Napoleon Harris

Voted to pass House Bill 1859, which requires community college courses to be taught by qualified faculty, not artificial intelligence alone. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports AI Regulation

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Voted to pass House Bill 5492, which requires health plans from 2028 to cover up to a six-month supply of prescribed hormone therapy at once. The Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.

May 30, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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 Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.

May 19, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

On 2025-08-15, Illinois Senate Bill 1418, sponsored by Senator Napoleon Harris III, received Public Act 104-0379 status; the measure concerns insurance coverage for peripheral-artery testing.

August 15, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 2437, which lets Medicaid patients bring a Medicaid doula to childbirth, among other Medicaid changes. The Senate accepted this larger Medicaid package 36-19, and it became law.

June 1, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass House Bill 3248, which requires health plans issued after January 1, 2027 to cover medically necessary laser hair removal. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2517, which requires health professionals to take an hour of hidden-bias training to renew a license. The Illinois Senate passed it 44-12, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4418, which requires the state to control plastic pellet pollution in stormwater from factories. The Illinois Senate passed it 44-13, and it became law.

May 28, 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 Senate passed it 44-13, and it became law.

May 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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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 Senate passed it 43-11, and it became law.

April 29, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 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 Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 25, Illinois' 2025 energy law, which expands battery storage, rooftop solar rights, and EV charging. The Senate agreed to that version 37-22, and it became law.

October 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 1859, which creates a task force on how climate damage pushes Illinois residents from their homes. The Senate agreed to that version 40-16, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2419, which makes local officials weigh traffic pollution and existing pollution on nearby communities before approving a waste facility. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2726, which lets the Department of Natural Resources use rewilding, returning land to its natural state with native species. The Senate passed it 39-16, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3751, which makes the state's economic equity office support businesses that hire and train people facing serious barriers to work. The Senate passed it 40-19, and it became law.

May 28, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1189, which applies Illinois wage rules to federally funded construction run by an Illinois public body. The Illinois Senate passed it 40-18, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5090, which lets rideshare drivers organize and bargain as a group with the companies, funded by a per-trip fee. The Illinois Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.

May 31, 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 Senate passed it 39-16, and it became law.

May 28, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 11, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1189, which applies Illinois wage rules to federally funded construction run by an Illinois public body. The Illinois Senate passed it 40-18, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 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 Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.

May 21, 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 Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

April 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Lead sponsor of an Illinois law letting the state comptroller, the official who writes state checks, hold back part of a state payment and send it to a local government, school district, or public college the recipient owes money to. It was signed December 12, 2025 (Senate Bill 90, Public Act 104-0450).

December 12, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: ilga.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4456, which lets regulators approve low-income discounts covering a whole utility bill, funded by a charge on other customers. The Illinois Senate passed it 42-17, and it became law.

May 19, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1430, which lets the State Treasurer make and buy loans that refinance student debt. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 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 Senate passed it 39-17, and it became law.

June 1, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate version of House Bill 5093, which widens in-state college tuition and state aid by dropping a school-attendance condition. The Senate passed it 38-19; the House agreed, and it became law.

May 30, 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 Senate passed it 40-18, and it became law.

October 30, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 460, which extends state aid at city and county colleges to residents barred from federal aid, including undocumented students. The Senate passed it 34-18 and it became Public Act 104-164, effective January 1, 2026.

May 30, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2436, which lets Cook County public defenders handle immigration cases for county residents wherever they are heard. The Illinois Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate version of Senate Bill 405, which requires public school counseling to serve every student regardless of citizenship status. The Senate passed it 38-18; the House later made that duty required, the Senate agreed, and the required version became law.

April 30, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate version of Senate Bill 2339, which protects workers responding to federal work-eligibility mismatches, with Labor Department enforcement and private lawsuits. The Senate passed it 35-21; the House later removed the E-Verify limits and criminal penalty, and that narrower version became law.

April 10, 2025Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 191, which requires lap-and-shoulder belts on every seat of new school buses bought from July 2031. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-13, and it became law.

