HOUSE BILL NO. 2806 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUCAS.
6230H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT To amend chapter 227, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to signs honoring Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 227, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 227.855, to read as follows: 227.855. 1. The department of transportation shall place a sign at the city limits 2 of the hometown, or other suitable location determined at the discretion of the 3 department based on the available right of way, coordination with any other existing 4 traffic control devices, and impacts on roadway safety, of any Missouri resident who is a 5 recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. For purposes of this section, 6 "hometown" means the city, town, or village in which the recipient resided for the 7 majority of the recipient's lifetime. Only one hometown shall be designated per 8 recipient and signs shall appear on only one route through the recipient's hometown. 9 The signs shall be paid for, erected, and maintained by the department of transportation 10 by appropriation from the Missouri medal of honor recipients fund established under 11 section 226.925. 12 2. The signs shall feature the words "Medal of Honor Recipient", the name of 13 the recipient, and the year in which such person received the award. The overall design 14 of the sign, including size, color, and lettering, shall be determined by the department 15 based on available space in the right of way and to conform with the guidelines provided 16 in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 2806 2
17 3. The department of transportation may promulgate rules and regulations to 18 implement and administer the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, 19 as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated 20 in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the 21 provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 22 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly 23 pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul 24 a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority 25 and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void. ✔
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