title: magento 1.9 doesn't show "state" dropdown in checkout
body: <p>I'm running magento 1.9.2.0 and I configured the config options to ask for a "state" for Italy, but when I try to buy the state isn't actually required.</p>
  
  <p>Here's some screenshots:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/jIfiY.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/jIfiY.png" alt="http://i.stack.imgur.com/jIfiY.png"></a>
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIWkZ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIWkZ.png" alt="http://i.stack.imgur.com/TIWkZ.png"></a></p>
  
  <p>This looks like a magento bug to me. How can I fix it?</p>