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Minutes for HB2481 - Committee on Transportation
Short Title
Designating portions of K-96 highway as the PFC Henry Lee Fisher memorial highway and the 96th Infantry Division memorial highway.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 13, 2024
Chairperson Petersen called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. and opened the hearing on HB2481.
Adam Siebers, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes, briefed the Committee on the bill (Attachment 1). He explained that the bill designates portions of K-96 Highway in Reno County as the PFC Henry Lee Fisher Memorial Highway and the 96th Infantry Division Memorial Highway. He outlined the three sections of highway to be so designated and referenced the regulations applicable for such procedures.
Representative Joe Seiwert, District 101, spoke as a proponent for the bill and noted four additional legislators as proponents: Representative Michael Murphy, District 114, Representative Jason Probst, District 102, Representative Paul Waggoner, District 104, and Senator Mark Steffen, District 34. He referenced Reno County Commissioner Ron Hirst as reflecting the testimony of the legislators (Attachment 2).
The following individuals submitted written-only proponents testimony:
- Ron Hirst, Commissioner, Reno County (Attachment 3);
- Senator Mark Steffen, District 34 (Attachment 4); and
- Jake Feil, Citizen, Haven (Attachment 5).
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2481.
