ON APRIL 1, 2021, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #2, #4, AND #3 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 137, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #2 rewrites this bill and provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain specified persons, as follows:
(1) The segment of the road (6th Avenue North) in Nashville beginning with the intersection of such road with the parking lot adjacent to Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd and the Tennessee Supreme Court Building and ending at the intersection of such road with Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Blvd near the Cordell Hull and John Sevier state office buildings, renamed to be "Lamar Alexander Way." This provision represents an official name change, not an honorary designation;
(2) The segment of the road (2nd Avenue South) in Nashville, beginning with the intersection of such road with Korean Veterans Boulevard and ending at the intersection of such road with the road (Lindsley Avenue), and the segment of the road (Lindsley Avenue), beginning with the intersection of such road with the road (2nd Avenue South) and ending at the intersection of such road with the road (1st Avenue South), both renamed to be "President Ronald Reagan Way." This provision represents an official name change, not an honorary designation;
(3) The bridge on State Route 29 / U.S. Highway 27 (Rhea County Highway) spanning the Piney River overflow in Spring City, the "2LT Richard H. Thurman Memorial Bridge" in recognition of the life of Richard Henry Thurman, Second Lieutenant, United States Army, who was killed in a training accident at Ft. Benning, Georgia, on May 3, 1977;
(4) A segment of U.S. Highway 51 / State Route 3 in Covington, the "Deputy Sheriff Richard L. 'Ricky' Rose Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of this public servant who made the ultimate sacrifice on November 29, 1988, when he was shot and killed in the line of duty at the former offices of the Tipton County Sheriff;
(5) The new bridge on U.S. Highway 64 / State Route 40 located just west of the City of Ducktown, the "Pvt. John I. Kerns POW/MIA Memorial Bridge" in recognition of the life of valor of John I. Kerns, Private, United States Marine Corps, who, as a Rifleman in the 2nd Raider Battalion in the Pacific Theater during World War II, was captured by enemy forces on Butaritari Island and taken to Kwajalein Atoll and executed. Private Kerns, a native of Copperhill, Tennessee, was declared dead on October 16, 1942, and his remains have never been recovered;
(6) A segment of U.S. Highway 51 in Atoka, the "Deputy Sheriff Michael W. Erwin Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of this public servant who made the ultimate sacrifice on October 31, 1975, when he was struck and killed by a tractor trailer near this address while outside his vehicle with a motorist. A segment of this highway was previously named for this individual; this amendment revises the segment to be so named;
(7) The bridge on State Route 34 / U.S. Highway 421 (South Shady Street) spanning Furnace Creek in Mountain City, the "Deputy Sheriff Allen R. Lipford Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of this public servant who made the ultimate sacrifice on December 11, 1991, when he was shot and mortally wounded during an inmate's escape from the county jail;
(8) Segments of Interstate 65 in Goodlettsville, the "Officer Spencer D. Bristol Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of this public servant who, as a Master Patrol Officer with the Hendersonville Police Department, made the ultimate sacrifice on December 30, 2019, when he was struck by traffic and fatally wounded while chasing a suspect on foot;
(9) The Lee Ford bridge on State Route 130 in Franklin County, the "Kenneth Parker Shasteen Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of Private First Class Kenneth Parker Shasteen who served in the United State Marine Corps and who made the ultimate sacrifice on May 5, 1968, when he was killed during a combat mission in the Vietnam War;
(10) A segment of State Route 149 within Houston County, "The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway" ;
(11) The entire segment of State Route 437 (Shelbyville Bypass), which lies wholly within Bedford County, the "Mayor Eugene Ray Memorial Highway" in honor of this well-respected, lifelong resident of Shelbyville, who was the first African American elected as Bedford County Mayor and who served as mayor for 12 years and as a county commissioner for 28 years;
