HB 1245 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Memorial highways; designate various segments of public roadway as upon certain conditions.

This bill lacks sufficient detail in the provided context to generate a substantive summary. The title indicates it concerns designating highway segments as memorials, but the bill text is incomplete (only showing "Adopted" and procedural amendments), and no specific roads, memorial conditions, or affected parties are described. Without the actual provisions, key mechanisms or who would be directly affected cannot be identified. Procedural memorial bills typically name roads after individuals or events, but this bill's specific content is unavailable here.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Signed Apr 23, 2025

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As Passed the lower → Current version · 7 edits

MODERATE

HB 1245 was completely rewritten to replace a generic memorial highway designation bill with a specific bill designating multiple individual road segments, bridges, and a park parcel. The bill now includes detailed descriptions of each memorial location, specific dates for fallen officers, and provisions for signage and plaques. A new land donation provision was added to transfer property to the City of Marks for community park use.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general authorization for memorial highway designations to specific designations of named routes, bridges, and a real property donation. The bill now covers Interstate 22, U.S. Highway 78, Mississippi Highways 19, 9, 149, 366, 4, 63, 82, and County Roads 14 and Blackjack, plus a bridge on Regional Center Drive and a bridge on U.S. Route 72.

SCOPE

Added specific designations for Interstate 22 and U.S. Highway 78 as the "Medal of Honor Trail"

Added designation for Strong River Bridge as "Badger-Malone-Igleharte Memorial Bridge" in honor of bridge collapse victims

Added authorization to donate Marks Community Park property to City of Marks

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for "End of Watch" dates on signage for MSgt. Bridgette R. Horn and Officer Liquori T. Tate

Added plaque requirements for memorial bridges instead of just signs

Added signage requirement for Berean Children's Home on U.S. Route 84

TIMELINE

Effective date remains July 1, 2025 but now applies to specific designations rather than general authority

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Mar 7, 2025

D Democratic16

15 Yea 1

93% Yea

R Republican35

33 Yea 2

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 23, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Adopted

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference Report Filed

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Highways and Transportation

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Transportation

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor