Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection; Gwinnett County; dedicate

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Sandy Donatucci

Dedicates the Gwinnett SR 316/Hi Hope Rd intersection as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection; directs DOT to erect memorial signs honoring his service.

House Second Readers

Summary — H.R. 809: Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection (House Resolution)

Classification: House resolution (memorial/dedication)
Introduced: January 28, 2025
Primary sponsor (as listed): Representative Donatucci (105th)
Other sponsors/cosponsors (as listed): Chip Roy (primary), Brandon Gill, Tim Burchett, Nathaniel Moran, Pat Fallon, Pete Stauber, Andrew Ogles, Eric Burlison, Michael Guest, Jake Ellzey, Mark E. Green, Anna Paulina Luna, Troy E. Nehls, Sandy Donatucci
Jurisdiction/Context: Gwinnett County, Georgia
Current status (from provided actions): Adopted by the House on May 23, 2025; reported enrolled.

Main purpose and intent

The resolution honors the life and public service of Officer Scott Ozburn Riner by officially dedicating a roadway intersection in his memory. It recognizes his service as a Gwinnett County corrections officer, his work with at‑risk youth (including the Prison Awareness Program, later renamed the Scott Riner Prison Awareness Program), and his sacrifice after being fatally shot while beginning a shift.

Key provisions

Officially dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the "Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection."

Authorizes and directs the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) to erect and maintain appropriate signs bearing that dedication.

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide copies of the resolution to Officer Riner’s family and to the Department of Transportation.

Who is affected

Gwinnett County community members and visitors (symbolic renaming of a local intersection).

Georgia Department of Transportation — responsible for installation and maintenance of memorial signage.

Officer Scott Riner’s family and colleagues — intended recipients of the formal recognition.

No change to traffic regulations, property rights, or law enforcement authority is created by the resolution.

Procedural / timeline notes

Introduced: January 28, 2025.

Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and laid before the House on May 23, 2025.

Adopted by the House and reported enrolled on May 23, 2025.

Earlier procedural steps included referral to committee(s) and readings in the House (First and Second Readers occurred in March–April 2025).

Impact and costs

Primarily symbolic and honorary; intended to memorialize Officer Riner’s service.

Minimal fiscal impact anticipated — limited to the cost of manufacturing, erecting, and maintaining signage by the DOT (no dollar amounts specified in the resolution).

This resolution is ceremonial in nature and does not create enforceable legal obligations beyond directing state transportation officials to place and maintain memorial signage and to distribute copies of the resolution to designated parties.