Bill > HB2714

This bill amends the Heroes Way Designation Program Act to expand who can apply for an honorary road sign honoring a service member killed in action. Currently, only family members within the second degree of relation (such as parents, siblings, children, or grandparents) can apply for these signs. The bill now allows federally-chartered and state-chartered veterans service organizations to apply for such a designation if no eligible family member is available. These organizations must submit an application to the Illinois Department of Transportation that includes details about the proposed highway interchange, bridge, or highway segment to be named, along with the name of a General Assembly member who will sponsor the designation. The service member must be listed on the National Gold Star Family Registry, and the service member must have been a resident of Illinois at the time of being killed in action. The bill maintains existing provisions that limit each service member to one such designation, require a fee to cover sign construction and maintenance, and mandate that two signs be erected for each designated location. The purpose of this bill appears to be ensuring that service members who have been killed in action can still be honored with a commemorative highway sign, even if they do not have close family members to initiate the designation process.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2714&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104