Lamar Hudgins Intersection; Dougherty County; dedicate

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Cheokas

Dedicates the intersection of SR 234 and Eight Mile Rd in Dougherty County as the “Lamar Hudgins Intersection” and directs signage installation and maintenance.

House Second Readers

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Overview / Purpose

HR 660 is a ceremonial resolution of the Georgia General Assembly that dedicates a road intersection in Dougherty County in honor of Mr. Lamar Hudgins. Its primary purpose is to recognize Hudgins’s public service and to direct the Georgia Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage naming the intersection.

Note: The bill text provided contains an unrelated line citing the “Women Involuntarily Separated Earning Remittance Act of 2025 (WISER Act of 2025)” which appears to be inserted in error and is not reflected in the remainder of the resolution. Also, some sponsor/committee metadata in the materials appears inconsistent with a Georgia state resolution. See “Procedural/Source notes” below.

Key provisions

Officially dedicates the intersection of State Route 234 (Gillionville Road) and Eight Mile Road in Dougherty County as the “Lamar Hudgins Intersection.”

Authorizes and directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs carrying that designation.

Directs the Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives to provide copies of the resolution to Mr. Lamar Hudgins and to the Department of Transportation.

Background on honoree

The resolution recites Hudgins’s public service:
- U.S. Army service (1965–1968), trained at the U.S. Army Engineer School and served as a construction surveyor.
- Service on the Albany Board of City Commissioners.
- Twenty-eight years on the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners (noted as the county’s longest-serving commissioner).
- Participation in local organizations, including the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (Board of Managers) and the Albany–Dougherty Economic Development Commission.

Who is affected / Impact

Direct, material impact is limited: the Georgia Department of Transportation will incur routine costs associated with producing, erecting, and maintaining signage (standard practice for honorary namings).

Symbolic impact: recognizes and honors Mr. Hudgins and provides an official geographic naming for the local community, which may be used in signage and local references.

Procedural status & timeline

Introduced: January 23, 2025

House First Readers: March 21, 2025; Second Readers: March 25, 2025

Referred to relevant local/memorial subcommittees and calendars in March 2025

Placed on the Congratulations & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and laid before the House: April 9, 2025

Adopted by the House: April 9, 2025

Reported enrolled: April 9, 2025

Notes on inconsistencies / verification

The presence of an unrelated “WISER Act” caption and a list of U.S. House members among sponsors suggests mixed or conflated source material. The text of the resolution itself and the “LC 39 4754” citation are consistent with a Georgia House resolution authored by Representative Mike Cheokas (House district 151).

For official status, language, and any fiscal details, consult the Georgia General Assembly’s bill tracking website or the House Clerk’s enrolled copy. If you want, I can verify the official text and reconcile the metadata.

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