IndianaIndiana lawmakers urge renaming a highway mile for fallen sergeant
Indiana lawmakers urge the state transportation department to rename U.S. 30 between mile markers 15 and 16 for Sergeant William Gilbert Paterson.
What it does
Lawmakers urge Indiana's transportation department to name one mile of U.S. 30 for Sergeant William Gilbert Paterson. The request does not require the department to rename it.
Argument forIf the department renames the mile, the memorial could help travelers remember a Lake County sergeant who died during a pursuit.
Argument againstBecause lawmakers only urge the transportation department to act, the memorial name might never appear on that stretch of U.S. 30.
More detail
Indiana lawmakers urge the state transportation department to rename a highway mile. The requested name is “Sergeant William Gilbert Paterson Memorial Mile” for U.S. 30 from mile marker 15 to mile marker 16. The resolution asks for the name change but does not require the department to make it.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 10Returned to the HouseLatest
- Feb 9Second reading: adopted voice votePassed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 3Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 13Referred to the SenateMinor
- Jan 13First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and TransportationMinor
- Jan 12Senate sponsors: Senators Spencer, Dernulc
- Vote recorded HCR 2 - Olthoff. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 12Second reading: adopted Roll Call 36: yeas 93, nays 0Passed 1st Chamber
- Jan 8Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 5Coauthored by Representatives Lawson, Andrade
- Dec 5Authored by Representative Olthoff
- Dec 5First reading: referred to the Committee on Roads and TransportationIntroduced
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