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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
SB 3401
CONDO-RESERVE STUDY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 396eae0f-c025-4418-b013-7e53e27a4aee Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/396eae0f-c025-4418-b013-7e53e27a4aee CC0-1.0
SB 2756
WILDLIFE CD-WILDLIFE RIFLE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 512892b6-8333-4135-944c-2f0477df4198 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/512892b6-8333-4135-944c-2f0477df4198 CC0-1.0
SB 3048
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-LETHALITY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 484f05ca-c056-432e-906a-2f0fe78d9523 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/484f05ca-c056-432e-906a-2f0fe78d9523 CC0-1.0
SB 2972
BOATS-INSURANCE REQUIRED
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll febc0332-52c6-4623-af5a-dc90d4a45928 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/febc0332-52c6-4623-af5a-dc90d4a45928 CC0-1.0
SB 3295
INS-DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 67fcf0ae-e062-456a-a0da-1145c895e8f1 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67fcf0ae-e062-456a-a0da-1145c895e8f1 CC0-1.0
SB 3138
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 30324643-fc13-4742-bcb1-818b6e9dcd3d Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30324643-fc13-4742-bcb1-818b6e9dcd3d CC0-1.0
SB 2393
NICOTINE SALES NEAR SCHOOLS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 38ebc996-8a25-492b-b9c2-891bf7be9d1d Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/38ebc996-8a25-492b-b9c2-891bf7be9d1d CC0-1.0
SB 2295
DCEO-EMPLOY SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 3ee746d7-9334-4727-a754-8391c94778ad Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3ee746d7-9334-4727-a754-8391c94778ad CC0-1.0
SB 2895
HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 527a898a-f31a-4834-8413-acb46b35b04e Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/527a898a-f31a-4834-8413-acb46b35b04e CC0-1.0
SB 2802
PEN CD-IMRF-DEATH BENEFIT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll bea2eed7-bbf4-4b9f-95c0-8ed3aabcc4c3 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bea2eed7-bbf4-4b9f-95c0-8ed3aabcc4c3 CC0-1.0
Pensions, Amendment 1 Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll b799bcb9-806a-405d-b773-d42f91b390e4 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b799bcb9-806a-405d-b773-d42f91b390e4 CC0-1.0
SB 1454
PEN CD-CHICAGO-AUTO ENROLLMENT
 Pensions, Amendment 1 Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll af6d23f8-f05c-4374-a1c5-c7805f1226ee Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af6d23f8-f05c-4374-a1c5-c7805f1226ee CC0-1.0
Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 65f12a3f-02ac-4892-bec7-edd63bb65c3f Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/65f12a3f-02ac-4892-bec7-edd63bb65c3f CC0-1.0
SB 2826
PEN CD-IMRF-BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 Pensions Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 2d53b192-b39d-456b-8389-795bb88f2caa Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d53b192-b39d-456b-8389-795bb88f2caa CC0-1.0
SB 3111
COUNTIES CD-COUNTY LIBRARY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll bae58b76-6510-4c53-9b0f-7ffe2fe2cacd Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bae58b76-6510-4c53-9b0f-7ffe2fe2cacd CC0-1.0
SB 2918
PARENT-TEACHER ADVISORY COMM
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll c828aa6f-d789-4059-a279-f4e959752b78 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c828aa6f-d789-4059-a279-f4e959752b78 CC0-1.0
SB 2913
SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION PLAN
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 67684d46-b48d-4b90-91d3-5e02c91fb1b2 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67684d46-b48d-4b90-91d3-5e02c91fb1b2 CC0-1.0
SB 2774
SANITARY FOOD PREPARATION
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a4809e9-d426-446c-933b-56efde164e82 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a4809e9-d426-446c-933b-56efde164e82 CC0-1.0
SB 3314
HIGHER ED-CREDIT HOUR REPORT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll ec493e94-1760-4708-9ee7-1e7e4937e577 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ec493e94-1760-4708-9ee7-1e7e4937e577 CC0-1.0
SB 2921
INS-EYE MEDICATION COVERAGE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 6c7944ce-53f1-43c6-8fe0-9f8bb58d1891 Apr 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6c7944ce-53f1-43c6-8fe0-9f8bb58d1891 CC0-1.0
SB 3196
DCFS-YOUTH TRANSITIONS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 399b9603-24fc-412a-a8ae-62f91d6288c3 Apr 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/399b9603-24fc-412a-a8ae-62f91d6288c3 CC0-1.0
SB 3020
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 707dc0cf-3dbf-4e51-a40e-f41391cf9a77 Apr 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/707dc0cf-3dbf-4e51-a40e-f41391cf9a77 CC0-1.0
SB 3291
WILL DEPOSITORY-CIRCUIT CLERK
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a670dac-8df9-4a0a-816f-9f96817e6cbb Apr 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a670dac-8df9-4a0a-816f-9f96817e6cbb CC0-1.0
SB 3496
RN LICENSE TEMP SUSPENSION
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f14baa6c-7b4b-4bb9-808c-d98584cdc61a Apr 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f14baa6c-7b4b-4bb9-808c-d98584cdc61a CC0-1.0
SB 3951
ROADS-BLUE REFLECTIVE MARKERS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll be992aae-cc48-4992-b94e-33b2a17ca4ff Apr 14, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/be992aae-cc48-4992-b94e-33b2a17ca4ff CC0-1.0

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