HR1521: HR1521 David Cummings Memorial Highway; Washington County; dedicate

This House resolution honors David Oscar Cummings, a longtime Washington County resident who worked at Imerys for over three decades and was an avid cyclist. He died in April 2018 after being struck by a motorist while cycling near Sandersville. The resolution dedicates the portion of State Route 540 between Deepstep Road and Linton Road South in Washington County as the David Cummings Memorial Highway. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Cummings' family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the stretch of State Route 540 between Deepstep Road and Linton Road South in Washington County as the David Cummings 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 send copies of the resolution to Cummings' family and to the Department of Transportation.

This mainly affects the family and community of David Oscar Cummings, the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must post the signage, and residents and travelers on that stretch of State Route 540 in Washington County.

The resolution creates a lasting public memorial along a Georgia highway, requiring the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage, but it does not change any laws, funding, or regulations affecting the broader public.

• The resolved clause names the segment of State Route 540 from Deepstep Road to Linton Road South as the David Cummings Memorial Highway.
• A further 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 Cummings' 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 dedication
• Washington County
• memorial resolution
• Department of Transportation