Brad Halbrook

Voted no on the Healthcare Protection Act, which banned insurer step therapy for mental health drugs and limited short-term health plans (HB 5395); it passed the House 81-25.

April 18, 2024Opposes Healthcare Affordability

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Was chief sponsor of a law letting farm composting sites accept food scraps and other waste without a state waste permit, unless they charge dumping fees (HB 3319). Signed into law.

August 16, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted no on raising Illinois's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 (SB 1); it passed the House 69-47.

February 14, 2019Opposes Labor Rights

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Was chief sponsor of a law letting officials remove members of local volunteer boards they appointed for misconduct or neglect of office (HB 2806). Signed into law.

August 27, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption

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Was chief sponsor of a law letting officials remove public water district trustees they appointed for misconduct or neglect of office (HB 4253). Signed into law.

August 7, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

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Was chief sponsor of a law letting local governments send notices by email instead of paper mail when residents sign up (HB 4822). Signed into law.

August 14, 2018Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted no on the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which banned the sale of many semiautomatic rifles and large magazines (HB 5471); it passed the House 68-41.

January 10, 2023Opposes Gun Control

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Voted no on the Reproductive Health Act, which made abortion a fundamental right under Illinois law (SB 25); it passed the House 64-50.

May 28, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted no on expanding state Medicaid and state employee health coverage to pay for abortions (HB 40); it passed the House 62-55.

April 25, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted no on asking voters to allow a graduated state income tax with higher rates on higher incomes (SJRCA 1); it passed the House 73-44.

May 27, 2019Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted no on overriding the governor's veto of a 2017 budget bill that raised the state income tax (SB 9); the override passed the House 71-42.

July 6, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted no on a state constitutional amendment banning discrimination in voting (HJRCA 52); it passed the House 109-5 and voters later approved it.

April 8, 2014Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted no on the Chicago-area transit funding and governance overhaul (SB 2111); it passed the House 72-32.

October 30, 2025Opposes Public Infrastructure

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Voted no on the 2026-27 state budget of about $55.9 billion (HB 111); it passed the House 76-39.

May 31, 2026

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Was chief sponsor of a bill to make daylight saving time year-round in Illinois (HB 1400). It stalled in the Rules Committee.

March 27, 2026

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Was chief sponsor of a bill to freeze property tax levies for five years, from 2026 to 2030, unless voters approve an increase (HB 1497). It stalled in the Rules Committee.

March 27, 2026

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Filed a bill to repeal Illinois's new law allowing medical aid in dying (HB 4381). It was sent to the Rules Committee.

January 12, 2026

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Voted no on a large energy law that expanded battery storage and energy efficiency and lifted the ban on big nuclear plants (SB 25); it passed the House 70-37.

October 29, 2025

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Filed a bill to remove Illinois's limits on building new large nuclear power plants (HB 4122). It was sent to the Rules Committee.

September 16, 2025

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Voted no on the 2025-26 state budget (SB 2510); it passed the House 75-41. Voted the same way on May 27, 2023.

May 31, 2025

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Voted no on the 2025 revenue package that paid for the 2025-26 budget (HB 2755); it passed the House 71-43.

May 31, 2025

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Voted no on letting terminally ill adults get medication to end their lives (SB 1950); it passed the House 63-42 and became law.

May 29, 2025

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Filed a resolution urging Congress to make downstate Illinois, apart from Chicago, the 51st state (HJR 16). It was sent to the Rules Committee.

February 20, 2025

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Voted no on the 2024 state revenue package that raised taxes on sports betting and limited business tax deductions (HB 4951); it passed the House 60-47.

May 29, 2024

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Voted no on cutting state grants to libraries that ban books (HB 2789); it passed the House 69-39.

March 22, 2023

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Voted no on the SAFE-T Act, a criminal justice overhaul that ended cash bail (HB 3653); it passed the House 60-50.

January 13, 2021

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Was chief sponsor of a law letting counties, with voter approval, switch between electing and appointing their property assessment officer (HB 3143). Signed into law.

July 26, 2019

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Was chief sponsor of a law setting rules for filling township supervisor and other township office vacancies (HB 3141). Signed into law.

July 19, 2019

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Voted no on legalizing recreational marijuana for adults (HB 1438); it passed the House 66-47.

May 31, 2019

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Was chief sponsor of a law giving county and city 911 board members staggered four-year terms and letting local officials remove them for misconduct (HB 3207). Signed into law.

August 16, 2013

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