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SCR 19 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

US Army ST4 Gregory Kent Stephens Memorial Bridge

This is a commemorative resolution (SCR 19) requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways name bridge number 23-016/83-000.02 (locally known as Bull Hollow Beam Span over Buffalo Creek) the "U.S. Army ST4 Gregory K. Stephens Memorial Bridge." It honors Gregory Kent Stephens, a West Virginia native and U.S. Army Specialist 4 who served from 1974-1983 and passed away in 2024. The resolution has no policy impact - it solely requests a symbolic name change for the bridge.
Issues: ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransHonors veteran service via bridge naming, aligning with recognition indicator for support stance. No policy impact but explicitly recognizes veteran contribution.85% confidence
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Introduced Version → Committee Substitute (1) · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill memorializes a deceased soldier by naming a bridge after him. The main changes update his military rank from ST4 to SP4, add the county location to the bridge description, and correct some formatting and capitalization throughout the text.
TECHNICAL

Military rank designation changed from ST4 to SP4 (Specialist 4th Class) in multiple references throughout the bill text.

Added 'in Logan County' to the bridge description in both the request and resolution sections for clarity.

Changed 'August 18th, 1983' to 'August 18, 1983' for consistency in date formatting.

Changed 'qualified as (EXPERT)' to 'qualified as an expert' for better readability.

Changed 'Basic Combat Training' to 'basic combat training' for consistency in capitalization.

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How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Be adopted
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted by Senate (Voice vote)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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