N.A. SADA & SGT. D.D. ROSE MEM. HWY                                           S.B. 1009:

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Senate Bill 1009 (as introduced 4-14-22)                       (Senate-passed version)

Sponsor:  Senator Curtis Hertel, Jr.

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

 

Date Completed:  6-14-22

 

CONTENT

 

The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to designate the portion of Highway I-94 in Ypsilanti Charter Township beginning at South Harris Road and extending to Wiard Road as the "Nicholas A. Sada and Sergeant Davyon D. Rose Memorial Highway".

 

Proposed MCL 250.1108                                                                                 

 

BACKGROUND

 

Nicholas A. Sada was born on May 30, 1997, in Lansing, Michigan. He attended and graduated Everett High School. Soon after, Nicholas began working for C&D Hughes Inc., a road construction firm.

 

Sergeant Davyon D. Rose was born on March 10, 1997, in Lansing, Michigan. He attended Everett High School and graduated in 2015. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and served as Sergeant 1st Battalion, 509th Airborne Infantry Regiment, Easy Company from 2016 to 2020. He returned home after his service and began working for C&D Hughes Inc.

 

On November 7, 2020, Sada and Rose were killed by a suspected drunk driver while working in Ypsilanti, Michigan. They were both 23 years old.

 

                                                            Legislative Analyst:  Tyler P. VanHuyse

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government. The Act specifies that the Department of Transportation may provide for the erection and maintenance of markers designating the name of a highway only when sufficient private funds are available to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining those markers. As such, private funds would cover the cost of the renaming, and no State funds would be used.

 

                                                                      Fiscal Analyst:  Michael Siracuse

 

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.