SCS SB 1059 -- MEMORIAL HIGHWAY SPONSOR: Kennedy (Roorda) COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on Transportation by a vote of 15 to 0. This substitute designates a portion of Interstate 55 in St. Louis County as the "Officer Thomas G. Smith Jr. Memorial Highway." All signage costs will be paid for by private donations. FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and FY 2009. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that this designation is appropriate for an officer who gave his life for the protection of the public. Testifying for the bill was Senator Kennedy. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee. Robert Triplett, Legislative AnalystCopyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives