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HB 4100

Highways: memorial; portion of M-50; designate as the "Animal Control Officer Darrian Young Memorial Highway." Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 6d.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Alexander and 15 co-sponsors

Designates a stretch of M-50 in Monroe County as the Animal Control Officer Darrian Young Memorial Highway; honorary only, with signs funded privately.

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Bill Summary · HB 4100

Summary — HB 4100 (Animal Control Officer Darrian Young Memorial Highway)

Main purpose
- Designates a portion of Michigan highway M‑50 in Monroe County as the "Animal Control Officer Darrian Young Memorial Highway" to honor the life and public service of Darrian Young.

Key provisions

  • Amends the Michigan Memorial Highway Act (2001 PA 142; MCL 250.1001–250.2092) by adding section 6d.
  • Statutory text added: the portion of M‑50 in Monroe County beginning at the intersection with South Raisinville Road and extending east to the intersection with Herr Road shall be known as the "Animal Control Officer Darrian Young Memorial Highway."
  • No appropriation or program changes; the designation is honorary and limited to naming and marking the specified roadway segment.

Who is affected

  • Directly: Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for purposes of recognition and potential marker installation.
  • Indirectly: Monroe County residents, local motorists, and the family/community of Darrian Young (the designation is commemorative).
  • Marker costs: Under the Michigan Memorial Highway Act, erection and maintenance of signs require sufficient private contributions to fully cover costs; therefore, the bill has no anticipated state or local fiscal impact.

Background and justification

  • Darrian Young (b. April 29, 1996) served as a Monroe County animal control officer beginning in 2019 and volunteered with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Mounted Division. She died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on June 4, 2020. The designation is intended to honor her service to the county and state.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Introduced in the Michigan House (sponsored by Rep. William Bruck; listed primary sponsor Maurice A. West, II in some records).
  • Passed the House (recorded May 20, 2025; roll call: Yeas 106, Nays 1) with immediate effect and transmitted thereafter.
  • Referred to the Senate Committee on Local Government (status: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT).
  • Companion bill: SB 2043.

Positions / Fiscal note

  • Michigan Sheriff’s Association: supportive.
  • Michigan Department of Transportation: neutral.
  • Fiscal impact: none to state or local government because sign installation requires private funding per existing law.

This bill creates an honorary highway designation; implementation of physical markers depends on private fundraising in accordance with the Memorial Highway Act.

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

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