(1-14-25) The Indiana House Republican Caucus announced on Tuesday a bill to redraw state lines that would allow a number of Illinois counties that want to secede from their state to become apart of Indiana.

Indiana Speaker Todd Huston

”To all of our neighbors to the west, we hear your frustrations.”

Instead of seceding and creating a 51st state, they should just join us,” Speaker Huston said.

If HB 1008 passes, the Indiana General Assembly would create an “Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission”.

Huston said –

”That is a process that follows a Constitutional process for redrawing state boundaries. We think there might be some interest in the Illinois Legislature to do that.”

Should Indiana pass the bill the Illinois General Assembly would need to pass a similar resolution.

The bill now makes its way to the House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee, where it will receive its first hearing next Tuesday.

HOUSE BILL No. 1008