The West Virginia Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted April 8, 2025, to report committee substitutes for 16 House concurrent resolutions to the full Senate with a recommendation that each be adopted. The resolutions, which are honorary namings, would attach memorial names to bridges and road segments in counties across the state.

The measures were presented to the committee by Josiah Wink, an intern, who read each resolution’s text and the brief biographical details provided. After discussion, Vice Chair Taylor moved that the committee substitutes for the listed resolutions be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation of adoption; the motion was adopted by voice vote with no roll call recorded.

The committee’s action covers resolutions that would name bridges and roadways for military veterans and long-serving local residents. Senior Senator from the 13th raised a caution that some resolutions initially contained wording that did not conform to federal guidelines used by the Department of Highways and that approving those with problematic wording could risk federal transportation funding; the senator urged care to avoid jeopardizing federal funds.

Votes at a glance: All of the listed committee substitutes were reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that they be adopted.

- House Concurrent Resolution 5 — US Army Private First Class William Harrison Lothar Memorial Bridge (Lewis County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 7 — US Army Private First Class John Wesley Meadows Memorial Bridge (Mason County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 13 — US Army Corporal James E. Jackley Memorial Bridge (Marshall County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 18 — US Army Private Paul J. Hoff Memorial Bridge (Berkeley County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 24 — Postelwaite Brothers Memorial Bridge (Wetzel County) honoring Clarence, John Lloyd, and Frank Postelwaite.
- House Concurrent Resolution 26 — US Army Air Force Staff Sergeant Jimmy M. Hutchinson Memorial Bridge (Summers County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 28 — US Army Private First Class Frank Mattie Memorial Road (Monroe County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 29 — Sheriff Jeremy Taylor Memorial Road (Keizer County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 32 — US Army Bridal Leon Deacon Stover Memorial Bridge (Brawley County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 36 — US Marine Corps Private First Class Daryl Lee Burgess Memorial Bridge (Fayette County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 45 — Charlotte Denise Seymour Hill Memorial Bridge (Hardee County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 50 — US Army Private First Class Alfred E. Garrison Memorial Bridge (Wetzel County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 56 — US Army Specialist Class 4 Thomas William Dudley Sr. Memorial Bridge (Greenbrier County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 76 — US Army Private First Class Charles H. Moore Memorial Bridge (Kanawha County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 86 — US Army Private First Class Robert Mann Memorial Bridge (Monroe County).
- House Concurrent Resolution 89 — US Army Specialist Class 4 Kermit Harold Yoho Memorial Bridge (Marshall County).

Committee members and staff thanked the intern for presenting the resolutions; Wink said, "This has truly been one of the best experiences of my life." Chair Senator Maynard thanked committee staff and members and closed the meeting. The committee adjourned after approving the minutes from its April 7 and April 8 meetings earlier in the session.

These measures are honorary namings and do not appropriate funds or direct construction work. Any technical edits required to meet federal or Department of Highways guidelines would need to be resolved before final adoption by the full Senate.