(12) Certain segments of U.S. Highways 441 and 321 (Parkway) in Sevier County, "The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway";
(13) A segment of State Routes 99/269 in Eagleville, the "John Edward Turner Memorial Highway" in honor of this lifelong and influential resident of Eagleville;
(14) The parallel bridges on State Route 396 spanning Kedron Road in Spring Hill, the "J.B. Napier and Shirley Napier Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of J.B. Napier who served as Chair of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives during his fourteen-year tenure representing the 64th District, and Shirley Napier, his beloved wife, who served as Clerk and Master for Maury County for 23 years;
(15) The bridge on State Route 240 (Turnpike Road) spanning the Buffalo River in Lawrence County, the "Sam Washburn, Sr. Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of this lifelong resident of the Henryville Community, who helped establish the Henryville Volunteer Fire Department;
(16) The bridge on State Route 166 spanning Jenkins Creek in Giles County, the "Billy Turner Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of this well-respected resident of Giles County;
(17) The western end of the bridge on State Route 69 spanning Doe Creek in Hardin County, the "James Watt Holt Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of this resident of Savanah, who, as a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, became the first African-American police officer for the Savannah Police Department upon his retirement from 23 years of service in the United States Army;
(18) A segment of Interstate Highway 24 in Montgomery County, the "Riley Darnell Memorial Highway" in honor of this resident of Clarksville, who served as the state representative from the 67th district from 1970 to 1980, as the State Senator from the 22nd District from 1980 to 1992, and as Tennessee's Secretary of State from 1993 to 2009;
(19) A segment of U.S. Highway 79 within Henry County, "The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway";
(20) A segment of U.S. Highway 321 within Townsend, the "Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Highway";
(21) A segment of State Route 317 (Apison Pike) within Hamilton County, "Veterans' Memorial Drive";
(22) A segment of State Route 57 within the Pocahontas community in Hardeman County, "The Lee McAlpin 'Rock and Roll' Highway" to honor Lee McAlpin, a musician, songwriter, author, and resident of the Pocahontas community;
(23) A segment of Wacker Boulevard NW within Bradley County, the "Wright Brothers Industrial Corridor" to honor James and Robert Wright and their families' contributions to the industrial development of Bradley County, and the significant growth and impact of Wright Brothers Construction since its establishment in 1961;
(24) The intersection of State Route 45 (Old Hickory Boulevard) and Shute Lane in Davidson County, the "Phyllis Stewart Williams Memorial Intersection" in honor of this dedicated resident and exemplary leader in the Donelson, Hermitage, and Old Hickory communities;
(25) A segment of U.S. Highway 412 in Hohenwald, the "Wm. Landis Turner Memorial Highway" in honor of this dedicated attorney and influential resident of the City of Hohenwald and Lewis County;
(26) A segment of State Route 95 in Loudon County, the "Lamar Alexander Parkway," which represents an extension of the current appellation for the segment of U.S. Highway 321 located within Loudon and Blount counties;
(27) The bridge on State Route 32 (South Davy Crockett Parkway) spanning Interstate 81 in Hamblen County, the "Sheriff Otto Purkey Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory and service of this former sheriff of Hamblen County, who retired in 2006 after serving two terms as sheriff and twenty-eight years as a law enforcement officer;
(28) A segment of State Route 191 (Birdsong Road) within Benton County, the "Representative James L. Peach Highway" to honor this community and business leader who served as State Representative for the 74th District in the 99th General Assembly;
(29) The bridge on State Route 191 (Birdsong Road) spanning Eagle Creek in Benton County, the "Representative James L. Peach Bridge";
(30) A segment of State Route 294 (Willow Grove Highway) within Overton County, the "David W. Dorminey Memorial Highway" to honor this community and business leader and veteran who served in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Vietnam Era;
(31) Segments of highway in the town of Baileyton, the "Carl J. Brandon Memorial Highway" to honor the memory and service of this prominent leader, successful businessman, and respected member of the greater Baileyton and Greeneville/Greene County communities;
