MEMORIAL-JOANNE RICHARDSON
This is a memorial resolution (SR 562) honoring JoAnne Fields Richardson, a Peoria resident who passed away on December 28, 2025. The resolution commemorates her life, highlighting her career as a registered nurse, decades of volunteer work with organizations like the Peoria Medical Society Alliance and Salvation Army, her church leadership, and her family. It expresses the Illinois Senate's condolences to her family and community. As a memorial resolution, it has no policy or funding impact.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 14, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Resolutions Consent Calendar
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Koehler
DDemocratic
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