OUTSTATE COUNTIES-51ST STATE
Summary
Urges the U.S. Congress to make the 101 counties of outstate Illinois the 51st state in the country.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2022
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Halbrook
RRepublican
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