(32) The bridge on State Route 255 (Harding Place) spanning Interstate 24 in Davidson County, the "William M. Duncan Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of this respected resident and veteran, who lived a life of service to the City of Nashville and its residents;
(33) A segment of State Route 69 / U.S. Highway 641 within Benton County, the "Miss Tennessee Volunteer Kerri Arnold Highway;
(34) A segment of State Route 233 (Cumberland City Road) within Stewart County, the "Petty Officer 1st Class Rick L. Boyd Highway" to honor this respected resident of Stewart County and veteran of the United States Navy;
(35) A segment of State Route 12 within Cheatham County, the "2019 Lady Cubs Basketball State Champion Highway" to honor the accomplishments of the 2019 Cheatham County Central High School women's basketball team and their TSSAA championship victory;
(36) A segment of Old Andrew Johnson Highway in Jefferson County, the "J.E. Moser Highway" to honor this prominent leader, successful businessman, and lifelong and respected resident of Jefferson County, as well as eight generations of the Moser family in Jefferson County;
(37) The bridge on State Route 11 / U.S. Highway 31A spanning Rock Creek between mile marker 7 and 8 in Marshall County, the "Anthony Eugene James, Sr. Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of Anthony Eugene James, Sr., who operated a radiology clinic that provided a great service to many residents of Lewisburg and Marshall County and who was a generous and active member of the community;
(38) The bridge on Sulphur Wells Road spanning White Oak Creek in Hardin County, the "PFC Arthur Ross, Jr. Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of this resident of the Morris Chapel Community, who, as a veteran of World War II, was awarded the Bronze Star by General George Patton for his act of heroism evacuating casualties from a disabled tank under direct fire on January 6, 1945, in Belgium;
(39) A segment of State Route 25 within Sumner County, "The Gold Star Families of Sumner County Memorial Highway";
(40) A segment of U.S. Highway 41 (Ringgold Road) within East Ridge, the "Coach Catherine Neely Memorial Highway" to honor this teacher and coach at East Ridge High School who enjoyed a fifty-year career during which she compiled over 2,000 career wins, was elected to seven halls of fame;
(41) The bridge on State Route 80 spanning Peyton's Creek in Smith County, the "Phillip Evitts Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of Phillip Evitts, who was a well-respected farmer and leader in the agricultural community in Smith County and a lifelong resident of the Pleasant Shade community;
(42) The bridge on State Route 24 (Cookeville Highway) spanning Snow Creek in Smith County, the "Stanford Maynard Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of Stanford Maynard, a beloved husband and father who built a career in the road and bridge building field beginning in the 1950s until his retirement in 2005;
(43) The Exit 174 interchange on Interstate Highway 24 in Hamilton County, the "Ray Adkins Interchange" in honor of this resident of Hamilton County and veteran who retired in 1998 from the United States Army Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after completing 34 years of service;
(44) The bridge on State Route 84 (Rickman Monterey Highway) spanning State Route 111 and Town Creek in Livingston, the "John Houser Memorial Bridge" to honor the memory of John Houser, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who was a well-respected business owner and leader in the Overton County community;
(45) A segment of State Route 20 (Summertown Highway) in Lewis County, the "Robert 'Bud' McKnight Jr. Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of this resident of Lewis County and veteran of the Vietnam War who received two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star for his service;
(46) The one-mile segment of Interstate Highway 440 immediately preceding Exit 1 in Davidson County, the "Caitlyn Kaufman Memorial Mile" to honor the memory of this resident of Lebanon, Tennessee and nurse who cared for COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit, whose life was cut short on December 3, 2020, when she was shot while driving her vehicle on her way to work on Interstate Highway 440;
(47) A segment of State Route 60 (Georgetown Road) within Cleveland, the "Seaman Douglas H. Long Memorial Highway" to honor this member of the community and Sailor in the United States Navy who was tragically killed in a head-on collision on this segment of road on September 20, 2018;
