HR1346: HR1346 Zander Trayvon Whatley Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate

This resolution honors Zander Trayvon Whatley, a Paulding County child who died on April 29, 2024, at age 11 after becoming an innocent bystander in an act of violence in his own home. He was a fifth grade student at Hal Hutchens Elementary School who served on the student council and played soccer, baseball, and football. The resolution names the intersection of State Route 92 and Sweetwater Church Road in Paulding County as the Zander Trayvon Whatley Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Zander's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the intersection of State Route 92 and Sweetwater Church Road in Paulding County as the Zander Trayvon Whatley Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Zander's family and the Department of Transportation.

The resolution most directly affects the family of Zander Trayvon Whatley and residents and travelers in Paulding County who use the intersection of State Route 92 and Sweetwater Church Road. It also directs action by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

While the resolution does not change any law, it creates a lasting public marker in Paulding County memorializing a child's death and requires the Department of Transportation to install and maintain physical signage at the named intersection.

• The resolved clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 92 and Sweetwater Church Road in Paulding County as the Zander Trayvon Whatley Memorial Intersection.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Zander'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)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)

• memorial resolution
• Paulding County
• road dedication
• gun violence victims