West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HCR52: Ronnie W. Matthews Memorial Bridge
Status: Passed one chamber, March 27, 2025
What the bill says
From the engrossed text, March 20, 2025:
Committee Substitute for HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 52 (By Delegates Crouse, Moore, Drennan, Hornby, Horst, Brooks, Masters, Clay, and D. Cannon) [Originating in the Committee on Energy and Public Works; Reported on March 20, 2025] Requesting the Division of Highways name Bridge Number: 40-064/00-044.47 () (40A075), (38.44092, -81.83320) locally known as I-64 NITRO INTERCHANGE BRIDGE, carrying IS 064 over WV25, CR25/30, N&S RR in Putnam County, the "Private Ronnie W. Matthews Memorial Bridge." Whereas, Ronnie W. Matthews lived a life worthy of remembrance; and Whereas, Ronnie was born on August 22nd, 1952, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Alvin Guy and Sylvia Bowcott Matthews; and Whereas, Ronnie grew up and was educated in Nitro, West Virginia, where he was a well-known businessman later in his life; and Whereas, Ronnie was elected to be the Putnam County Circuit Clerk in 2008, served his community on various boards and councils, and was a part of the Chapman Funeral Home family; and Whereas, Ronnie was an ardent supporter of the Republican party, a member of the Kanawha Valley Masonic Lodge #36 AF&AM, Scottish Rite Bodies, and the Beni Kedem Shrine Temple; and Whereas, Ronnie was a proud veteran of the United States Army and served his fellow soldiers as an integral part of the James Marshall American Legion Post #187 in Winfield, West Virginia; and …
Sponsors
- Crouse, Kathie Hess (R, 019) · primary sponsor
- Moore, Erica (R, 015)
- Drennan, Sarah (R, 020)
- Hornby, Michael (R, 093)
- Horst, Chuck (R, 095)
- Brooks, Eric (R, 045)
- Masters, Ian T. (R, 091)
- Clay, Marshall W. (R, 051)
- Cannon, David (R, 089)
Votes
- Adopted by House (Roll No. 203) (March 27, 2025): 95 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR52?
- HCR52 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Ronnie W. Matthews Memorial Bridge.
- What is the status of HCR52?
- Passed one chamber as of March 27, 2025.
- Who sponsored HCR52?
- Crouse, Kathie Hess (R, 019), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR52?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2025&sessiontype=RS&input4=52&billtype=CR&houseorig=H&btype=res
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