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
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced May 24, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2023
How they voted
56–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 056-000-000
lower
May 24, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-0-2)
senate
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
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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