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HJR 5 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating names for various roads and bridges.

HJR 5 designates a section of U.S. Route 127 in Russell County as the "Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps Memorial Highway" to honor a local deputy who died in the line of duty on September 16, 2024. The resolution requires Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet to install appropriate signage within 30 days of the resolution's effective date. This is a commemorative measure, directly affecting the highway designation in Russell County, with no substantive policy changes beyond renaming. The bill passed unanimously and was signed into law on April 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Apr 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was completely rewritten from a single memorial for one deputy sheriff to a comprehensive resolution designating names for multiple roads, bridges, and parkways across Kentucky. The original text honoring Deputy Joshua Phipps was removed and replaced with 15 new sections honoring various individuals and groups including former governors, veterans, elected officials, and other Kentuckians.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a single memorial designation to 15 separate designations covering highways, bridges, and a parkway across multiple counties in Kentucky.
SCOPE

Removed the original text designating only United States Route 127 in Russell County as the 'Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps Memorial Highway'.

Added 14 new sections designating various roads and bridges in different counties including Madison, Nicholas, Nelson, Knott, Muhlenberg, Lawrence, Campbell, Floyd, Caldwell, Crittenden, Lyon, Leslie, and Christian counties.

ELIGIBILITY

Added language acknowledging that the General Assembly honors Kentuckians from diverse backgrounds including former governors, veterans, law enforcement officers, elected officials, astronauts, doctors, educators, athletes, and civic leaders.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the requirements to include designations for both highways and bridges, with specific mile points and bridge identification numbers for precise location designation.

Floor votes · House Mar 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.140)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 100-0
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (S)
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Transportation (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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