(48) A segment of State Route 52 (Clay County Highway) within Clay County, the "Louis and Eva Nell Plumlee Memorial Highway" to honor these highly respected and selfless members of the local community;
(49) A segment of U.S. Highway 51 within Dyersburg, the "Landon Parker Hughes Memorial Highway" to honor this young resident who was active in the school band, an avid reader, and a big Harry Potter fan who was always kind, smiling, and had a silly joke to tell, and who was tragically killed in a car accident on his last day of 6th grade, May 21, 2019;
(50) The bridge on State Route 179 (Eurekaton Road) spanning Poplar Creek in Haywood County, the "Patrick Cayce Gaines III Memorial Bridge" to honor this local resident and avid outdoorsman who tragically lost his life at 18 years of age in a car accident;
(51) A segment of U.S. Highway 41 within Springfield, "The Gold Star Families Memorial Highway";
(52) A segment of State Route 52 (Clay County Highway) within Clay County, the "John 'Mock' Rich Highway – Korean War Veteran" to honor this veteran;
(53) The one-mile segment of Interstate Highway 440 located between U.S. Highway 431 (Hillsboro Pike / 21st Avenue South) and U.S. Highway 70S (West End Avenue) in Davidson County, the "Nurse Caitlyn Kaufman Memorial Mile" to honor the memory of this beloved resident of Lebanon and nurse who cared for COVID-19 patients in the Intensive Care Unit of Ascension St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, and whose life was cut short on December 3, 2020, when she was shot while driving her vehicle on her way to work on Interstate Highway 440;
(54) The bridge on State Route 30 (Old Washington Highway), near the intersection of such route with White Oak Road and New Union Road, spanning Rattan Branch in Rhea County, the "Dakota Howard Bridge" to honor this resident of Rhea County; and
(55) A segment of State Route 151 (East Main Street), "Bush Memorial Highway" to honor Oscar David Bush and his sons Kenneth Gordon Bush and Fay McNeal Bush, residents of Macon County whose courage and dedication to this county are reflected through their decorated and combined service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and their impact in their community upon their return;
(56) The bridge on U.S. Highway 51 located between log mile 19 and log mile 20 in Covington, the "Bryton Lee Midkiff Memorial Bridge" to honor this resident and avid outdoorsman who tragically lost his life at age eighteen in a car accident.
This amendment removes the following current designations: the "William Glen Coble Bridge" in Perry County; the "Ethel Spiller Bridge, First Mayor of the Town of Coopertown" bridge in Robertson County; and the "Veteran's Memorial Bridge" in Coopertown.
Generally, the individual provisions will only be effective if the costs of manufacturing and installing the signs are paid from non-state funds within one year of the effective date of this bill as amended. The requirement for non-state funding will not apply to the signs provided for above in (1)-(9). In regard to the signs provided for in (3)-(9), such signs will be funded in accordance with present law regarding funding for signs for persons killed in the line of duty as a member of the military or as a state or local public safety official.
AMENDMENT #4 removes a duplicate designation.
AMENDMENT #3 provides for the naming of a segment of U.S. Highway 31 (State Route 6) in Williamson County, Tennessee, the "Officer Destin Legieza Memorial Highway" to honor the memory of this dedicated public servant to the City of Brentwood, Tennessee, who made the ultimate sacrifice on June 18, 2020, after the vehicle he was driving while serving in the line of duty as a Brentwood Police Officer was struck head-on by another vehicle.
ON APRIL 27, 2021, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 137 FOR HOUSE BILL 124, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 137, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 deletes from this bill the provisions that would have removed the following existing designations: the "William Glen Coble Bridge" in Perry County; the "Ethel Spiller Bridge, First Mayor of the Town of Coopertown" bridge in Robertson County; and the "Veteran's Memorial Bridge" in Coopertown.

Statutes affected:
Current Version: 54-5-853(d), 54-5-853, 54-5-854(c)(3), 54-5-854
Amended with SA0139, SA0148, SA0149 -- 04/01/2021: 54-5-853(d), 54-5-853, 54-5-854(c)(3), 54-5-854
Amended with SA0139, SA0148, SA0149, HA0248 -- 04/28/2021: 54-5-853(d), 54-5-853, 54-5-854(c)(3), 54-5-854