Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties as the Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway.
HB 4542 designates a specific 6-mile segment of U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties (between the Trinity River and Oakwood's western limits) as the "Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway." The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to install physical markers at both ends of the highway and at appropriate intermediate locations. This is a purely symbolic recognition with no substantive policy changes, funding impacts, or direct effects on residents or businesses. The designation adds to existing highway designations without altering transportation regulations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
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Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
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