SPONSOR: Wallingford
COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "Do Pass with HCS" by the Standing Committee on Transportation by a vote of 10 to 4.
The following is a summary of the House Committee Substitute for HB 1259.
This bill designates that portion of Interstate 55 from State Highway AB to Hopper Road in the city of Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County as the Rush Limbaugh Memorial Highway.
This bill is the same as SB 533 (2021).
The following is a summary of the public testimony from the committee hearing. The testimony was based on the introduced version of the bill.
PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this is a fitting tribute to Mr. Limbaugh.
Testifying for the bill was Representative Wallingford.
OPPONENTS: Those who oppose the bill say that this bill is not fair to all other Missourians, and especially not Missourians in the media industry.
Testifying against the bill was Arnie C. Dienoff.
This bill is the same as SB 533 (2021).
Written testimony has been submitted for this bill. The full written testimony can be found under Testimony on the bill page on the House website.
Statutes affected: