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Last action · April 1, 2025
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch.140)

Introduced January 8, 2025

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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

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A JOINT RESOLUTION designating names for various roads and bridges.

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate United States Route 127 in Russell County as the Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps Memorial Highway.

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This resolution officially names a stretch of U.S. Route 127 in Russell County the Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps Memorial Highway as a tribute to a fallen law enforcement officer. It directs the Transportation Cabinet to carry out the designation. The change is honorary and does not alter the road's number or function. Who it may affect: Russell County residents and travelers on U.S. Route 127, and the family and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff Joshua Phipps.

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Legislative History

Apr 1, 2025 · House
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch.140)
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Delivered To Governor (clerical)
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Enrolled, Signed By President Of The Senate
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Enrolled, Signed By Speaker Of The House
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Passed 100-0
Yea: 100
Nay: 0
Mar 28, 2025 · House
House Concurred In Senate Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title) (clerical)
Mar 28, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage For Concurrence In Senate Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title) (clerical)
Mar 27, 2025 · House
To Rules (H)
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Adopted 38-0 With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 38
Nay: 0
Mar 6, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Adopted 98-0 With Committee Substitute (1) And Committee Amendment (1-Title)
Yea: 98
Nay: 0
Absent: 2

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Joshua Branscum

Representative · House District 083

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