# Illinois SJR0012: IL ROUTE 66 100 YEARS

Illinois SJR0012, IL ROUTE 66 100 YEARS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Chris Balkema (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-05-27 (Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SJR0012
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: IL ROUTE 66 100 YEARS
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- Sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: assignments, transportation, transportation: regulation, roads & bridges
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (151 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Declares 2026 as the Illinois Route 66 Centennial Year in the State of Illinois. Encourages communities, historical societies, and state agencies to organize commemorative events and educational initiatives to honor this historic occasion.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Balkema (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Elik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandun Schweizer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Meier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Koehler (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dennis Tipsword (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erica Harriss (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe C. Sosnowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John M. Cabello (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katie Stuart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martin McLaughlin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Coffey, Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Porfirio (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Sheehan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Jacobs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Regan Deering (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sally J. Turner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne A. Rosenthal (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William E Hauter (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Resolution Adopted | pass | 114 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; | pass | 19 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Be Adopted Transportation; | pass | 18 | 0 |   |

## Actions (39)

- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello (House)
- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer (House)
- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House)
- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs (House)
- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin (House)
- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering (House)
- 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan (House)
- 2025-05-27: Adopted Both Houses (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: Resolution Adopted 114-000-000 (House)
- 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal (House)
- 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter (House)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski (House)
- 2025-04-29: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House)
- 2025-04-29: Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges; 019-000-000 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges (House)
- 2025-04-22: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart (House)
- 2025-03-26: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House)
- 2025-03-21: Referred to Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dennis Tipsword (House)
- 2025-03-20: Arrived in House (House)
- 2025-03-20: Resolution Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions March 6, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Be Adopted Transportation; 018-000-000 (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Assigned to Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Filed with Secretary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SJR/PDF/10400SJ0012lv.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SJR/PDF/10400SJ0012lv.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SJR0012-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
