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Memorial highways; designate a segment of MS Highway 537 in Jones County as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway.", the official text

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2026 Regular Session

To: Transportation

By: Representatives Scoggin, Scott

House Bill 223

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 537
LOCATED IN JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SGT. JOHN HOWARD TANNER
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1.  (1)  The
segment of Mississippi Highway 537 located in Jones County, Mississippi,
beginning at Lake Como Road, and extending for a distance of approximately one
(1) mile in the southernly direction to Doris Tanner's Flowers located at 3635
Mississippi Highway 537, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, is designated and
shall be known as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway."

(2)  The Mississippi
Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along
and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this
section.

SECTION 2.  This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.
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