transporting inmates, giving their families public recognition and requiring the state to install signage along a specific Putnam County highway segment. ### Key provisions - Names the honorees and recounts their careers with the Georgia Department of Corrections and the circumstances of their deaths. - Dedicates the named portion of State Route 16 in Putnam County as the Christopher Monica and Curtis Billue Memorial Highway. - Authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to the officers' families and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-11) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-02-12) - Sponsors: Ricky Williams, Greg Dolezal, Lee Anderson, Randy Robertson, Timothy Bearden, Steve Gooch, Russ Goodman, Chuck Hufstetler, Kay Kirkpatrick, Max Burns, Clint Dixon, Frank Ginn, Shawn Still, Carden Summers, Ben Watson, Bo Hatchett, Mike Hodges, Bill Cowsert, Billy Hickman, Ed Setzler, Jason T. Dickerson - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73126 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr758.md?full=1