Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1227: Memorial bridge; designate the Strong River Bridge in Simpson County as the Badger-Malone-Igleharte Memorial Bridge."
Status: Failed, March 7, 2025
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE STRONG RIVER BRIDGE, WHICH IS A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 149, LOCATED IN SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "BADGER-MALONE-IGLEHARTE MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to designate the strong river bridge, which is a segment of mississippi highway 149, located in simpson county, mississippi, as the "badger-malone-igleharte memorial bridge"; and for related purposes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE STRONG RIVER BRIDGE, WHICH IS A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 149, LOCATED IN SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "BADGER-MALONE-IGLEHARTE MEMORIAL BRIDGE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The Strong River Bridge, which is a segment of Mississippi Highway 149, located in Simpson County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the "Badger-Malone-Igleharte Memorial Bridge," in honor of Mr. Charles Badger, Mr. Kevin Malone and Mr. Charles Igleharte, who were victims of the bridge collapse over the Strong River on October 16, 2024. (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, 2025.
Sponsors
- Wallace, Price (R, 77) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Recommitted to Committee
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Highways and Transportation
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Transportation
Votes
- Passed (February 12, 2025): 110 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Memorial bridge
Common questions
- What is HB1227?
- HB1227 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Memorial bridge; designate the Strong River Bridge in Simpson County as the Badger-Malone-Igleharte Memorial Bridge.".
- What does HB1227 do?
- In its own words: An act to designate the strong river bridge, which is a segment of mississippi highway 149, located in simpson county, mississippi, as the "badger-malone-igleharte memorial bridge"; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1227?
- Failed as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (March 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1227?
- Wallace, Price (R, 77).
- Where is the official record for HB1227?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1227.xml
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