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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

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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

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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

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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 House passed it 74-37, and it became law.

April 16, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 2437, which lets Medicaid patients bring a Medicaid doula to childbirth and covers several other Medicaid changes. The Illinois House passed it 76-39, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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 House passed it 73-39, and it became law.

May 30, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted to pass House Bill 4702, the Diaper Labeling Act, which requires makers to list what is in a diaper. The House passed it 73-38, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 4788, which requires high school CPR training to use manikins with breasts as well as without, from 2029. The House passed it 73-38, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Introduced HB2574, requiring the Illinois State Board of Education to report assessment-contract information and publish compiled information for greater transparency; the measure became Public Act 104-0239.

February 4, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

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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 House passed it 74-37, and it became law.

April 15, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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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

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Voted to pass House Bill 4533, which requires money transfer companies to offer customers a voluntary donation to the Illinois DREAM Fund scholarship program. The House passed it 73-38, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Immigration

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 House passed it 76-33, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted to pass House Bill 5460, which widens who may receive a School Social Work scholarship. The House passed it 76-32, and it became law.

April 15, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted to pass the House version of House Bill 4379, which requires adult changing tables and accessible restrooms in certain new public buildings from 2029. The House passed it 72-18; the Senate later added schools designed for 1,500 or more students, excluded stadiums, and that version became law.

April 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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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

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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

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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

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Voted to pass House Bill 4277, which lets a person with a felony conviction become a notary 10 years after finishing their sentence. The House passed it 75-33, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 4217, which lets a public defender also handle a client's license suspension case arising from the same arrest. The House passed it 82-28, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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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 House passed it 72-37, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass House Bill 5095, which lets people choose male, female, or X on a state ID or driver's license. The Illinois House passed it 72-37, and it became law.

April 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to accept the Senate version of House Bill 3363, which creates a commission to plan a statewide Office of the State Public Defender. The House agreed to that version 77-36, and it became law.

May 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted to pass House Bill 4514, which requires utilities seeking a rate increase to tell customers they may request a public forum on it. The House passed it 81-22, and it became law.

April 17, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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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

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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

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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

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Introduced HB1865, prohibiting specified deceptive insurance solicitations targeting nursing-home residents and older adults and protecting certain long-term-care residents from disruptive changes; the measure became Public Act 104-0055.

January 29, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced HB4638, requiring counties, townships, and municipalities offering microtransit to provide riders a smartphone-app method to prepay for the service.

January 27, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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