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KY HJR14

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/7/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ken Fleming

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates a portion of U.S. Route 42 in Jefferson County as the "Representative Bob DeWeese Memorial Highway," from its intersection with Mockingbird Valley Road at mile point 3.279 to the Jefferson/Oldham County line

  • Honors Bob DeWeese (1934-2020), who served 24 years in the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 48th District starting in 1992, including 14 years as Republican Caucus Chairman

  • DeWeese was a physician who graduated from University of Louisville Medical School, served as president of the Louisville Surgical Society, and received the Dr. Nathan Davis Award from the American Medical Association in 2000

  • Requires the Transportation Cabinet to erect appropriate signage within 30 days of the resolution's effective date

  • The new designation supersedes any previous honorary designation for this section of highway

Legislative Description

A JOINT RESOLUTION designating the Representative Bob DeWeese Memorial Highway in Jefferson County.

Memorials

Last Action

to Transportation (H)

1/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation1/14/2026
Committee On Committees1/7/2026

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