HR1520: HR1520 Hassan Raheem Glasgow Memorial Highway; Jefferson County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors the life of Hassan Raheem Glasgow, who was born in Key West, Florida in 1993 and worked at Emory University as a computer support specialist. The resolution recounts his personal qualities and community standing before turning to its operative purpose. It dedicates the portion of State Route 540 in Washington County running from State Route 231 to the Jefferson County line as the Hassan Raheem Glasgow Memorial Highway. 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 Glasgow's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the stretch of State Route 540 in Washington County between State Route 231 and the Jefferson County line as the Hassan Raheem Glasgow Memorial Highway.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the highway dedication.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Glasgow's family and the Department of Transportation.

This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and the family of Hassan Raheem Glasgow, who are formally honored. Drivers on this stretch of State Route 540 in Washington County will see the new highway name.

The resolution creates a lasting public memorial to a private citizen by renaming a specific highway segment in his honor, requiring state transportation officials to install signage, though it does not change any laws or funding beyond that task.

• The whereas clauses describe Hassan Raheem Glasgow's birth, education, career at Emory University, and personal character.
• The operative resolution dedicates the named portion of State Route 540 in Washington County as the Hassan Raheem Glasgow Memorial Highway.
• 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 to Glasgow's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-04House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Mack Jackson (D, HD-128)Primary sponsor

• highway naming
• memorial resolution
• Washington County
• Georgia Department of Transportation