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R Illinois Senate · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Balkema

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Total votes
1,839
all sessions
Attendance
99%
15 missed
Higher than 78% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Sponsored
404
bills & resolutions
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Committees
7
assignments
1,839 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
1,484
voted in favor
Nay
284
voted against
Absent
15
missed votes
Total cast
1,839
across all sessions
Crossed party
46
votes against own party
This page
1,839
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 2419
EPA-LOCAL SITING REVIEW
Nay
Passed
36–19
May 22, 2025
HB 1538
BLOOMINGTON-TREATED WASTEWATER
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 3645
EMS-OPIOID OVERDOSE REPORTS
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 3678
DNR-VARIOUS
Nay
Passed
45–11
May 22, 2025
HB 2801
SCH CD-STEAM OPPORTUNITY LIST
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 2488
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY
Yea
Passed
55–0
May 22, 2025
HB 1597
FACILITY-TRANSFER & DISCHARGE
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 1502
OHARE DRIVER SAFE-DEFINITIONS Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
47–9
May 22, 2025
HB 1287
HEALTH FACILITIES-AED REQUIRED
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 3248
INS CD-LASER HAIR REMOVAL
Nay
Passed
36–19
May 22, 2025
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