VIOLET T. LEWIS MEMORIAL HWY                                                                  S.B. 1137:

                                                                                  SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 1137 (as introduced 11-8-18)

Sponsor:  Senator Ian Conyers

Committee:  Transportation

Date Completed:  11-29-18

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to name the portion of Highway M-10 located in the City of Detroit between the intersection with Meyers Road and the intersection with West Outer Drive as the "Violet T. Lewis Memorial Highway"

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.

Proposed MCL 250.1036a                                                                                          

BACKGROUND

Violet Temple Lewis was born in Lima, Ohio, on May 27, 1889. She founded the Lewis Business College in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1927 before opening Detroit's Lewis Business College, which is the United States Department of Education's only designated historical black college in Michigan. She also co-founded Gamma Phi Delta, a professional and businesswomen's sorority with chapters located across the United States, and was inducted in the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1992. Ms. Lewis died on March 22, 1968, in Detroit.

Legislative Analyst:  Drew Krogulecki

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                  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.