Memorial highways; designate a segment of MS Highway 537 in Jones County as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway."
HB 223 designates a one-mile segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County (from Lake Como Road to Doris Tanner's Flowers) as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway" to commemorate Sergeant John Howard Tanner. The bill requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to install and maintain appropriate signage along this highway segment. This is a commemorative measure with no policy changes or direct impact on regulations, taxes, or services. It solely honors an individual through a highway naming designation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Signed Mar 17, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Highways and Transportation
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
Referred To Transportation
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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