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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 3444
CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 3178
DIGITAL PROTECT-USE OF REPLICA
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 3800
INSURANCE-VARIOUS
Nay
Passed
45–10
May 22, 2025
HB 3352
COLLECTION AGENCY COERCED DEBT
Yea
Passed
55–0
May 22, 2025
HB 2459
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING LICENSURE
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 2397
DOC-HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE
Nay
Passed
32–19
May 22, 2025
HB 3360
VETERINARIAN LICENSE DISPLAY
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 1821
HWY ADVERTISING CONTROL ACT
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 2362
VEH CD-AIR MEDAL SPECIAL PLATE
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
HB 1316
SCH CD-GUN INCIDENT REPORTING
Yea
Passed
57–0
May 22, 2025
Showing 1,281 to 1,290 of 1,839 votes