April 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 19, which lets a person with a protective order against a parole candidate submit a victim statement. The Senate passed it 32-22, and it became law.

April 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4571, which lets large counties buy land, give grants, and sell property below market value for affordable housing. The Illinois Senate passed it 44-14, and it became law.

May 31, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3564, which caps rental application fees at $50 and voids landlord fees not listed in the ad and lease. The Senate passed it 39-16, and it became law.

October 30, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4397, which raises school psychologist training to a 60-hour graduate degree and 1,200 supervised hours. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.

May 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3026, which makes the state guide schools on dual-language programs and plan to hire and keep bilingual teachers. The Illinois Senate passed it 43-12, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1859, which requires community college courses to be taught by qualified faculty, not artificial intelligence alone. The Senate passed it 46-12, and it became law.

May 21, 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 Senate passed it 43-11, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 8, which makes gun owners lock guns away from minors and at-risk people and report lost guns within 48 hours. The Illinois Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.

April 10, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate version of House Bill 5295, which makes health networks wall off abortion records from out-of-state sharing. The Senate passed it 38-19; the House agreed, and it became law effective July 1, 2027.

May 30, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3709, which requires public colleges to give students access to providers who can prescribe birth control and medication abortion. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

May 30, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3489, which lets pharmacists provide all forms of birth control, including emergency birth control, with Medicaid covering their services. The Illinois Senate passed it 41-16, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 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 Senate passed it 41-12, and it became law.

May 29, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 1664, proposing rules for how Illinois police agencies share an officer's personnel file with a hiring agency: a signed written request, the officer's waiver, and destroying the file after the hiring decision.

February 5, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: ilga.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4304, which requires public colleges to keep classrooms free of unlawful bias and protect students' right to speak and gather. The Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

May 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate version of House Bill 4379, which requires adult changing tables and accessible restrooms in certain new public buildings from 2029. The Senate passed it 46-12; the House agreed, and it became law.

May 31, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4966, the SECURE Act, which makes the child welfare agency guard records showing a child's sexual orientation. The Senate passed it 35-19, and it became law.

May 29, 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 Senate passed it 41-15, and it became law.

May 29, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5095, which lets people choose male, female, or X on a state ID or driver's license. The Illinois Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.

May 21, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1836, the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals eligible criminal records and widens who qualifies. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-17, and it became law.

October 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 3363, which creates a State Public Defender Commission to plan a statewide Office of the State Public Defender. The Senate passed it 36-19, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2568, which gives children equal parentage rights regardless of their parents' marriage, gender, or use of assisted reproduction. The Illinois Senate passed it 36-19, and it became law.

May 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2425, which bars life insurers from denying or charging more for final-expense coverage because of a felony conviction. The Illinois Senate passed it 36-18, and it became law.

May 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 2397, the Eddie Thomas Act, which makes state prisons publish a yearly report on hospice and end-of-life care. The Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.

May 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 1083, which makes marriage and property laws gender-neutral and waives deed fees for recording a legal name change. The Illinois Senate passed it 39-18, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 3465, which sets sanitary requirements for construction sites, including menstrual hygiene products. The Senate agreed to that version 45-13, and it became law.

May 31, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 5090, which lets rideshare drivers organize and bargain as a group with the companies, funded by a per-trip fee. The Illinois Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.

May 31, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted to pass Senate Bill 714, which bars car insurers raising a renewal premium over 10% without 30 days' notice. The Senate passed it 42-14, and it became law.

May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to pass House Bill 4273, which bars home insurers from raising a renewal premium over 10% without 60 days' notice. The Senate passed it 43-14, and it became law.

May 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 2319, which makes crypto cash machine operators register with the state, cap fees and warn users. The Senate agreed to that version 39-18, and it became law.

June 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted to accept the House version of Senate Bill 1797, which makes companies holding or trading cryptocurrency for Illinois residents register with the state. The Senate agreed to that version 41-15, and it became law.

June 1, 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 Senate passed it 38-19, and it became law.

May 21, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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 Senate passed it 37-19, and it became law.

April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026