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Committee votes 7-0 to recommend naming Selmer armory for Brig. Gen. F. Hawkins
Summary
The House Naming and Designating Committee voted unanimously to recommend HB 17 64, which would rename the National Guard Armory in Selmer for Brigadier General F. Hawkins. Committee members noted Hawkins' rise from private to general; signage will be paid from the Department of Military's existing budget.
At its March 16 meeting, the House Naming and Designating Committee voted 7-0 to recommend HB 17 64, which would rename the National Guard Armory in Selmer, Tennessee, the Brigadier General F. Hawkins Armory.
Representative Gantt, the bill's sponsor, summarized the measure and its fiscal effect, saying the Department of Military will cover the cost of new signage from funds already in its budget so the change "[does not] require additional funding from the state." He also noted General Hawkins' career in the Guard: "General Hawkins enlisted as a private in 1960 and retired in 1997 as a Brigadier General." Representative Gantt yielded back with a favorable recommendation from the committee.
A committee member introduced in the record as Chairman Fritz thanked the sponsor and praised the recognition, saying "It's an uncommon thing that someone go from private to general. That's a big thing to recognize." The chair then opened the vote; the clerk announced seven ayes and zero noes, and the chair stated the bill "moves out to state and local government with a positive recommendation." The committee then closed its calendar and adjourned.
Next step: the committee's positive recommendation will carry HB 17 64 forward to the next legislative stage listed in the record as "state and local government."
