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HB 228 Illinois House · 99th Regular Session

GA-UNITS OF LOCAL GOVT BAN

Summary
Amends the General Assembly Organization Act. Provides that until 4 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the General Assembly shall not enact any law creating any new unit of local government, including, but not limited to, the division of existing units of local government. Provides that the amendatory Act does not apply to the creation of a new unit of local government from the consolidation of 2 or more pre-existing units of local government.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Mar 5, 2015 Signed Aug 13, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2015 · House Mar 4, 2015

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
May 19, 2015
D Democratic29
26 Yea 3
89% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 13, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 7, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000
upper
Apr 8, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-2-4)
house
Feb 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Feb 3, 2015
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.