2023 IL Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

Allows individuals with deferred immigration action under DACA to apply for positions such as police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, given they meet certain requirements.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB3751 Roll Call 1327627 Passed 37 to 20 on May 18, 2023 See Article I Section 8 Article VI 10th Amendment

2. Business Rights

Provides that no day and temporary labor service agency may send a day or temporary laborer to a place where a strike, a lockout, or other labor trouble exists.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB2862 Roll Call 1326794 Passed 49 to 3 on May 17, 2023 See 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

3. Prevailing Wage

Grants laborers, workers, or mechanics employed by contractors or lower tier sub-contractors the right to take legal action if they are paid less than the prevailing wage rates for work on a project.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB3491 Roll Call 1318590 Passed 40 to 16 on May 4, 2023 See 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

4. Pronoun Change

Amends multiple Acts related to children by making language changes aimed at gender "neutrality" and "clarity".
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1596 Roll Call 1318666 Passed 36 to 19 on May 4, 2023 See 14th Amendment

5. Government Weaponization

Prohibits pro-life limited-services pregnancy centers from using "unfair" competition or "deceptive" practices to prevent individuals from accessing abortion or emergency contraception providers, persuade individuals to use their services, "mislead" in advertising or offering pregnancy-related services, or conduct pregnancy-related services "unfairly" or "deceptively".
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB1909 Roll Call 1290278 Passed 36 to 19 on Mar 31, 2023 See First Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. Electric Vehicle Charging Act

Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric-vehicle-capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB0040 Roll Call 1287661 Passed 39 to 16 on Mar 29, 2023 See 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

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