House Bill 1279

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.

In the House of Representatives

• Becky Currie

  Sponsor

• Senate committee amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

• Senate floor amendmentPending

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In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 5

1. Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Appropriations
2. Feb 20Reported as a committee substitute from TR to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
3. Feb 27Reported as a committee substitute from AP to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
5. Mar 5Committee substitute adopted in the House
6. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 9 – Jun 10

1. Mar 9Sent to the Senate
2. May 11Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
3. May 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
4. Jun 10Amended in the Senate
5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 12 – Jun 30

1. Jun 12Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
2. Jun 17Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
3. Jun 22Conferees named in the House: Busby, Arnold and Crudup
4. Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Parks and Whaley
5. Jun 24Conference report filed in the House
6. Conference report filed in the Senate
7. Jun 25Conference report adopted in the House
8. Jun 26Conference report adopted in the Senate
9. Jun 30Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Jun 30 – Jul 7

1. Jun 30Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
2. Jul 7Approved by the Governor