HCR 85 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Lavern “Mousey” Testerman Memorial Bridge

This House Concurrent Resolution (HCR 85) requests that the West Virginia Division of Highways rename a specific bridge in Mingo County - the Wharncliffe Box Beam bridge (coordinates 37.55534, -81.96599) carrying CR 010/01 over Bens Creek - as the "U.S. Army CPL Lavern 'Mousey' Testerman Memorial Bridge." It commemorates CPL Testerman, a WWII veteran who received a Bronze Star for saving his platoon, served in the Philippines, and later worked in the coal industry in the area. The resolution is purely commemorative, with no policy changes or direct effects beyond naming the bridge and installing signage.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from an Introduced Version to a Committee Substitute version, primarily updating the military rank designation from 'CPL' to 'Corporal', correcting the spelling of 'Virgil' from 'Viirgil', and significantly revising the historical narrative to include more accurate and detailed information about Corporal Testerman's military service, awards, and post-war life. The changes also updated the committee attribution to reflect the proper reporting date and origin.

TECHNICAL

Updated military rank designation from 'U.S. Army CPL' to 'U.S. Army Corporal' throughout the document for consistency and accuracy

Corrected spelling error in the list of children's names from 'Viirgil Testerman' to 'Virgil Testerman'

Revised the historical narrative to provide more accurate details about military service, including specific awards received and corrected the timeline of events

Updated committee attribution information to reflect the proper reporting date of March 20, 2025 and origin in the Committee on Energy and Public Works

Changed 'U. S.' to 'U.S.' formatting throughout the document for consistency

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

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

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Committee

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Adopted by Senate (Voice vote)

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported be adopted

upper

Mar 29, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted by House (Roll No. 203)

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Be adopted

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

To House Rules

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

By substitute, be adopted

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

To House Energy and Public Works

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors