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SJR 69

Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Terrence A. “Terry” Willkom.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Tim Carpenter and 6 co-sponsors

Designates a 1-mile segment of State Route 81 in Macon County as the Andrew Preston Hornsby, Sr. Memorial Highway and requests ALDOT install signage (no funding).

Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Bill Summary · SJR 69

SJR 69 — Andrew Preston Hornsby, Sr. Memorial Highway (Enacted)

Summary / Purpose

SJR 69 is a joint resolution enacted by the Alabama Legislature that designates a one‑mile portion of State Route 81 in Macon County as the "Andrew Preston Hornsby, Sr. Memorial Highway." The resolution requests the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to apply that honorary name to the specified roadway segment.

Key provisions

  • Official honorary designation: the one‑mile segment of State Route 81 from mile marker 2.958 down to mile marker 1.958 in Macon County is named the Andrew Preston Hornsby, Sr. Memorial Highway.
  • The resolution is a legislative request to the Department of Transportation to implement the designation (typically by installing appropriate signage). No appropriation or funding provision is included in the text.
  • The measure is enacted as a joint resolution (not an act creating new regulatory or fiscal obligations).

Background on Andrew Preston Hornsby, Sr.

The resolution summarizes Hornsby’s public service and civic actions:
- Served as a State Trooper before and after World War II.
- Elected Sheriff of Macon County (first election won by one vote) and served 14 years.
- Hired the county’s first Black deputy in 1962 and worked to reduce racial tensions locally.
- Served as president of the Alabama Sheriffs Association and the Alabama Peace Officers’ Association.
- Elected Judge of Probate for Macon County and served 24 years.
- Noted for upholding desegregation of Tuskegee High School and engaging Black voters, actions that drew hostility (including being hung in effigy by the Ku Klux Klan).
- Personal: married to Margaret Hornsby for 58 years; died July 26, 1997; survived by four children and six grandchildren.

Who is affected / impact

  • Primary administrative effect: ALDOT (for implementing signage and formal recognition).
  • Local impact: Macon County residents and motorists who will see the honorary name; the designation honors Hornsby’s legacy and is symbolic recognition for his public service and civil‑rights–era actions.
  • No new regulatory duties or budgetary line items are specified in the resolution.

Procedural history / timeline

  • Filed/received by Senate: March 7, 2025
  • First read / referred to Veterans Affairs: March 13, 2025
  • Received in House and referred to Rules: April 10, 2025
  • House adoption/second chamber actions: mid‑April 2025 (Beasley motion to adopt; voice vote)
  • Enrolled / delivered to Governor: April 17, 2025
  • Enacted (final): April 23, 2025

Additional notes

  • Sponsor: Senator Beasley, with multiple co‑sponsors listed.
  • Companion measure: HJR 182.
  • As an honorary naming resolution, SJR 69 recognizes historical contributions but does not create new statutory obligations or appropriate funds.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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