HB 37 Missouri House · 2025 Regular Session

Designates the "Senator Bill Foster Bridge" in Butler County

HB 37 designates the bridge on State Highway WW crossing the railroad in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, as the "Senator Bill Foster Bridge." The bill requires the Missouri Department of Transportation to install and maintain signage for the bridge, with costs covered by private donations. This is a ceremonial naming bill with no policy changes or direct impact on legislation or constituents beyond the bridge's official designation.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 2, 2024 Last action May 5, 2025

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Introduced → Perfected · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was substantially rewritten to replace two repealed sections with twenty-two new sections establishing memorial designations for various highways and bridges across Missouri. The original version only designated one bridge in Poplar Bluff, while the new version adds memorials for multiple fallen service members and officials, including highways and bridges named after Steven Bezold, Bob Watts, Stephen Irvin, and others. Funding sources vary by designation, with some paid by private donations and others by the department of transportation.

Scope change

Expanded from a single bridge designation to twenty-two new memorial highway and bridge designations across multiple counties

SCOPE

Added twenty-one new memorial designations for highways and bridges in addition to one existing designation that was retained

Removed the original single bridge designation language and replaced it with a comprehensive list of new sections

Added renaming provision for the Heart of America Bridge to include Sam Graves in its official name

FISCAL

Changed funding sources for various memorials, with some now paid by private donations and others by the department of transportation

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

SCS Voted Do Pass (S)

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Public Hearing Scheduled (S) - Monday, April 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m., Senatre Committee Room 1 - 1st Floor

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Second read and referred: Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety(S)

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 149 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Perfected with Amendments (H) - HA 1, HA 1 to HA 2, HA 2, as amended, HA 3, HA 4, HA5, HA 6, HA 7, HA 8, HA9, HA 10, HA 1 to HA 11, HA 11, as amended, HA 13, HA 14, HA 15, HA 16, HA 17, HA 18 adopted

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Voted Do Pass (H)

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred: Special Committee on Tourism(H)

lower

Dec 2, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled (H)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor