SCR 1 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Requesting DOH name certain transportation infrastructure

This Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR 1) requests the West Virginia Division of Highways to rename specific bridges and road segments after military veterans and community members. It directly affects the Division of Highways, which would implement the proposed names for 15+ existing infrastructure locations across 10 counties. The resolution specifies exact locations (e.g., a bridge in Wayne County to be called the "Hercie Maynard Memorial Bridge" or a section of WV Route 10 as the "Purple Heart Trail") without creating new laws or funding. It is purely a naming request, not a policy change, and honors individuals with military service or local significance. The resolution was quickly adopted by both legislative chambers in January 2026.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Last action Jan 30, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was amended from an introduced draft to a committee substitute version, updating the list of infrastructure to be named with corrected bridge numbers, standardized capitalization, and revised memorial titles. Several entries were modified to include specific military ranks or full names for honorees, while one road designation was changed from a 'portion' to a 'section' with updated mile markers. The final resolution was also tweaked to direct the Senate Clerk to send copies to the Division of Highways Commissioner rather than the original requesters.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same (naming specific bridges and roads), but the specific items included in the list were refined and corrected based on committee review.

TECHNICAL

Bridge numbers and local names were corrected or standardized (e.g., changing 'Bridge number 50-037/13-001.96' to '50-0250' and 'Peter Cave Arch' to 'Peter Cave Bridge').

SCOPE

Memorial titles were updated to include specific military ranks (e.g., 'U.S. Army SPC 5' instead of 'Specialist 5') or full names for certain honorees.

The definition of the Purple Heart Trail was changed from a 'portion of WV Route 10' with invalid coordinates to a 'section of US 119' with corrected mile points.

REQUIREMENT

The final directive was changed to require the Clerk to forward copies to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways instead of the original requesters.

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

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Committee

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted by House (Voice vote)

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted by Senate (Voice vote)

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee substitute reported

upper

Jan 16, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors