HB 1149 -- MEMORIAL BRIDGE SPONSOR: May COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on Transportation and Motor Vehicles by a vote of 19 to 0. This bill names the bridge on Interstate 44 crossing the Little Piney Creek in Phelps County as the "Trooper Mike L. Newton Memorial Bridge." FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this is a deserving recognition for one who has given his life for the protection of Missourians. Testifying for the bill were Representative May; State Highway Patrol; and Missouri State Troopers Association. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee. Robert Triplett, Legislative AnalystCopyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives