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HB4003 • 2026

Highways: memorial; portion of US-131; designate as the "Sgt. Matthew Webber Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 1073b.

Highways: memorial; portion of US-131; designate as the "Sgt. Matthew Webber Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 1073b.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Tom Kunse (District 100), Timothy Beson (District 96)
Last action
2025-08-19
Official status
assigned PA 7'25 with immediate effect
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact location details were not provided in the official source material, only that it's a portion of US-131 in Mecosta County.

Designate Part of US-131 as Sgt. Matthew Webber Memorial Highway

This law names a section of US-131 in Mecosta County, Michigan, the 'Sgt. Matthew Webber Memorial Highway'.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates a portion of highway US-131 as the 'Sgt. Matthew Webber Memorial Highway'.
  • Adds new section 1073b to existing Michigan law about naming highways.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Drivers who use US-131 in Mecosta County, Michigan
  • The state transportation department responsible for highway signs

Terms To Know

Highway
A major road that connects cities and towns.
Memorial Highway
A section of a highway named to honor someone or something important.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify how the memorial signs should look.
  • It is unclear if there will be any additional funding for this change.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-19 HJ 72 Pg. 834

    presented to the Governor 08/14/2025 01:28 PM

  2. 2025-08-19 HJ 72 Pg. 835

    approved by the Governor 08/15/2025 10:00 AM

  3. 2025-08-19 HJ 72 Pg. 835

    filed with Secretary of State 08/15/2025 11:00 AM

  4. 2025-08-19 HJ 72 Pg. 835

    assigned PA 7'25 with immediate effect

  5. 2025-08-13 SJ 69 Pg. 843

    PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 204 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0

  6. 2025-08-13 SJ 69 Pg. 843

    INSERTED FULL TITLE

  7. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 827

    returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title

  8. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 827

    full title agreed to

  9. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 827

    bill ordered enrolled

  10. 2025-06-17 SJ 56 Pg. 722

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

  11. 2025-06-17 SJ 56 Pg. 722

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  12. 2025-06-12 SJ 55 Pg. 707

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/11/2025

  13. 2025-06-12 SJ 55 Pg. 707

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  14. 2025-06-03 SJ 50 Pg. 638

    REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

  15. 2025-03-13 SJ 24 Pg. 200

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  16. 2025-03-13 SJ 24 Pg. 200

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

  17. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 215

    read a second time

  18. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 215

    placed on third reading

  19. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 215

    placed on immediate passage

  20. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 215

    read a third time

  21. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 215

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #18 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

  22. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 215

    transmitted

  23. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 147

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  24. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 147

    referred to second reading

  25. 2025-01-15 HJ 4 Pg. 38

    bill electronically reproduced 01/14/2025

  26. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 35

    introduced by Representative Rep. Tom Kunse

  27. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 35

    read a first time

  28. 2025-01-14 HJ 3 Pg. 35

    referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Official Summary Text

Highways: memorial; portion of US-131; designate as the "Sgt. Matthew Webber Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 1073b.

Current Bill Text

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Act No. 7
Public Acts of 2025
Approved by the Governor
August 15, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State
August 15, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 15, 2025
STATE OF MICHIGAN
103RD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2025
Introduced by Reps. Kunse and Beson
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4003
AN ACT to amend 2001 PA 142, entitled “An act to consolidate prior acts naming certain Michigan highways;
to provide for the naming of certain highways; to prescribe certain duties of the state transportation department;
and to repeal acts and parts of acts and certain resolutions,” (MCL 250.1001 to 250.2092) by adding section 1073b.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1073b. The portion of highway US-131 in Mecosta County between the intersection of highway US-131 and
11 Mile Road and the intersection of highway US-131 and Old State Road shall be known as the “Sgt. Matthew Webber
Memorial Highway”.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________

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Governor