HB4173 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

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Sponsor: Alders
Last action: 2025-05-14
Official status: 05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

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Bill History

2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Companion considered in lieu of. SB 682
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Laid on the table subject to call
2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Transportation
2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

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89(R) HB 4173 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R1825 AND-D

By: Alders

H.B. No. 4173

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road

2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter

Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 225.243 to read as follows:

Sec.

225.243.

CAPTAIN KEVIN WILLIAMS AND FIREFIGHTER AUSTIN

CHEEK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)

The portion of Farm-to-Market Road

2493 in Smith County between its intersection with Church Street in

Flint and its intersection with County Road 150 is designated as the

Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial

Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1)

design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin

Cheek Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2)

erect a marker at each end of the highway and at

appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.