--- title: SR 842. Reverend James Miller Highway; Henry County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr842 cite_as: SR 842, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr842 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr842.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr842/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73538 date: 2026-02-25 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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Reverend James Miller Highway; Henry County; dedicate ## Text Senate Resolution 842 By: Senators Davenport of the 17th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jones of the 10th, Merritt of the 9th and James of the 28th A RESOLUTION Recognizing Reverend James H. Miller and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Reverend James H. Miller has demonstrated his commitment to teaching the Gospel, witnessing Christ through word and deed, and addressing the physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual needs of others; and WHEREAS, Reverend Miller attended Turner Theological Seminary at Morris Brown College and the Interdenominational Theological Center Extension in Griffin, Georgia; and WHEREAS, as a young man, he served as an assistant pastor at Mount Carmel and at Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Locust Grove, Georgia; and WHEREAS, in 1960, he began his first pastorship at Rocky Mount Baptist Church in Rex, Georgia, where he served for nearly 29 years; and WHEREAS, Reverend Miller went on to serve as pastor of Holly Grove Baptist Church in Griffin, Georgia; pastor of Zion Grove Baptist Church in Ellenwood, Georgia; and pastor emeritus of both Holly Grove and Zion Grove; and WHEREAS, whether the task is preparing a sermon, visiting the sick, counseling the troubled, baptizing a new believer, or acting as a theologian, educator, administrator, or humanitarian, Reverend Miller serves as a shining example of God's righteous path; and WHEREAS, the unmatched spiritual assistance offered by Reverend Miller is a source of strength and direction for persons in all walks of life and from all economic strata; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his honor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of State Route 155 from State Route 401/I-75 to State Route 42/US-23 in Henry County is dedicated as the Reverend James Miller Highway. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Reverend James Miller 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 Reverend James H. Miller 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 name a stretch of State Route 155 in Henry County the Reverend James Miller Highway, honoring the longtime pastor's decades of ministry. ### Plain-language summary This resolution honors Reverend James H. Miller, a Henry County pastor who served congregations including Rocky Mount Baptist Church, Holly Grove Baptist Church, and Zion Grove Baptist Church over several decades. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 155 between State Route 401/I-75 and State Route 42/US-23 in Henry County as the Reverend James Miller 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 Reverend Miller and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the stretch of State Route 155 in Henry County between State Route 401/I-75 and State Route 42/US-23 as the Reverend James Miller Highway. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named highway. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to Reverend Miller and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects The resolution primarily honors Reverend James H. Miller. It also directly involves the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the highway signage, and drivers using that stretch of State Route 155 in Henry County. ### Why it matters The practical effect is limited to renaming a specific road segment and adding signage; it does not change any laws, funding, or regulations affecting the public beyond that symbolic recognition of Reverend Miller's decades of pastoral service in Henry County. ### Key provisions - The resolution dedicates the named portion of State Route 155 in Henry County as the Reverend James Miller Highway. - It authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - It directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide copies of the resolution to Reverend Miller and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-02-24) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-02-25) - Sponsors: Gail Davenport, Harold Jones, Emanuel Jones, Nikki Merritt, Donzella James - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73538 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr842.md?full=1