MississippiMississippi names four highway segments to honor five people
The law gives four highway segments memorial names and requires Mississippi transportation officials to install and maintain signs in Itawamba, Prentiss, and Grenada counties.
What it does
Two highway segments in Itawamba County bear the names of Roger Campbell and Jakob Edward Kindt. State transportation officials must install and maintain signs along and approaching both segments.
A one-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 45 in Baldwyn honors Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bryan Andrew Zemek and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Joshua Abbott, with state-maintained memorial signs.
About one mile of Highway 7 in Grenada County bears Robert Noah's name, with state-maintained signs. County supervisors had to report its endpoints within 45 days after July 1, 2026.
Argument forMemorial names and roadside signs could give communities a visible way to remember the five people honored along these roads.
Argument againstInstalling and maintaining the required memorial signs could require state transportation officials to spend money and staff time on upkeep.
More detail
The law names two highway segments and requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to install and maintain memorial signs. In Itawamba County, Highway 370 honors Roger Campbell from the Lee–Itawamba county line east to Houston-Palestine Road. Highway 363 honors Jakob Edward Kindt from Centerville Road northwest to Hall Road. These requirements took effect July 1, 2026.
The law names a U.S. Highway 45 segment and requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs along and approaching it. The segment lies in Baldwyn, Prentiss County. It runs from one-half mile south of the Highway 30 intersection to one-half mile north of that intersection. These requirements took effect July 1, 2026.
The law names the segment the Robert Noah Memorial Highway and requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs along and approaching it. The designation covers approximately one mile of Mississippi Highway 7 in Grenada County. The Grenada County Board of Supervisors must provide the segment's starting and ending points to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. The law took effect July 1, 2026. The county's endpoint-reporting deadline was within 45 days after that effective date.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 8Approved by Governor Tate ReevesBecame Law
- Apr 2Enrolled Bill SignedTo Governor
- Apr 1Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 30Conference Report Adopted
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Report. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27Conference Report Adopted
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Report. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Conference Report Filed
- Mar 26Conference Report Filed
- Mar 24Conferees Named Younger,Berry,Whaley
- Mar 23Conferees Named Massengill,Tubb,Arnold
- Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- Mar 9Returned For Concurrence
- Mar 5Passed As AmendedPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage as Amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5AmendedMajor
- Feb 25Title Suff Do PassMinor
- Feb 16Referred To Highways and TransportationMinor
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateMinor
- Feb 12PassedPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedMajor
- Feb 11Read the Third TimeMinor
- Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubMinor
- Jan 8Referred To TransportationIntroduced
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