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Chris Balkema

IL Senate District 53

Republican Illinois since Jan 8, 2025

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Topics in their record

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Economy & Taxes 64Criminal Justice & Policing 62Government Operations & Budget 59Environment & Energy 42Education 37Gun Policy 31Civil Rights & Liberties 25Social Services & Welfare 21Transportation & Infrastructure 21Healthcare 19Labor & Employment 17Housing 16Technology & Privacy 15Agriculture 9Elections & Voting 8Veterans Affairs 7Banking & Finance 5Immigration 4Defense & Military 3Abortion & Reproductive Rights 2Foreign Policy & Trade 2Other 2

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
IL Senate District 53 current
Illinois
 Republican Jan 8, 2025 — openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,839 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
HB 3460
COSMETOLOGY/BARBER-APPRENTICES
 Third Reading Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c61409f-8c14-4971-9257-b5be9758f3fa May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c61409f-8c14-4971-9257-b5be9758f3fa CC0-1.0
HB 3743
SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ba085fa8-38ce-4fe4-be6a-49a9295de4d3 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba085fa8-38ce-4fe4-be6a-49a9295de4d3 CC0-1.0
SB 3907
CHILD CARE-TERMINOLOGY
 Education, Amendment 1 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5484ebf4-10b0-4e3c-a89b-89c917875725 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5484ebf4-10b0-4e3c-a89b-89c917875725 CC0-1.0
HB 4890
UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 48ec412f-dc9a-470e-a226-8f9a82c71519 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/48ec412f-dc9a-470e-a226-8f9a82c71519 CC0-1.0
HB 4702
DIAPER LABELING ACT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c61eb616-408d-4e16-912c-c243eda75b5e May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c61eb616-408d-4e16-912c-c243eda75b5e CC0-1.0
HB 4758
JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE
 Labor Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 87183510-1423-47f4-a773-ef4bcba1f473 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87183510-1423-47f4-a773-ef4bcba1f473 CC0-1.0
SB 3070
EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 164ce38d-8c22-4b08-9adc-3dc14620711f May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/164ce38d-8c22-4b08-9adc-3dc14620711f CC0-1.0
Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 6984a5ff-3d3c-4f9f-8571-7884e854717b May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6984a5ff-3d3c-4f9f-8571-7884e854717b CC0-1.0
HB 4584
DHS-DEMENTIA TRAINING
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0c9ed11d-9cf4-4353-85fb-6e33aba0a655 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0c9ed11d-9cf4-4353-85fb-6e33aba0a655 CC0-1.0
HB 1353
VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY WORKERS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9c635fbe-011a-4958-845e-8f2408db32f8 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9c635fbe-011a-4958-845e-8f2408db32f8 CC0-1.0
HB 1783
ST BD ED-LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1d63268d-08f6-4dda-863f-9e7511fe4e28 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d63268d-08f6-4dda-863f-9e7511fe4e28 CC0-1.0
HB 4361
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e2131fff-d68f-41fc-bf77-9f7e51a003d0 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e2131fff-d68f-41fc-bf77-9f7e51a003d0 CC0-1.0
HB 4461
HOSPITAL COLLECTION LIENS
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll cd49dad6-8ca8-4a66-99fc-2f8d5b04dc6c May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd49dad6-8ca8-4a66-99fc-2f8d5b04dc6c CC0-1.0
HB 4587
CHILD CARE DIRECTORS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 703c3531-4e6c-42d5-97ae-a6af78de3948 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/703c3531-4e6c-42d5-97ae-a6af78de3948 CC0-1.0
HB 4456
LOW-INCOME UTILITY RATES
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a6c528c-5603-42d2-b71e-67fd2bd8ed81 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a6c528c-5603-42d2-b71e-67fd2bd8ed81 CC0-1.0
HB 4540
POSSESSION DISPUTES-PETS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ef5f16c5-98f5-4176-b678-56e308220f1b May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef5f16c5-98f5-4176-b678-56e308220f1b CC0-1.0
HB 4442
HIGH SPEED RAIL COMM REPEAL
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ce17305-2793-4bf1-bef8-25657530618f May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ce17305-2793-4bf1-bef8-25657530618f CC0-1.0
HB 4714
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll dd5617a9-8cc4-4cf9-8ca8-d79131f9f864 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dd5617a9-8cc4-4cf9-8ca8-d79131f9f864 CC0-1.0
HB 5551
SCH CD-VARIOUS FUNDING
 Education, Amendment 1 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ac44c82a-2801-4ee4-9615-74d778de99a7 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac44c82a-2801-4ee4-9615-74d778de99a7 CC0-1.0
HB 4397
SCH CD-SCH PSYCHOLOGIST-DEGREE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll cc74976b-f3da-4869-9a99-183b837e16fc May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc74976b-f3da-4869-9a99-183b837e16fc CC0-1.0
HB 4592
ACCEPTANCE OF CASH PAYMENTS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 6ca5608a-e6e4-4406-b58d-949d03ba3870 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ca5608a-e6e4-4406-b58d-949d03ba3870 CC0-1.0
HB 4137
EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 68b9660b-cc53-48c1-9e96-42478da396a0 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68b9660b-cc53-48c1-9e96-42478da396a0 CC0-1.0
HB 5321
SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED
 Education, Amendment 1 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 318f9a18-eb28-4bb4-a67b-b2250b6fd24b May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/318f9a18-eb28-4bb4-a67b-b2250b6fd24b CC0-1.0
SJR 65
CHICAGO CUBS DAY
 Motion To Adopt Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 0a519771-375a-4ae7-941c-152abdecf1d2 May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0a519771-375a-4ae7-941c-152abdecf1d2 CC0-1.0
HB 4394
SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTM INTERVIEW
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9fbc0fd6-e4ed-4570-a797-f048d3bcaf2a May 19, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9fbc0fd6-e4ed-4570-a797-f048d3bcaf2a CC0-1.0

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