HB 1952 -- MEMORIAL BRIDGE SPONSOR: Loehner COMMITTEE ACTION: Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on Transportation by a vote of 10 to 0. This bill designates the bridge over the Gasconade River on U. S. Highway 63 in Maries County as the "Roy Bassett Memorial Bridge." FISCAL NOTE: No impact on state funds in FY 2009, FY 2010, and FY 2011. PROPONENTS: Supporters say that the bill will be a fitting tribute for a person who lost his life trying to protect the public. Testifying for the bill were Representatives Loehner and Day; Jack Edwards; Kenneth Bassett; and Arnold Bassett. OPPONENTS: There was no opposition voiced to the committee.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives