Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB392: Establish Laverne Parrish memorial highway
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing the laverne parrish memorial highway; directing the department of transportation to install signs and to include the memorial highway on the next publication of the state map; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE LAVERNE PARRISH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY; DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO INSTALL SIGNS AND TO INCLUDE THE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ON THE NEXT PUBLICATION OF THE STATE MAP; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Laverne Parrish was born on July 16, 1918, to Clatious and Weltha Parrish; and WHEREAS, Laverne Parrish graduated from Ronan High School in 1937; and WHEREAS, Laverne Parrish enlisted in the Army National Guard in 1941, where he became a medical aidman; and WHEREAS, Laverne Parrish was assigned to the 161st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division and participated in several major campaigns, including Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, and the Philippines; and WHEREAS, on January 18, 1945, Laverne Parrish risked his life to save two wounded soldiers who were under enemy fire, moving one man to cover and exposing himself to enemy fire across open ground to provide aid to the second man; and WHEREAS, on January 24, 1945, Laverne Parrish again risked his life to aid 12 wounded soldiers in an open field, crossing and recrossing areas under enemy fire and making five successive trips to bring wounded soldiers to safety; and WHEREAS, on January 24, 1945, having treated nearly all 37 wounded soldiers in his company, Laverne Parrish was killed by enemy mortar fire; and WHEREAS, Laverne Parrish was posthumously awarded the Medal …
Sponsors
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Byrne, Ed (R, 11)
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 (April 11, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Highways and Roads
Common questions
- What is SB392?
- SB392 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish Laverne Parrish memorial highway.
- What does SB392 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing the laverne parrish memorial highway; directing the department of transportation to install signs and to include the memorial highway on the next publication of the state map; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of SB392?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB392?
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB392?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1005
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