Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB59: Staff Sergeant Arthur J Rambo memorial bridge
Status: Signed into law, January 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing the staff sergeant arthur j rambo memorial bridge; and directing the department of transportation to install signs.".
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE STAFF SERGEANT ARTHUR J RAMBO MEMORIAL BRIDGE; AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL SIGNS." WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Arthur J Rambo was born December 16, 1944, to Viola and Howard Rambo of Libby, Montana; and WHEREAS, Arthur grew up on a farm outside Libby. He had a vibrant family life with his sisters, Kathleen and Patty, and brother, Dan, and he was active in the community through baseball, school choir, talent shows, and plays; and WHEREAS, Arthur studied math at Carroll College and sang in the Carroll College Carrolleers, where he met his wife, Helen Ryan. They graduated in 1966 and married in Dillon, Montana, in 1967. Arthur then earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. The couple had a daughter, Kerry Lynn, in 1968; and WHEREAS, Arthur was drafted and did not seek an exemption that he was eligible for, and he moved his new family to Libby, where his wife became a teacher; and WHEREAS, after 11 months in the Army, Arthur was promoted to Staff Sergeant; and WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Arthur J Rambo arrived in Vietnam in August 1969. On November 26, 1969, his unit came under attack, and Staff Sergeant Arthur J Rambo worked heroically under fire to save his crew members and their military assets. …
Sponsors
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Duram, Neil (R, 1)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (January 15, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (January 14, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 8, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation, Highways and Roads
Common questions
- What is SB59?
- SB59 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Staff Sergeant Arthur J Rambo memorial bridge.
- What does SB59 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing the staff sergeant arthur j rambo memorial bridge; and directing the department of transportation to install signs.".
- What is the status of SB59?
- Signed into law as of January 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (January 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB59?
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB59?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0193
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