HB2075: Jefferson Davis Highway; renames any section of U.S. Route 1 to 'Emancipation Highway.'


HOUSE BILL NO. 2075
House Amendments in [ ] – February 2, 2021
A BILL to rename certain sections of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia the [ "Loving Memorial “Emancipation ] Highway" and to repeal Chapter 286 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Cole, J.G.

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Any section of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia that is designated as the "Jefferson Davis Highway" shall on the effective date of this act be designated and shall hereafter be known as the [ "Loving Memorial “Emancipation ] Highway." The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain appropriate markers indicating the designation of this highway. This designation shall not affect any other memorial designation heretofore or hereafter applied to this highway or any portions thereof.

2. That Chapter 286 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922 is repealed.

[ 3. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on January 1, 2022. ]

HOUSE BILL NO. 2075

Offered January 13, 2021
Prefiled January 12, 2021
A BILL to rename certain sections of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia the "Loving Memorial Highway" and to repeal Chapter 286 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922.

Patrons-- Cole, J.G., Levine, Adams, D.M., Aird, Ayala, Bagby, Bourne, Carr, Carter, Guzman, Keam, Kory, Murphy and Samirah

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Any section of U.S. Route 1 in Virginia that is designated as the "Jefferson Davis Highway" shall on the effective date of this act be designated and shall hereafter be known as the "Loving Memorial Highway." The Department of Transportation shall place and maintain appropriate markers indicating the designation of this highway. This designation shall not affect any other memorial designation heretofore or hereafter applied to this highway or any portions thereof.

2. That Chapter 286 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922 is repealed.