HWY CD-NAMING OF HWYS-TROOPERS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires, upon written request by the Director of State Police, an interstate highway, State highway, or segment of an interstate highway or State highway to be named in honor and memory of one or more Illinois State Troopers killed in the line of duty. Requires the Director of State Police to submit a request to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect one or more signs containing certain information about each memorialized Trooper. Requires the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation to consult with the Director of the State Police on the design of the signs and to erect the signs by an agreed upon date. Requires the costs associated with the signs to be borne by the labor organization representing the Trooper. Requires the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the labor organization to enter into an agreement regarding payment of those costs before those costs are incurred. Specifies that if the road segment identified in the request has already been named for another individual or organization, then the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Director of State Police shall consult on and determine an alternate location that is acceptable to both agencies. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2009
Committee Review
Apr 2009
House Passage
May 2009
Senate Passage
May 2009
Signed into Law
Aug 2009
Introduced Mar 6, 2009
Signed Aug 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2009 · House Mar 5, 2009
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
May 19, 2009
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 13, 2009
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2009
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Apr 30, 2009
Upper · Passed
Do Pass State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000
upper
Apr 22, 2009
Committee
Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 11, 2009
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 6, 2009
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2009
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-5)
house
Feb 18, 2009
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 020-000-000
lower
Feb 9, 2009
Committee
Assigned to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2009
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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