HR1300: HR1300 Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate

This resolution does not change any Georgia law or regulation. Instead, it names specific pieces of the state highway system after people the General Assembly wants to honor, including a former legislator, a Marine Corps veteran, a Medal of Honor recipient, community leaders, and several young Georgians who died in accidents or violence. The resolution is organized into 18 parts, each with a short biography (a 'whereas' clause) followed by the actual naming action. It designates a roundabout, bridges, interchanges, intersections, and highway segments in counties including Cook, Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Clinch, Paulding, Twiggs, Henry, Coweta, Chatham, Clayton, Monroe, and Fulton. The Georgia Department of Transportation is directed to put up signs marking each dedication, and the Clerk of the House is directed to send copies of the resolution to the honorees or their families.

• Dedicates the roundabout at State Route 76 and State Route 37 in Cook County as the Representative Penny Houston Roundabout.
• Names 17 other road features (bridges, interchanges, intersections, and highway segments) across 13 Georgia counties after various individuals.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking each of the 18 dedications.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the honorees or their surviving families.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post new signage, and the families and communities of the honorees, including a former state representative, a state senator, military service members, local business and civic leaders, and several young people who died in accidents or acts of violence.

While the resolution makes no changes to Georgia law, it results in new permanent signage on state roads in counties including Cook, Cobb, Cherokee, and Fulton, giving public recognition to the named individuals and requiring some state administrative action to implement.

• The enacting clause dedicates the roundabout at State Route 76 and State Route 37 in Cook County as the Representative Penny Houston Roundabout.
• Separate enacting clauses name interchanges, bridges, and intersections in Cook, Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, Clinch, Paulding, Twiggs, Henry, Coweta, Chatham, Clayton, Monroe, and Fulton counties.
• The Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs for each named facility.
• The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to the Department of Transportation, living honorees, and families of deceased honorees.

1. 2026-05-12Effective Date 2026-05-12
2. 2026-05-12Act 720
3. 2026-05-12House Date Signed by Governor (House)
4. 2026-04-10House Sent to Governor (House)
5. 2026-04-02House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
6. 2026-04-02Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
7. 2026-04-02Senate Third Read (Senate)
8. 2026-04-02Senate Taken from Table (Senate)

• Jaclyn Ford (R, HD-170)Primary sponsor
• Charles Cannon (R, HD-172)
• James Hatchett (R, HD-155)
• Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
• Gerald Greene (R, HD-154)
• Katie Dempsey (R, HD-013)
• Greg Dolezal (R, SD-027)

1. PassedHouse voteMarch 6, 2026

   170 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 5 absent)

   Adopt: House Vote #667

2. PassedSenate voteApril 2, 2026

   52 yea, 0 nay (1 not voting, 1 absent)

   Adoption By Substitute: Senate Vote #940

3. PassedHouse voteApril 2, 2026

   171 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 2 absent)

   Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #862

• road naming
• Cook County
• Georgia Department of Transportation
• legislative honors
• state highways