HR1347: HR1347 Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay Memorial Bridge; Douglas County; dedicate

This is a memorial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay, a Douglas County native and University of West Georgia art major who died in a traffic accident in April 2023. The resolution recounts his life, his work as a graphic designer, and his time at the Farmer's Table restaurant. The operative effect of the resolution is to officially dedicate the bridge on State Route 8 over I-20 in Douglas County as the Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay Memorial Bridge. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Slay's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the bridge on State Route 8 over I-20 in Douglas County as the Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay Memorial Bridge.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the bridge's new name.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Slay's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay, who receive formal recognition. Drivers on State Route 8 over I-20 in Douglas County will see the new bridge name.

The resolution has no regulatory or budgetary effect beyond requiring the Department of Transportation to post signage; its main real-world impact is a permanent, publicly visible tribute to a Douglas County man who died young, giving his family formal recognition from the state legislature.

• The whereas clauses describe Slay's life, his birth in Austell, his art studies at the University of West Georgia, and his death in an April 8, 2023 traffic accident.
• The resolving clause dedicates the bridge on State Route 8 over I-20 in Douglas County as the Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay Memorial Bridge.
• A further resolution directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final resolution directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Slay's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-02-18House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-02-17House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-12House Hopper (House)

• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)Primary sponsor
• Kimberly Alexander (D, HD-066)
• Sylvia Baker (D, HD-064)

• memorial resolution
• Douglas County
• bridge dedication
• Department of Transportation