Carol Ammons

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 5492, which makes health plans cover six-month supplies of prescribed hormone therapy from 2028. The House agreed to that version 75-39, and it became law.

June 1, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 2762, which requires health plans issued after January 1, 2029 to cover a prescribed seizure detection device. The House passed it 82-25, and it became law.

May 29, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 5284, which requires health plans to cover medically necessary hormone and non-hormone treatment for menopause. The House agreed to that version 78-33, and it became law.

May 28, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5390, which requires hospitals to use one state financial assistance form and honor approvals for at least 12 months. The Illinois House passed it 73-34, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4461, which bars hospitals and medical-debt creditors from placing a lien on a patient's main home. The Illinois House passed it 74-37, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3019, which keeps insurers reporting premium spending on claims and paying refunds if federal rules end. The House agreed to that version 84-32, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3248, which requires health plans issued from 2027 to cover medically necessary laser hair removal. The House agreed to that version 76-39, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 69, which requires health plans issued from 2027 to cover equine therapy when a doctor says it is needed. The House passed it 78-33, and it became law.

May 20, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3772, which requires extra review of air pollution permits in communities already carrying unfair pollution burdens, starting 2027. The Illinois House passed it 73-39, and it became law.

May 30, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3409, which bans cosmetics containing listed harmful chemicals from July 2028. The House agreed to that version 74-38, and it became law.

May 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 4025, which requires landowners statewide to let the water utility replace lead service lines for free. The House passed it 83-29, and it became law.

May 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3037, the Dark Sky Act, which limits how much outdoor light from commercial buildings may spill past the property line. The House passed it 75-36, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3487, which requires hospitals to offer flu shots from September through March and pneumonia shots at admission or discharge. The Illinois House passed it 72-34, and it became law.

May 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5316, which lets the state emergency agency enter private land to sample soil, water, and air after a radioactive release. The House passed it 70-35, and it became law.

April 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5070, which bars the state Pollution Control Board from adopting a federal rule weaker than one it already has. The House passed it 69-28, and it became law.

April 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4418, which requires the state to control plastic pellet pollution in stormwater from factories. The Illinois House passed it 69-33, and it became law.

April 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 25, Illinois' 2025 energy law, which expands battery storage, rooftop solar rights, and EV charging. The House passed it 70-37, and it became law.

October 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 2516, which bans cosmetics, dental floss, children's and menstrual products and underwear with added PFAS. The House agreed to that version 77-39, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 2419, which makes local officials weigh pollution on nearby communities before approving a waste facility. The House agreed to that version 77-39, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Joined as chief co-sponsor of HB 3961, which barred state pension systems from investing new funds in fossil-fuel companies.

March 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: ilga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Voted yes to accept the Senate's rewrite of House Bill 5090, which lets rideshare drivers organize and bargain as a group with the companies. The Illinois House agreed 83-28 and the bill became law as Public Act 104-0788.

June 1, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 2914, which requires a detailed written warning, a chance to respond and arbitration rights before a tenured teacher's dismissal. The House passed it 83-25, and it became law.

May 21, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4491, which guarantees full pay for up to a year to police, firefighters, paramedics and prison staff hurt on duty. The House passed it 81-30, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4725, which lets the attorney general investigate, inspect workplaces, and interview workers before suing over worker protections. The Illinois House passed it 79-23, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4844, which requires employers with more than 25 workers to pay regular wages during jury duty. The Illinois House passed it 69-34, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 453, which extends fast-track first-contract bargaining rules to newly certified public employee unions of every size. The House passed it 82-33, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1344, which applies prevailing wage rules to camera sewer inspections and penalizes contractors that skip certified payroll on public jobs. The House passed it 87-30, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1976, which stops state agencies weakening worker-pay or coal-mine safety rules below the federal protections of April 2025. The Illinois House passed it 80-32, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 2164, which raises the fee for employers that underpay workers and makes final Labor Department orders enforceable like court judgments. The Illinois House passed it 75-38, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4890, which lets a court take unaccompanied immigrant children in federal care under its protection, opening health and school services. The House passed it 82-26, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass the House version of House Bill 5093, which widens in-state college tuition and state aid by dropping a school-attendance condition. The House passed it 71-37; the Senate later narrowed and delayed it, and that version became law.

April 9, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5024, which bars immigration detention centers within 1,500 feet of a school, day care, park, home, or place of worship. The Illinois House passed it 72-35, and it became law.

April 8, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1312, which lets people sue immigration officers who knowingly violate constitutional rights and requires hospital immigration policies. The Illinois House passed it 75-32, and it became law.

October 31, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the House version of Senate Bill 2339, which protects workers responding to federal work-eligibility mismatches, with Labor Department enforcement and private lawsuits. The House passed it 75-42; the Senate agreed, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3247, which bars public schools from denying education or parent activities because of a child's or parent's immigration status. The Illinois House passed it 70-40, and it became law.

May 28, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the House version of Senate Bill 405, which requires public school counseling to serve every student regardless of citizenship status. The House passed it 74-39; the Senate agreed, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 460, which bars limits on state college grants for covered students and requires the widest aid eligibility state law allows. The Illinois House passed it 70-40, and it became law.

May 20, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3020, which rewrites what counts as harassment under the domestic violence and protective order laws, including electronic harassment. The House passed it 91-23, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 2972, which requires liability insurance for motorboats over 10 horsepower, boats over 21 feet, and personal watercraft. The House passed it 80-22, and it became law.

