HR1526: HR1526 Representative Bubber Epps Interchange; Twiggs County; dedicate

This resolution honors James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr., who served on the Twiggs County Board of Commissioners, the Middle Georgia Regional Development Center Board, and later the Georgia General Assembly from 2009 to 2019 representing House District 144. It recounts his committee leadership roles and his later service on the Middle Georgia Regional Commission Council. The resolution's operative effect is to dedicate the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County as the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Epps and to the Department of Transportation.

• Dedicates the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County as the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the newly named interchange.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Epps and the Department of Transportation.
• Recites Epps' record of public service, including local government, regional commission, and legislative committee roles, as the basis for the honor.

The dedication directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the signage, and honors former state Representative James A. "Bubber" Epps, Jr. Drivers using the I-16 and State Route 96 interchange in Twiggs County will see the new name on road signs.

The resolution has no regulatory or funding effect beyond directing signage; its practical impact is limited to renaming a specific highway interchange and requiring the Department of Transportation to post signs recognizing Epps' public service in Twiggs County and the Georgia General Assembly.

• The resolving clause dedicates the interchange of I-16 and State Route 96 in Twiggs County as the Representative Bubber Epps Interchange.
• A further resolution 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 provide copies of the resolution to Epps and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2026-03-06House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-03-04House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

• Danny Mathis (R, HD-133)Primary sponsor
• Rick Jasperse (R, HD-011)
• Alan Powell (R, HD-033)
• Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)
• Butch Parrish (R, HD-158)
• Robert Dickey (R, HD-134)

• highway naming
• Twiggs County
• Department of Transportation
• legislative honors