House Bill 477

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 389 IN CHICKASAW COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE ARMIS HAWKINS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF UNITED STATES HIGHWAY 11 IN JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "COACH ELMER HIGGINBOTHAM MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 389 in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, located within the corporate limits of the City of Houston, Mississippi, beginning at the intersection of South Jackson Street and Mississippi Highway 389 and extending northerly to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 8 is designated as the "Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Armis Hawkins Memorial Highway."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

SECTION 2. (1) The segment of United States Highway 11 in Jones County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Hill Street and extending southerly to the location of Ellisville State School is designated as the "Coach Elmer Higginbotham Memorial Highway."

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.