May 21, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4639, which lets judges set up mediation programs for young people accused of crimes and consider restorative practices before sentencing. The House passed it 65-39, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4948, which suspends drivers with two speeding offenses in a year unless they drive with a speed-limiting device. The House passed it 77-24, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 24, which requires every police agency to take missing person reports without making families wait. The House passed it 87-28, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 19, which lets a person with a protective order against a parole candidate submit a victim statement. The House passed it 74-37, and it became law.

May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3564, which caps rental application fees at $50 and voids unlisted landlord fees. The House agreed to that version 64-40, and it became law.

April 8, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3565, which lets a township spend its public aid money on food banks and food pantries. The House passed it 73-35, and it became law.

May 29, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4606, which lets the state build a program of short-term home visits for every family with a newborn. The House passed it 73-31, and it became law.

April 8, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 4577, which defines play-based learning in kindergarten in state law. The House agreed to that version 76-27, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3314, which requires a yearly public report on how many credit hours full-time faculty teach at Illinois public colleges. The House passed it 83-28, and it became law.

May 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4862, which requires every school board to adopt a written procedure supporting school employees' mental health by 2028. The House passed it 81-27, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3385, which makes every public college offer students at least three licensed mental health professionals. The House agreed to that version 91-24, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1947, which makes every Illinois teacher training college pilot the state's teacher performance assessment from 2026 to 2029. The House passed it 84-31, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1373, which requires police to trace every crime gun through the federal eTrace system and share the results. The Illinois House passed it 75-40, and it became law.

April 8, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3341, which lets any minor consent to birth control without a parent's approval. The Illinois House passed it 73-38, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the House version of House Bill 5295, which makes health networks wall off abortion records from out-of-state sharing. The House passed it 73-34; the Senate later changed key definitions, and that version became law effective July 1, 2027.

April 16, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3709, which makes public colleges give students access to prescribers of birth control and medication abortion. The House agreed to that version 78-39, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4339, which requires every high school district to give eligible graduating students a chance to register to vote. The Illinois House passed it 77-24, and it became law.

April 8, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Joined HB 2911, which changed voter-registration and driver's-license application rules for people using dual-purpose applications.

March 11, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: ilga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4834, which removes testosterone, abortion pills, and hormone medicines from the state prescription-tracking program. The Illinois House passed it 68-37, and it became law.

April 8, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the House version of Senate Bill 3777, which makes rules that unfairly harm protected groups a civil rights violation. The House passed it 72-38, the Senate agreed, and it became law.

June 1, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 4966, the SECURE Act, making the child welfare agency guard records showing a child's sexual orientation. The House agreed to that version 75-40, and it became law.

May 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3460, which bars the state delaying a barber, cosmetology or nail technology license application because the applicant is in prison. The House passed it 75-37, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4420, which makes media produced at state colleges a public forum and bars officials from reviewing content before publication. The House passed it 75-36, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4758, which lets job ads require a driver's license only when driving is essential to the job. The Illinois House passed it 82-30, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Filed HB 4574, which removed felony-conviction restrictions on eligibility for certain local offices.

January 23, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: ilga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1836, the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals eligible criminal records and widens who qualifies. The Illinois House passed it 80-26, and it became law.

October 30, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1519, which requires school districts to report referrals of students to police and keep a written agreement with local police. The House passed it 69-44, and it became law.

May 28, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1181, which extends the state's anti-SLAPP law to press freedom and makes frivolous filers pay the other side's legal fees. The House passed it 75-38, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted yes to accept the Senate's rewrite of House Bill 5090, which lets rideshare drivers organize and bargain as a group with the companies. The Illinois House agreed 83-28 and the bill became law as Public Act 104-0788.

June 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3465, which sets sanitary requirements for construction sites, including menstrual hygiene products. The House passed it 71-37, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 4006, which requires home insurers to say in writing whether flood coverage is available and disclose their climate risks. The House passed it 78-32, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 714, which bars car insurers raising a renewal premium over 10% without 30 days' notice. The House passed it 70-38, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 4273, which bars home insurers from raising a renewal premium over 10% without 60 days' notice. The House agreed to that version 72-38, and it became law.

May 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 3066, the Service Appointment Fairness Act, which makes breaking its appointment booking rules a consumer fraud violation. The House passed it 70-40, and it became law.

May 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4725, which lets the attorney general investigate, inspect workplaces, and interview workers before suing over worker protections. The Illinois House passed it 79-23, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4844, which requires employers with more than 25 workers to pay regular wages during jury duty. The Illinois House passed it 69-34, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1344, which applies prevailing wage rules to camera sewer inspections and penalizes contractors that skip certified payroll on public jobs. The House passed it 87-30, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 2319, which requires crypto cash machine operators to register with the state, cap fees, and give clear warnings and receipts. The House passed it 81-36, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1797, which makes companies holding or trading cryptocurrency for Illinois residents register with the state. The House passed it 76-38, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 1976, which stops state agencies weakening worker-pay or coal-mine safety rules below the federal protections of April 2025. The Illinois House passed it 80-32, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 67, which requires nurse staffing agencies to hold a state license to operate in Illinois. The House passed it 75-40, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 2164, which raises the fee for employers that underpay workers and makes final Labor Department orders enforceable like court judgments. The Illinois House passed it 75-38, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2987, which requires every Illinois warehouse to write a yearly tornado safety plan and build new warehouses to withstand tornadoes. The House passed it 83-28, later agreed to a Senate wording change 99-15, and it became law.

May 20, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 3222, the Illinois Hemp Act, requiring a license to make or sell hemp products and letting the state order recalls. The House passed it 77-31, and it became law.

May 31, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026