Illinois Vote Reports

2025 IL Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate Votes

  • National Firearms Tracing

    Directs Illinois law enforcement to use the National Tracing Center's (NTC) eTrace platform.

  • Homosexual Parentage

    Would recognize parent-child relationships "without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of the child's parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth."

  • Taxpayer-funded Abortion

    Allows pharmacists to prescribe Medicaid-covered "emergency contraception" to patients.

  • Universal "Mental Health" Screening in Schools

    Requires school districts to offer "mental health screenings" to all students annually, beginning in 3rd grade.

  • "Gender Neutrality" in the Military

    Removes gender-specific language from the Illinois Code of Military Justice, including "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."

  • Disaster-area Price Controls

    Provides that it is an "unlawful practice" to sell consumer food items or goods, except "petroleum products," for an "unconscionably high" price increase of "20% or more" in a "designated disaster area."

House Votes

  • Homosexual Parentage

    Would recognize parent-child relationships "without regard to the marital status, age, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of the child's parents, or the circumstances of the child's birth."

  • United Nations Day

    Declares October 24, 2025, as United Nations Day in the State of Illinois.

  • Enforcing Repealed OSHA Rules

    Provides that the Illinois Department of Labor may incorporate federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulations as they existed prior to being "repealed, revoked, amended, or newly interpreted."

  • "Gender Neutrality" in the Military

    Removes gender-specific language from the Illinois Code of Military Justice, including "conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman."

  • Mandatory Federal Student-aid Applications

    Requires school districts to assist "each high school student" with "education about and the completion of" a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, "if applicable, an application for State financial aid."

  • Taxpayer-funded Abortion

    Allows pharmacists to prescribe Medicaid-covered "emergency contraception" to patients.

2024 IL Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate Votes

  • State-Controlled Local Media

    Mandates that a "local news organization" shall not be sold without giving 120 days written notice to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, its county government, and "any in-State nonprofit organization in the business of buying local news organizations."

  • No Copays for Abortions

    Requires health plans not to impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation for abortion services, with certain exceptions.

  • "Climate Change" Classes in Public Schools

    Directs every public school to provide instruction on "climate change," beginning with the 2026-27 school year.

  • Creating the Department of Early Childhood

    Creates the Department of Early Childhood, "centralizing" all early childhood education, care programs, and services "into a single State agency."

  • Farmers\' Market Grants

    Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to provide grants for "equipment upgrades" for "farmer-owned grocery stores or markets."

  • "Language Equity" in Illinois

    Removes "language as a barrier for persons who have limited English proficiency" by adopting a "language equity and access policy" that ensures "multilingual signage," "multilingual websites," and "staffing of bilingual employees at State agencies."

House Votes

  • No Copays for Abortions

    Requires health plans not to impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other cost-sharing limitation for abortion services, with certain exceptions.

  • "Tobacco 21" Online Sales Ban

    Amends the state law to provide that no person shall cause electronic cigarettes to be shipped to anyone under 21 years of age, other than a distributor or retailer.

  • "Language Equity" in Illinois

    Removes "language as a barrier for persons who have limited English proficiency" by adopting a "language equity and access policy" that ensures "multilingual signage," "multilingual websites," and "staffing of bilingual employees at State agencies."

  • Climate Bank Loan Financing Act

    Allows local governments to obtain loans from the Illinois Climate Bank to purchase real estate and property rights for "clean energy infrastructure projects."

  • Creating the Department of Early Childhood

    Creates the Department of Early Childhood, "centralizing" all early childhood education, care programs, and services "into a single State agency."

  • "Equal Pay Day"

    Declares March 12, 2024, as "Equal Pay Day" in Illinois, and encourages citizens to "learn about the pay gap that women experience in society."

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.

Senate Votes

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Pronoun Change

    Amends multiple Acts related to children by making language changes aimed at gender "neutrality" and "clarity".

  • 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".

  • 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.

House Votes

  • Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

    Allows individuals with deferred immigration action under DACA to apply for positions like police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, given they meet certain requirements.

  • 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".

  • 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.

  • Woke Investments

    Mandates that every investment manager must annually disclose how they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment processes.

  • 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.

  • Hunger-Free Campus

    Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a hunger-free campus grant program.

2022 IL Legislative Scorecard 2021-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois General Assembly in 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate Votes

  • Rescind Con-Con

    Rescinds of all previous requests by the Illinois Legislature for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

  • Sex Education Standards

    Makes Illinois the first state to implement sex-education that aligns with the extremely explicit and perverse National Sex Education Standards (NSES).

  • Gun Owner Rights

    Restricts firearm sales, imposes registration requirements and imposes rules on the private transfer of guns.

  • Latex Glove Ban

    Food service establishments and health care facilities may not permit employees to use latex gloves.

  • African-American Aids Response Act

    Ensures funds should provide resources for creating and maintaining at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical Resource Hub for every $3,000,000 of available funding to improve Black health.

  • Traffic Cameras

    Increases the amount of cameras along expressways and the State highway system.

House Votes

  • Rescind Con-Con

    Rescinds of all previous requests by the Illinois Legislature for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution.

  • Sex Education Standards

    Makes Illinois the first state to implement sex-education that aligns with the extremely explicit and perverse National Sex Education Standards (NSES).

  • Gun Owner Rights

    Restricts firearm sales, imposes registration requirements and imposes rules on the private transfer of guns.

  • Woke Terminology

    Removes the "dehumanizing" term "alien" from all Illinois statutory provisions.

  • Latex Glove Ban

    Food service establishments and health care facilities may not permit employees to use latex gloves.

  • African-American Aids Response Act

    Ensures funds should provide resources for creating and maintaining at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical Resource Hub for every $3,000,000 of available funding to improve Black health.

2020 IL Legislative Scorecard 2019-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois General Assembly in 2019-2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard. The selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate Votes

  • Election Integrity

    Would make elections in Illinois susceptible to corruption and problems. This would include vote by mail ballots with insufficient postage.

  • Labor Unions

    Would make it harder for employers to run their businesses in the state of Illinois and give more power to corrupt unions. This would also allow unions to coerce workers who may not want to be in a union to have to join, which cedes authority and privacy.

  • Sanctuary State

    Disallows Law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This makes residents of Illinois less safe.

  • LGBTQ children

    Would have the Department of Children and Family Services do a performance audit on how affirmed LGBTQ children are. This resolution also supports children being removed from foster homes if they are not affirmed in their believed gender by parents.

  • Abortion

    Would further cement support for abortion in the state of Illinois, and requires that abortion be covered by insurance providers in the state of Illinois.

  • Forced Union

    This bill would force unions upon working people in Illinois, and overstep governmental boundaries.

House Votes

  • Election Integrity

    Would make elections in Illinois susceptible to corruption and problems. This would include vote by mail ballots with insufficient postage.

  • Labor Unions

    Would make it harder for employers to run their businesses in the state of Illinois and give more power to corrupt unions. This would also allow unions to coerce workers who may not want to be in a union to have to join, which cedes authority and privacy.

  • Deer Hunting

    Would allow hunters in counties of 500,000+ to use rifles while deer hunting.

  • Sanctuary State

    Disallows Law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This makes residents of Illinois less safe.

  • Abortion

    Would further cement support for abortion in the state of Illinois, and requires that abortion be covered by insurance providers in the state of Illinois.

  • Forced Union

    This bill would force unions upon working people in Illinois, and overstep governmental boundaries.

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