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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Oct. 31, 2025 IL SB 2111 Establishes the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Appropriates Funds for Public Transit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 21)
Oct. 30, 2025 IL SB 2339 Prohibits Employers from Firing an Immigrant Worker if Their Records Don't Match the Federal E-Verify System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 20)
Oct. 29, 2025 IL HB 1836 Establishes an Automatic System for the Sealing of Records for Certain Criminal Convictions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17)
June 1, 2025 IL SB 328 Specifies that the Transaction of any Business Within the State Submits any Person to the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Illinois Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 23)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 1797 Establishes Regulations to Reduce Cryptocurrency Fraud Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 15)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 1344 Extends Provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act to Apply to Additional Public Works Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (45 - 11)
May 31, 2025 IL SB 2487 Establishes Penalties for Businesses that Violate the Human Rights Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 18)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 25)
May 31, 2025 IL HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 23)
May 30, 2025 IL HB 3638 Expands the Workplace Transparency Act to Include Labor-Law Issues Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 2)
May 29, 2025 IL HB 1697 Prohibits Spread Pricing and Patient Steering Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 1)
May 29, 2025 IL HB 2987 Establishes the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 2)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 1806 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Services Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 3200 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 1278 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees in any Way if the Employee used Employer-Issued Equipment to Record Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Gender Violence, or any Other Crime of Violence Committed Against the Employee Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 1)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 2688 Amends the Nurse Practice Act to Expand Collaborative and Practice Authority for Certified Nurse Midwives Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 1)
May 22, 2025 IL HB 3094 Amends the Transportation Benefits Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 13)
May 21, 2025 IL HB 1859 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) As an Instructional Tool Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 12)
May 21, 2025 IL HB 1189 Requires State and Local Projects Funded by the Federal Government to Pay Illinois' Prevailing Wage when Federal Prevailing Wage is Equal to or Less than the State's Prevailing Wage Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 18)
May 21, 2025 IL SB 1976 Prohibits State Agencies from Revising their Rules in a Way that is Less Stringent in its Protection of Workers' Rights or Safety than the Requirements Established under Federal Law Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
May 8, 2025 IL SB 1486 Reduces the Widespread Use of Deceptive and Excessive Junk Fees Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 1)
April 30, 2025 IL SB 191 Requires All School Buses in K-12 Schools To Have Seat Belts On Them Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
April 10, 2025 IL SB 1797 Establishes Regulations to Reduce Cryptocurrency Fraud Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17)
April 10, 2025 IL SB 2339 Prohibits Employers from Firing an Immigrant Worker if Their Records Don't Match the Federal E-Verify System Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 21)
April 10, 2025 IL SB 2111 Authorizes Cyclist to Yield at Stop Signs Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 4)
April 10, 2025 IL SB 2285 Defines Low-Speed Electric Bikes and Human-Powered E-Bikes as Bicycles Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 11)
April 10, 2025 IL SB 42 Prohibits Police from Stopping, Detaining, or Searching a Vehicle Based Solely on the Smell of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 20)
April 10, 2025 IL SB 19 Amends and Reforms the State Prisoner Review Board Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 243 Expands Open Meetings Act Training Options for Township Officials Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 2164 Amends Penalties and Processes for Assessing Penalties Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 212 Requires Employers To Compensate Mothers Who Take Breaks At Work To Pump Breast Milk For Up To A Year After Their Child Is Born Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 3)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 2427 Prohibits Phone Usage for Students While at School Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 1519 Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 17)
April 9, 2025 IL SB 1607 Establishes the Illinois Freedom Trails Commission Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
April 3, 2025 IL SB 1441 Limits Accounts Under the Secure Choice Savings Program Act to IRA Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 6)
April 3, 2025 IL SB 220 Extends the Military Leave Act to Authorize Paid Leave for Funeral Honors Details Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
Jan. 6, 2025 IL HB 4144 Requires Police to Take Guns After Orders of Protection Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 10)
Jan. 6, 2025 IL HB 587 Increases Renewable Energy State Storage Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
