MinnesotaRamsey County highway bears Nicole Amor memorial name
The law names a Ramsey County highway segment for Master Sergeant Nicole Amor and requires signs once road authorities identify enough private money to cover their costs.
What it does
The Ramsey County segment of State-Aid Highway 96 from marked U.S. Highway 61 to marked Interstate Highway 35E bears the name Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway.
Road authorities must put up and maintain signs for designated highways or bridges once they identify enough private money to cover all costs. They may remove a sign if a reasonable effort to get repair money falls short.
Argument forPeople traveling this Ramsey County route may see a public tribute to Master Sergeant Nicole Amor along the named highway segment.
Argument againstSigns may be removed if road authorities cannot raise enough private money for needed repairs, which could make the memorial less visible over time.
More detail
The law names the specified part of State-Aid Highway 96 the Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Memorial Highway. The name applies to the Ramsey County segment from marked U.S. Highway 61 to marked Interstate Highway 35E. The designation took effect May 16, 2026, the day after final enactment.
A road authority must design, put up, and maintain signs for a highway or bridge designated under this section once it identifies enough private money to cover all related costs. These rules cover highways and bridges designated under this section and the road authorities responsible for them. The commissioner manages and distributes the private money to the appropriate road authority. A road authority may remove a sign that needs maintenance, repair, or replacement after consulting the commissioner and making a reasonable effort to obtain private money, if the money obtained is not enough to cover all related costs. The sign rules took effect May 16, 2026, the day after final enactment.
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- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 16Effective date 05/16/2026Latest
- May 15Secretary of State Chapter 94 05/15/26
- May 15Secretary of State, Filed 05/15/26
- May 14Governor Tim Walz's action Approval 05/14/26Major
- May 14Governor Tim Walz approval 05/14/2026Became Law
- May 12Presentment date 05/12/26
- May 12Presented to Governor 05/12/2026To Governor
- May 11Third reading PassedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third reading Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- May 11Second readingMinor
- May 11Urgency declared rules suspended
- May 11Introduction and first readingMinor
- May 11Received from HouseMinor
- May 11Returned from Senate
- May 11Bill was passedPassed 1st Chamber
- May 11Third readingMinor
- May 11Second readingMinor
- May 11Rules suspended, urgency declared
- May 11Motion prevailed
- May 11Motion to suspend rules
- Apr 16Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Finance and PolicyIntroduced
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