HJR 48 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

LCPL RUSSELL ROWE MEMORIAL HWY

HJR 48 designates a specific stretch of Illinois Route 131 (from the state line south to Illinois Route 173) as the "Lance Corporal Russell Rowe Memorial Highway" to honor a Marine Corps veteran who died in service during the 1965 Dominican Republic intervention. The resolution requests the Illinois Department of Transportation to install appropriate signs along this highway segment to commemorate his sacrifice. This bill does not create new laws or affect regulations, but formally names a public roadway in recognition of L.Cpl. Russell Rowe's service and death.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2026 Last action May 7, 2026
Floor votes · House May 7, 2026

How they voted

1070
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 116
May 7, 2026
D Democratic76
70 Yea 6
92% Yea
R Republican40
37 Yea 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
May 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 109-000-000
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 018-000-000
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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