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MS HB1279

MS HB1279
Memorial highways; designate various throughout the state.


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Introduced
02/17/2020
In Committee
05/11/2020
Crossed Over
03/05/2020
Passed
06/30/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/07/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 51 In Lincoln County, Mississippi, In Memory Of Fallen Brookhaven Police Officers Corporal Walter Zachery "zach" Moak And Officer James Kevin White; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 589 In Lamar County, Mississippi, In Memory Of Fallen Hattiesburg Police Officer Benjamin J. Deen; To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 50 In Lowndes County, Mississippi, As The "senator William 'bill' Canon Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 11 In Jones County, Mississippi, As The "coach Elmer Higginbotham Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of U.s. Highway 45 In Alcorn County And Prentiss County, Mississippi, As The "speaker William J. 'billy' Mccoy Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 35 In Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, As The "h.d. Broome Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 371 In Itawamba County As The "jeff Boren Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 16 In Leake County, Mississippi, As The "blake Burgess Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 42 In Greene County, Mississippi, As The "piney Woods Creek Memorial Highway In Recognition Eow April 1, 1921, Deputy U.s. Marshal Jake Green And Greene County Deputy Lawrence Dunnam"; To Authorize A Sign Or Signs To Be Erected On Mississippi Highway 25 In Rankin County, Mississippi, To Honor Olympic Gold Medalist Tori Bowie; To Create A New Section In Title 65, Chapter 3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Transportation To Erect Signs On Interstate 55 And Mississippi Highway 568 Directing Motorists To The Lynyrd Skynyrd Monument In Pike County, Mississippi; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 13 In Scott County, Mississippi, As The "sheena Miles, R.n., Medical Memorial Bypass"; To Require The Erection Of Signs For Magnolia Heights School At Exit 263 In Tate County, Mississippi; To Designate A Portion Of Highway 11 In Jones County, Mississippi, As The "tyrone Stewart Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Portion Of Mississippi Highway 302, Also Known As Goodman Road, In Horn Lake, Mississippi, As The "sam Dye Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Portion Of Old Highway 15/south Jackson Street In Houston, Mississippi, As The "mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Armis Hawkins Memorial Highway"; To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Transportation To Erect And Maintain Appropriate Signs Along And Approaching The Intersection Of Highway Described In House Concurrent Resolution No. 82, 2019 Regular Session; And For Related Purposes.

AI Summary

This bill designates various segments of highways throughout the state of Mississippi to memorialize fallen law enforcement officers, lawmakers, coaches, and other notable individuals. It also requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to erect signs directing motorists to the Lynyrd Skynyrd monument in Pike County and to indicate the location of Magnolia Heights School in Tate County. Additionally, the bill designates portions of highways to honor an Olympic gold medalist and a Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Approved by Governor (on 07/07/2020)

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