Illinois · House Resolution 59 · 103rd General Assembly

RECOGNIZES-IRELAND GFA 25 YRS.

HR 59 Sponsored by Frances Ann Hurley Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 14, 2023
  3. Died  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Recognizes the 25th anniversary of the ratification of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Encourages all men, women, and children of all ethnic origins to become Irish for one day on the 17th of March during the annual celebration of the feast of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and to celebrate with Irish Americans this year for the 25th anniversary of the…

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Recognizes the 25th anniversary of the ratification of the Good Friday Agreement as the framework for lasting peace in Northern Ireland. Encourages all men, women, and children of all ethnic origins to become Irish for one day on the 17th of March during the annual celebration of the feast of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and to celebrate with Irish Americans this year for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Recognizes the governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland and their ongoing support and implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, as it is the irrevocable foundation of the peace process regardless of the United Kingdom's status regarding the European Union.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
  10. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 7 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.