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IL HJR0136

Joint Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/31/2016

Primary Sponsor

Brandon Phelps

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates the portion of Illinois Route 146 from the Pope County line to the city limits of Elizabethtown as the Deputy Elizabeth Edwards Memorial Highway
  • Honors Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Mazella Edwards, born June 2, 1979, who was killed in the line of duty on February 12, 2006 while responding to a traffic accident
  • Deputy Edwards served in the United States Army Reserves after September 11, 2001 and joined the Hardin County Sheriff's Department in fall 2005
  • Requests the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect plaques or signs at suitable locations designating the memorial highway in accordance with state and federal regulations
  • Directs that copies of the resolution be presented to Deputy Edwards' family and the Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary

Legislative Description

ELIZABETH EDWARDS MEM HWY

Last Action

Adopted Both Houses

5/31/2016

Committee Referrals

Transportation5/17/2016
Assignments5/12/2016
Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges4/13/2016
Rules3/2/2016

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