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SCM 1001

Donald J. Trump highway

57th Legislature - First Regular Session Introduced by Wendy Rogers

Requests designating State Route 260 as the “Donald J. Trump Highway” and to install and maintain corresponding signage along the route.

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Bill Summary · SCM 1001

Summary — SCM 1001: “Donald J. Trump highway” (Concurrent Memorial)

Status: FAILED
Introduced: December 16, 2024 (Prefiled)
Sponsor: Senator Rogers
Classification: Concurrent memorial
Final action: Failed (2025-03-06)

Purpose

SCM 1001 is a nonbinding concurrent memorial urging state authorities to name State Route 260 the “Donald J. Trump Highway” and to install and maintain appropriate signage identifying that designation. The document is largely symbolic and expresses the legislature’s commendation of the referenced individual.

Key provisions

  • Requests that the designated state authority (in the introduced version, the Arizona Department of Transportation; in the Senate Engrossed version, the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names) designate State Route 260 as the “Donald J. Trump Highway.”
  • Requests that the designated authority approve, place and maintain signage identifying the highway by that name.
  • Directs the Secretary of State to transmit a copy of the memorial to the relevant agency (ADOT or the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names, depending on version).

Content and context

  • The memorial contains multiple “whereas” clauses that enumerate and praise policy actions and accomplishments attributed to Donald J. Trump (for example: establishing a “Department of Government Efficiency,” border-wall construction, tax reform, regulatory actions, job creation figures, and other assertions).
  • These clauses are rhetorical and serve to explain the legislature’s reason for proposing the designation; they do not create legal findings or entitle any party to funding.

Who is affected

  • State Route 260 (a state highway) is the geographic subject of the requested designation.
  • The Arizona Department of Transportation or the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names would be asked to take action on naming and signage.
  • Local communities, motorists and other stakeholders along SR 260 would be the practical recipients of any installed signs or related changes.

Fiscal/administrative impact

  • The memorial does not appropriate funds or specify funding sources. Any costs for design, manufacture, placement and maintenance of signs would be borne by the responsible agency under existing budgets or future appropriations.
  • As a concurrent memorial, the measure is advisory/symbolic and does not itself change statute or create binding obligations.

Legislative history / timeline

  • Prefiled: 2024-12-16
  • Senate First Reading: 2025-01-14
  • Senate Second Reading: 2025-01-15
  • Committee actions: DPA (Do Pass as Amended) recorded 2025-02-12 and 2025-02-25
  • Final disposition: FAILED on 2025-03-06

Notes: The engrossed version shifted the addressee from ADOT to the State Board on Geographic and Historic Names. The memorial’s assertions about accomplishments are statements made within the document and not adjudicated findings.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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