DON WELGE MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Summary
Designates the new Chester Bridge over the Mississippi River along Illinois Route 150 and Missouri Route 51 as the "Don Welge Memorial Bridge".
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Oct 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 24, 2023
Last action Oct 26, 2023
Floor votes · House May 24, 2023
How they voted
100–0
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 117
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic77
87% Yea
R
Republican40
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Oct 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Adopted Both Houses
lower
Oct 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 056-000-000
lower
May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
May 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 101-000-000
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulations, Roads & Bridges; 017-000-000
lower
May 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Regulations, Roads & Bridges
lower
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Friess
RRepublican
P
Terri Bryant
RRepublican
Co
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
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