Memorial highways; designate a segmant of MS Highway 537 in Jones County as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway."

Plain English Breakdown

The specific details about sign placement are not provided in the official summary or digest, leaving some uncertainty.

Designate a Segment of MS Highway 537 as the Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway

This act designates a segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County, from Lake Como Road to Doris Tanner's Flowers, as the 'Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway' and requires MDOT to put up signs.

What This Bill Does

• Designates a one-mile stretch of MS Highway 537 beginning at Lake Como Road and extending southward for approximately one mile to Doris Tanner's Flowers in Laurel, Jones County, as the Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway.
• Requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to erect and maintain appropriate signs along this highway segment and near it.

Who It Names or Affects

• The people who drive or live near MS Highway 537 in Jones County.
• MDOT, which must put up signs for the memorial highway.

Terms To Know

Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT)

The state agency responsible for building and maintaining roads and highways in Mississippi.

Limits and Unknowns

• This act does not provide details on the cost or funding for the signs.
• It is unclear how MDOT will decide where to place the signs along the highway segment.

Official Summary Text

Memorial highways; designate a segmant of MS Highway 537 in Jones County as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway."

Current Bill Text

H. B. No. 223 *HR43/R696* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR43/R696
PAGE 1 (DJ\KP)
ST: Memorial highways; designate a segmant of
MS Highway 537 in Jones County as the "Sgt. John
Howard Tanner Memorial Highway."
To: Transportation
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Scoggin, Scott

HOUSE BILL NO. 223

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 537 1
LOCATED IN JONES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SGT. JOHN HOWARD 2
TANNER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. (1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 537 5
located in Jones County, Mississippi, beginning at Lake Como Road, 6
and extending for a distance of approximately one (1) mile in the 7
southernly direction to Doris Tanner's Flowers located at 3635 8
Mississippi Highway 537, Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, is 9
designated and shall be known as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner 10
Memorial Highway." 11
(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect 12
and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment 13
of highway described in subsection (1) of this section. 14
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 15
and after July 1, 2026. 16