Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2643: Memorial bridge, highway or road; designate various segments on the state highway system as.
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
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.
What the bill says
An act to designate a segment of mississippi highway 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 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"…
From the enrolled text, April 2, 2026:
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 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 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 …