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A bill to separate Chicago from the rest of Illinois was presented to the Illinois House of Representatives, but did not progress. An organization named "New Illinois" was formed in 2018 to advocate for separation, and in 2019 one of its board members introduced a new resolution to the House, which did not proceed to a vote.
KCTCS was founded as part of the Postsecondary Improvement Act of 1997 (House Bill 1), signed by former Kentucky Governor Paul E. Patton, to create a new institution to replace the University of Kentucky's Community College System and the Kentucky Department of Education's network of technical schools. The Kentucky Fire Commission, a separate ...
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly.The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representatives elected from individual legislative districts for two-year terms with no limits; redistricted every 10 years, based on the 2010 U.S. census ...
The 102nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois House and Illinois Senate, convened on January 13, 2021, [1] and adjourned sine die on January 10, 2023. Over that period, it was in session for a total of 112 days. [2] The membership of the 102nd General Assembly was decided by the 2020 elections. The election resulted in the ...
December 2, 1822 4 Thomas Mather: Democratic-Republican: 4th November 15, 1824 5 David Blackwell: Democratic: January 2, 1826 6 John McLean: Democratic: 5th December 4, 1826 6th 7 William Lee D. Ewing: Democratic: 7th December 6, 1830 8 Alexander M. Jenkins: Democratic: 8th December 6, 1832 9 James Semple: Democratic: 9th December 1, 1834 10th ...
The 100th General Assembly enacted a total of 1,190 bills into law. [1] Notably among these, it passed the first state budget in more than two years, ending the Illinois Budget Impasse that began under the 99th Illinois General Assembly. The budget was passed over the veto of Governor Bruce Rauner. [2]
The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (Illinois House Bill 1438) is an act legalizing and regulating the production, consumption, and sale of cannabis in Illinois. It was approved by both houses by May 31, 2019 and came into effect January 1, 2020. [1] [2]
The Cutback Amendment (formally named the "Size of State House of Representatives Amendment"; and also known as both "Amendment 1" and the "Legislative Article") [1] [2] [3] is an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that abolished multi-member districts in the Illinois House of Representatives and the process of cumulative voting. [4]