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PA HB2290

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michael Stender

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates a portion of Pennsylvania Route 405 to Route 44 in Delaware Township and Watsontown Borough, Northumberland County, as the PFC Richard F. "Ricky" Ritter Memorial Highway

  • Honors PFC Richard Frank Ritter (born October 7, 1944), a Warrior Run High School graduate who served in Company A, First Engineering Battalion, Third Marine Division

  • PFC Ritter was killed in action on March 15, 1967, near Da Nang, Vietnam, and received the Purple Heart posthumously

  • Requires the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the highway name in both directions

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

Designating a portion of Pennsylvania Route 405 from segment 0270/offset 2380 to segment 220/offset 2306 on Pennsylvania Route 44 in Delaware Township and Watsontown Borough in Northumberland County as the PFC Richard F. "Ricky" Ritter Memorial Highway.

Last Action

Referred to Transportation

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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