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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 608    </title>
<shortdesc>UNION CONTRACT INCREASES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael J. Madigan and Sara Feigenholtz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<SynopsisText>     Declares that the State shall appropriate for no more than an X% increase for wage increases and for any benefit increases associated with any and all collectively bargained contracts throughout State government. States the policy of the State of Illinois that the size of, or a reduction in, the State employee workforce shall not be a topic of collective bargaining.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan</action>
<statusdate>11/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>11/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Revenue &amp; Finance Committee</action>
<statusdate>11/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Revenue &amp; Finance Committee;  Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>11/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>11/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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