SJR 61 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

CW2 DONALDSON MEM'L OVERPASS

This bill designates the Fourth Street Interstate 57 and 70 overpass in Effingham as the "Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Donaldson Memorial Overpass" to honor a local resident who served in the U.S. Army. The legislation requires the Illinois Department of Transportation to install signs at the site to display the new name and to present copies of the resolution to the soldier's family, the mayor of Effingham, and the state transportation secretary. It directly affects the naming of a specific public infrastructure project in Effingham and involves the state transportation department in implementing the commemorative signage.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Apr 16, 2026 Last action May 28, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026 · House May 28, 2026

How they voted

540
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
Apr 16, 2026
D Democratic39
36 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Adopted Both Houses
upper
May 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 113-000-000
lower
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 014-000-000
lower
May 19, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 055-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors