HCR 54 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

PFC Howard Bissett Memorial Bridge

HCR 54 is a commemorative resolution requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways rename Sugar Run Bridge (located at CR 09 over West Virginia Fork of Fish Creek in Wetzel County) as the "U.S. Army Private First Class Howard Bissett Memorial Bridge." The resolution honors PFC Howard Bissett, a local Army veteran who served from 1952-1960 and lived in Wetzel County. It directs the Division of Highways to install signage identifying the bridge with this new name. This is a procedural resolution with no substantive policy changes.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from an Introduced Version to a Committee Substitute version, primarily updating the bridge naming resolution to use a more concise rank abbreviation (PFC instead of Private First Class) and changing the origin history to reflect committee work rather than initial introduction. These are technical and formatting changes that improve consistency in military rank notation and clarify the legislative process timeline.

TECHNICAL

Changed military rank abbreviation from 'Private First Class' to 'PFC' in the bridge name throughout the document for consistency and brevity.

Updated the legislative history section to reflect that the bill originated in the Committee on Energy and Public Works and was reported on March 13, 2025, rather than showing it was introduced on February 19, 2025.

Removed gender-inclusive language ('his/her') from the memorial clause to use only 'his' for consistency with the subject's identity.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

97–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 100

Mar 24, 2025

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican91

88 Yea 3

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted by House (Roll No. 160)

lower

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Be adopted

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

To House Rules

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

By substitute, be adopted, but first to Rules

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Committee

To House Energy and Public Works

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors