HB 4145 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Highways: memorial; portion of US-127; designate as the "2nd Lt. Roosevelt Stiger Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 46a.

HB 4145 designates a specific 1-mile segment of US-127 in Jackson County (between mile markers 39 and 40) as the "2nd Lt. Roosevelt Stiger Memorial Highway." This procedural bill amends Michigan's Memorial Highway Act to add this designation, honoring 2nd Lieutenant Roosevelt Stiger, a military veteran. The highway segment itself is the direct subject of the naming change, with no new policies or funding mechanisms involved. The bill passed unanimously in the Michigan House on May 20, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action May 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 3 edits · May 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up during its passage through the House, removing redundant introductory lines and correcting formatting inconsistencies. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, designating a specific stretch of US-127 in Jackson County as a memorial highway.

TECHNICAL

Removed redundant introductory lines listing sponsors and committee referral information that appeared before the bill text.

Standardized capitalization and formatting of the bill title and enactment language.

Removed page footer information including bill tracking numbers and document identifiers.

Floor votes · House May 20, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 29, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #120 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Kathy Schmaltz

lower

1 primary · 35 co-sponsors