▁with hold ing ▁their ▁pay . ▁The ▁walk out ▁ended ▁after ▁the ▁majority ▁agreed ▁to ▁table ▁three ▁b ills , ▁including ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁spark ed ▁the ▁walk out , ▁from ▁the ▁ag enda . ▁ ▁Walk out ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Democratic ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁st aged ▁a ▁legisl ative ▁walk out . ▁Republican ▁legisl ators ▁attempted ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁work ▁bill ▁in ▁the ▁Indiana ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁illegal ▁for ▁employees ▁to ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁workers ▁union . ▁Republic ans ▁argued ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁help ▁the ▁state ▁attract ▁new ▁employ ers . ▁Unable ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁measure ▁from ▁passing , ▁all ▁but ▁three ▁Democratic ▁legisl ators ▁fled ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁neighbor ing ▁Illinois ▁to ▁den y ▁the ▁body ▁qu orum ▁while ▁several ▁hundred ▁protest ers ▁st aged ▁demonstr ations ▁at ▁the ▁capital . ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁walk outs ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁Indiana , ▁but ▁are ▁typically ▁short ▁in ▁duration . ▁They ▁have ▁occurred ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁as ▁long ▁ago ▁as ▁Civil ▁War ▁era , ▁when ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Governor ▁Oliver ▁P . ▁Mort on , ▁Republic ans ▁fled ▁the ▁capit ol ▁to ▁prevent ▁anti - war ▁and ▁pro - Conf eder ate ▁legisl ation ▁from ▁passing . ▁ ▁Republic ans ▁last ▁st aged ▁a ▁walk out ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁den y ▁qu orum ▁on ▁state wide