Jan. 5, 2025 IL HB 5164 Amends the Clerks of the Court Act to Reduce State Requirements for Name Changes Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/31 SB 2111 Establishes the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and Appropriates Funds for Public Transit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 21)
10/30 SB 2339 Prohibits Employers from Firing an Immigrant Worker if Their Records Don't Match the Federal E-Verify System Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 20)
10/29 HB 1836 Establishes an Automatic System for the Sealing of Records for Certain Criminal Convictions Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17)
6/01 SB 328 Specifies that the Transaction of any Business Within the State Submits any Person to the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Illinois Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
5/31 SB 2510 Appropriates $55.2 Billion for the 2026 State Budget Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 23)
5/31 SB 1797 Establishes Regulations to Reduce Cryptocurrency Fraud Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (41 - 15)
5/31 SB 1344 Extends Provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act to Apply to Additional Public Works Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (45 - 11)
5/31 SB 2487 Establishes Penalties for Businesses that Violate the Human Rights Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 18)
5/31 HB 2755 Amends Revenue and Tax Changes Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 25)
5/31 HB 1075 Appropriates and Designates Funding for Budget Implementation Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 23)
5/30 HB 3638 Expands the Workplace Transparency Act to Include Labor-Law Issues Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 2)
5/29 HB 1697 Prohibits Spread Pricing and Patient Steering Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 1)
5/29 HB 2987 Establishes the Warehouse Tornado Preparedness Act Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 2)
5/22 HB 1806 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health Services Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
5/22 HB 3200 Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 0)
5/22 HB 1278 Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against Employees in any Way if the Employee used Employer-Issued Equipment to Record Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Gender Violence, or any Other Crime of Violence Committed Against the Employee Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 1)
5/22 HB 2688 Amends the Nurse Practice Act to Expand Collaborative and Practice Authority for Certified Nurse Midwives Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 1)
5/22 HB 3094 Amends the Transportation Benefits Program Act Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 13)
5/21 HB 1859 Prohibits the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) As an Instructional Tool Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 12)
5/21 HB 1189 Requires State and Local Projects Funded by the Federal Government to Pay Illinois' Prevailing Wage when Federal Prevailing Wage is Equal to or Less than the State's Prevailing Wage Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 18)
5/21 SB 1976 Prohibits State Agencies from Revising their Rules in a Way that is Less Stringent in its Protection of Workers' Rights or Safety than the Requirements Established under Federal Law Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 19)
5/08 SB 1486 Reduces the Widespread Use of Deceptive and Excessive Junk Fees Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 1)
4/30 SB 191 Requires All School Buses in K-12 Schools To Have Seat Belts On Them Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 13)
4/10 SB 1797 Establishes Regulations to Reduce Cryptocurrency Fraud Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 17)
4/10 SB 2339 Prohibits Employers from Firing an Immigrant Worker if Their Records Don't Match the Federal E-Verify System Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 21)
4/10 SB 2111 Authorizes Cyclist to Yield at Stop Signs Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 4)
4/10 SB 2285 Defines Low-Speed Electric Bikes and Human-Powered E-Bikes as Bicycles Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 11)
4/10 SB 42 Prohibits Police from Stopping, Detaining, or Searching a Vehicle Based Solely on the Smell of Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 20)
4/10 SB 19 Amends and Reforms the State Prisoner Review Board Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22)
4/09 SB 243 Expands Open Meetings Act Training Options for Township Officials Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
4/09 SB 2164 Amends Penalties and Processes for Assessing Penalties Under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
4/09 SB 212 Requires Employers To Compensate Mothers Who Take Breaks At Work To Pump Breast Milk For Up To A Year After Their Child Is Born Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 3)
4/09 SB 2427 Prohibits Phone Usage for Students While at School Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
4/09 SB 1519 Prohibits Public School Students From Being Subject to Municipal Fines, Fees, Tickets, or Citations as a Form of School-Based Discipline Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 17)
4/09 SB 1607 Establishes the Illinois Freedom Trails Commission Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 0)
4/03 SB 1441 Limits Accounts Under the Secure Choice Savings Program Act to IRA Accounts Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 6)
4/03 SB 220 Extends the Military Leave Act to Authorize Paid Leave for Funeral Honors Details Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 0)
1/06 HB 4144 Requires Police to Take Guns After Orders of Protection Bill Passed - Senate (43 - 10)
1/06 HB 587 Increases Renewable Energy State Storage Requirements Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
1/05 HB 5164 Amends the Clerks of the Court Act to Reduce State Requirements for Name Changes Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
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