l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1402

Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.

Became law as Chapter 317, Laws of 2026, signed March 13, 2026, 56 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 537 LOCATED IN YAZOO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "COLONEL DONNELL BERRY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

121 co-sponsors

Shane Aguirre, Jeramey Anderson, Brent Anderson, Otis Anthony, William Tracy Arnold, Perry Bailey, Willie Bailey, Earle S. Banks, Shane Barnett, Manly Barton, Donnie Bell, Christopher M. Bell, Richard Bennett, Lawrence Blackmon, Charles Blackwell, C. Scott Bounds, Randy P. Boyd, Andy Boyd, Bo Brown, Elliot Burch, Cedric Burnett, Tamarra Butler-Washington, Larry Byrd, Billy Adam Calvert, Lester Carpenter, Bryant W. Clark, Angela Cockerham, Carolyn Crawford, Sam Creekmore IV, Justin Crosby, Ronnie C. Crudup, Becky Currie, Oscar Denton, Clay Deweese, Gregory Elliott, Jim Estrada, Dan Eubanks, Casey Eure, Bob Evans, John G. Faulkner, Kevin Felsher, Jimmy Fondren, Kevin Ford, Jill Ford, Stephanie Foster, Karl Gibbs, Justis Gibbs, Zachary Grady, Jeffrey S. Guice, Jeff Hale, Rodney Hall, Greg Haney, Jeffery Harness, W.I. "Doc" Harris, Josh Hawkins, John W. Hines, Sr., Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Kenji Holloway, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Joey Hood, Kevin Horan, Stephen A. Horne, Jeffrey Hulum III, Celeste Hurst, Lataisha Jackson, Keith Jackson, Robert L. Johnson III, Kabir Karriem, Justin Keen, Bill Kinkade, Timmy Ladner, John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III, Steve Lott, Vince Mangold, Clay Mansell, Steve Massengill, Brad Mattox, Kent McCarty, Hester Jackson McCray, Missy McGee, Jay McKnight, Dana McLean, Jonathan McMillan, Carl Mickens, Sam C. Mims, V, Ken Morgan, Fabian Nelson, Gene Newman, Karl Oliver, Solomon C. Osborne, Jansen Owen, Bill Pigott, Daryl Porter, Brent Powell, John Read, Kimberly Remak, Rob Roberson, Tracey T. Rosebud, Randy Rushing, Robert L. Sanders, Noah Sanford, Donnie Scoggin, Omeria Scott, Fred Shanks, Troy Smith, Jody Steverson, Zakiya Summers, Cheikh Taylor, Rickey Thompson, Joseph Tubb, Mark Tullos, Jerry R. Turner, Lance Varner, Beth Luther Waldo, Price Wallace, Percy W. Watson, Jason White, Otha Williams, Lee Yancey, Shanda Yates, Henry Zuber III

Its course

January 16 to March 13, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 1227 days

TransportationJan 16 to Feb 217 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 420 days

Highways and TransportationFeb 16 to Feb 259 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 139 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  3. Feb 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 4Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 5 – Mar 13

  1. Mar 5Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Mar 6Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Mar 9Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Mar 13Approved by the Governor
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
  7. Feb 25Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 4PassedSenate
  9. Mar 5Returned For EnrollingSenate
  10. Mar 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 9Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  12. Mar 13Approved by GovernorGovernor