Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SR624: Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Officer Drew Haynes Brown and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I WHEREAS, Officer Drew Haynes Brown was highly regarded by the citizens of his community and state and by local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and dedication to the sound principles of law enforcement; and WHEREAS, Officer Brown diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time, talents, and energy toward the betterment of his community and state as evidenced dramatically by his superlative service as a police officer in Cobb County; and WHEREAS, a native of Thomaston, Georgia, and graduate of Osborne High School in Cobb County, Officer Brown was the son of Mary Christine Vaughan Brown and Elmore "Buddy" Haynes Brown, who was a detective with the Cobb County Police Department in the 1970s; and WHEREAS, after attending Kennesaw College to study business law, Officer Brown began his service with the Cobb County Police Department on September 2, 1977, and served as S. R. LC 39 5132S a uniform patrol officer at Precinct 2 in Mableton before joining the then newly created Marietta-Cobb DUI Task Force in 1982; and WHEREAS, his life was tragically cut short in 1983 after his patrol vehicle was struck by a drunk driver while he was operating radar on Highway 41; and WHEREAS, Officer Brown …
Sponsors
- Rick Jasperse (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Ed Setzler (R, 37) · primary sponsor
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, 32)
- Howard, Jaha (D, 35)
- Michael Rhett (D, 33)
- John Albers (R)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 500
- : Senate Date Signed by Governor
- : Senate Sent to Governor
- : Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
Votes
- Senate Vote #986 (April 3, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote #859 (April 2, 2026): 173 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote #626 (March 4, 2026): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Vote #625 (March 4, 2026): 49 yea, 5 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SR624?
- SR624 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate.
- What does SR624 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I.
- What is the status of SR624?
- Signed into law as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR624?
- Rick Jasperse (R, 11), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR624?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72473
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