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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SR 740    </title>
<shortdesc>EXTEND VOTING RIGHTS ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Miguel del Valle-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Kwame Raoul</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges Congress to reauthorize those portions of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 scheduled to expire in 2007.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/2/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Waive Posting Notice</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Be Adopted State Government;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
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