Tennessee legislation · 114th General Assembly
Tennessee HB1752: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 54, relative to transportation infrastructure.
Status: Chaptered, May 4, 2026
Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary ON MARCH 9, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1478, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, make the following revisions regarding the naming of certain roads and bridges: The segment of State Route 22 in McNairy County, beginning at the intersection of such route with Fisher Lane and ending at the McNairy County - Hardin County boundary, is hereby designated the "PFC Bishop Marvin Lee Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of Bishop Marvin Lee, Private First Class, United States Army, who served with distinction and honor in World War I as a member of the 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd "Rainbow" Division, while defending our freedom and our way of life and who made the ultimate sacrifice on July 31, 1918, when he died from injuries he received after an artillery shell exploded near him when providing aid to another solider in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry in France. The segment of State Route 15 / U.S. Highway 64 in McNairy County, beginning at the intersection of such route with Emmons Road and ending at the intersection of such route with Boyds Orchard Lane, is hereby designated the "Sgt. Rick N. Finley Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of Rick N. Finley, Sergeant with the McNairy County Sherriff's Office, who was killed in the line of duty on December 14, 2024. The bridge on State Route 199 (Finger-Leapwood Road) spanning Huggins Creek in McNairy County is hereby designated the "Chandler-Crowe Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of Robert Larry Chandler, Private First Class, United States Army, who was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and who served with honor and distinction as a member of the 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Squadron, 4th Calvary, Troop B, while defending our freedom and our way of life, and who made
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Amendment No. 3 to HB1752 Hemmer Signature of Sponsor AMEND S e n ate Bill No. 1478* House Bill No. 1752 by adding the following as a new, appropriately designated section immediately preceding the penultimate section and redesignating the subsequent sections accordingly: SECTION __. (a) Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the segment of State Route 100 in Davidson County beginning one hundred yards west of the entrance to Edwin Warner Park and the Warner Park Nature Center and ending one hundred yards east of such entrance is hereby designated the "Colby Ross Chase Memorial Highway" to honor this young man who was known for his joyful spirit and positive impact on others, and who tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident occurring at the park entrance. (b) The department of transportation is directed to erect suitable signs or to affix suitable markers designating the segment described in subsection (a) as the "Colby Ross Chase Memorial Highway". (c) The erection of the signs must be within the guidelines prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and within state supplemental guidelines, as applicable. (d) The appellation "Colby Ross Chase Memorial Highway" provided for in this section is for honorary purposes only, and this section does not require the alteration of any address, or the governmental system for assigning …