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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2026 Regular Session To: Highways and Transportation By: Senator(s) Brumfield, Tate Senate Bill 2643 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 550 LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LAMAR SMITH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 46 LOCATED IN WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "JOE EDDIE LOFTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF INTERSTATE 20 FRONTAGE ROAD LOCATED IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI MARG ROAD"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 322 LOCATED IN QUITMAN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "JAMES 'JIMMY' CLARK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 16 LOCATED IN KEMPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SAMUEL TISDALE, SR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 LOCATED IN NESHOBA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "DUSTIN POPE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 LOCATED IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL ALAN GREER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 6 LOCATED IN PANOLA COUNTY AND LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "ROBERT H. 'BOB' DUNLAP MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 336 IN THAXTON, PONTOTOC COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "O'NEIL WARREN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 490 IN WINSTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "ROBERT MOODY, JR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE THE BRIDGE ON U.S. HIGHWAY 61 THAT SPANS LIBERTY ROAD IN NATCHEZ, ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "LARRY L. 'BUTCH' BROWN, SR., MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 19 IN MERIDIAN, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "'MISS POLLY' GLOVER HEIDELBERG BOULEVARD"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 550 located in Lincoln County, Mississippi, commencing at its intersection with Caseyville Road and extending west for a distance of approximately one (1) mile, is designated and shall be known as the "Lamar Smith 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. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 46 located in Webster County, Mississippi, commencing at the Webster County line and extending westerly for a distance of approximately one (1) mile toward the Village of Mantee, Webster County, Mississippi, and terminating at its intersection with Main Street, is designated and shall be known as the "Joe Eddie Lofton 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 3. (1) The segment of Interstate 20 Frontage Road located in Hinds County, Mississippi, in the City of Jackson, commencing at its intersection with East McDowell Road and extending north and east for a distance of approximately one (1) mile to its intersection with South Gallatin Street, is designated and shall be known as the "Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Road." (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 4. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 322 located in Quitman County, Mississippi, commencing at its intersection with Black Road and extending east for a distance of approximately one (1) mile, is designated and shall be known as the "James 'Jimmy' Clark 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 5. (1) A segment of Mississippi Highway 16 located in Kemper County, Mississippi, the specification of its points of commencement and terminus to be determined by the Kemper County Board of Supervisors and thereafter communicated to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, such segment extending a distance of one (1) mile, shall be designated and known as the "Samuel Tisdale, Sr., 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 6. (1) A segment of Mississippi Highway 19 located in Neshoba County, Mississippi, the specification of its points of commencement and terminus to be determined by the Neshoba County Board of Supervisors and thereafter communicated to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, such segment extending a distance of one (1) mile, shall be designated and known as the "Dustin Pope 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 7. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 19 located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, commencing at a point approximately three hundred (300) feet north of its intersection with Water Valley Road and extending north for a distance of one (1) mile, is designated and shall be known as the "Staff Sergeant Michael Alan Greer 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 8. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 6 located in Panola County, Mississippi, and Lafayette County, Mississippi, commencing at a point one-half (1/2) mile west of the Panola/Lafayette County line and extending east for a distance of one (1) mile to a point one-half (1/2) mile east of the Panola/Lafayette County line, is designated and shall be known as the "Robert H. 'Bob' Dunlap 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 9. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 336 located in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, in the Town of Thaxton, commencing at its intersection with Hunter Road and extending east for a distance of one (1) mile, is designated and shall be known as the "O'Neil Warren 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 10. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 490 located in Winston County, Mississippi, commencing at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 397 and extending east for a distance of one (1) mile, is designated and shall be known as the "Robert Moody, Jr., 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 11. (1) The bridge on U.S. Highway 61 that spans Liberty Road in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Larry L. 'Butch' Brown, Sr., Memorial Bridge." (2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain an appropriate plaque at each end of the bridge, and suitable markers along and approaching the bridge, described in subsection (1) of this section. SECTION 12. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 19 located in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, in the City of Meridian, commencing at its intersection with U.S. Highway 11 Frontage Road and extending north for a distance of approximately one (1) mile to its intersection with 8th Street, is designated and shall be known as the "'Miss Polly' Glover Heidelberg Boulevard." (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 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.
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