"Medal of Honor Trail"; designate portion of Interstate 22 and U.S. Highway 78 within the State of Mississippi as.
HB 580 proposes designating a specific segment of Interstate 22 in Mississippi (running through DeSoto, Marshall, Benton, Union, Pontotoc, Lee, and Itawamba Counties) and a portion of U.S. Highway 78 in Byhalia, DeSoto County, as the "Medal of Honor Trail." The bill requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs along this designated highway route. This is a ceremonial naming resolution with no substantive policy changes or direct impact on constituents beyond the symbolic recognition of veterans. The bill died in committee in March 2025 and was never enacted.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025
Last action Mar 7, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a clean introduction version to an official House-passed version with different header formatting and page numbering. The substantive legislative content remains identical, designating Interstate 22 and a portion of U.S. Highway 78 in Mississippi as the 'Medal of Honor Trail' and requiring the Department of Transportation to erect signs along the route.
TECHNICAL
Header formatting changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' with updated page numbering and official stamping information
Line breaks and paragraph spacing were adjusted during the House passage process, but all substantive text including the trail designation and sign requirements remains unchanged
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
116–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 119
Feb 12, 2025
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Committee
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred To Transportation
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sam Creekmore
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Hale
RRepublican
Co
Rodney Hall
RRepublican
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