l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2643

Memorial bridge, highway or road; designate various segments on the state highway system as.

Became law as Chapter 499, Laws of 2026, signed April 8, 2026, 79 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 550 LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LAMAR SMITH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 46 LOCATED IN WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "JOE EDDIE LOFTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF INTERSTATE 20 FRONTAGE ROAD LOCATED IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI MARG ROAD"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 322 LOCATED IN QUITMAN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "JAMES 'JIMMY' CLARK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 16 LOCATED IN KEMPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SAMUEL TISDALE, SR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 LOCATED IN NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "DUSTIN POPE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 LOCATED IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL ALAN GREER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 6 LOCATED IN PANOLA COUNTY AND LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "ROBERT H. 'BOB' DUNLAP MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 336 IN THAXTON, PONTOTOC COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "O'NEIL WARREN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 490 IN WINSTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "ROBERT MOODY, JR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THE BRIDGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 61 THAT SPANS LIBERTY ROAD IN NATCHEZ, ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LARRY L. 'BUTCH' BROWN, SR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 IN MERIDIAN, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "'MISS POLLY' GLOVER HEIDELBERG BOULEVARD"; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Jeff Tate

Its course

January 19 to April 8, 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 action24 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Highways and TransportationJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 529 days

TransportationFeb 6 to Feb 2620 days

Back in the SenateMar 5 to Apr 228 days

With the GovernorApr 2 to Apr 86 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 6 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 6Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 11Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the Senate: Younger, Norwood and Rhodes
  4. Mar 12Conferees named in the House: Massengill, Tubb and Arnold
  5. Mar 26Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 27Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Mar 30Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  10. Mar 31Reconsidered in the Senate
  11. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  12. Apr 2Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 2 – Apr 8

  1. Apr 2Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 8Approved by the Governor
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 6Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 11Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 11Conferees Named Younger,Norwood,RhodesSenate
  14. Mar 12Conferees Named Massengill,Tubb,ArnoldHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  19. Mar 30Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  20. Mar 31ReconsideredSenate
  21. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  22. Apr 2Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  23. Apr 2Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 8Approved by GovernorGovernor