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D Illinois Senate · District 17 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Elgie Sims

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Total votes
14,130
all sessions
Attendance
89%
1,300 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 87% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,647
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
6
assignments
1,647 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
1,647
Primary
607
Co-sponsor
1,040
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Primary SB 2609
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$OFFICE PRETRIAL SERVICES

Appropriates $60,549,700 from the General Revenue Fund to the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services for operational expenses, awards, grant, permanent improvements, and pretrial services reimbursements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Makes other appropriations to the Office. Effective July 1, 2025.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2567
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$COUNCIL DEVELOPMENTL DISABIL

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $200,000; Federal Funds $4,959,500; Total $5,159,500.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2585
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$CSU

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Chicago State University for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $41,334,600; Other State Funds $3,307,000; Total $44,641,600.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2580
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$SERS

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the State Employees' Retirement System for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $1,974,735,420.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2577
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Property Tax Appeal Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $13,716,800.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2611
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$COURTS COMMISSION-OCE

Maddy summarySB 2611 appropriates $400,000 from Illinois' General Revenue Fund to the Courts Commission to cover its regular operating costs and unexpected expenses. The funding is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to the Commission's ongoing administrative needs. As a purely procedural appropriations bill with no new policy provisions, it directly affects the Commission's budget without changing laws or impacting specific groups. This bill does not alter legal standards or create new requirements; it simply allocates existing funds for the Commission's routine operations.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2606
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$STATE COMPTROLLER

Maddy summarySB 2606 is a funding bill that allocates specific amounts from various state funds to cover the salaries and operating expenses of the Office of the State Comptroller and numerous state executive branch officials for Fiscal Year 2026. It provides $32.4 million from the General Revenue Fund for the Comptroller's office (including $250,000 for the Inspector General), $1.5 million from the Comptroller's Administrative Fund, and smaller sums from other funds for lottery operations, court reporter payments, and state agency costs. The bill directly affects all elected and appointed state executive officials (such as the Governor, agency directors, and department heads) by funding their salaries and operational needs. It takes effect July 1, 2025, and contains no policy changes - only financial allocations for existing state operations.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2576
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$ILLINOIS RACING BOARD

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Racing Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: Other State Funds $5,072,100; Total $5,072,100.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2529
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$CMS

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Central Management Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $2,746,833,200; Other State Funds $5,358,897,000; Total $8,105,730,200.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 2570
In committee · Illinois Senate · Lead sponsor
$INDEPENDENT TAX TRIBUNAL

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, as follows: General Funds $628,300; Other State Funds $82,700; Total $711,000.

In committee Feb 25, 2025 0 co-sponsors
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