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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 2984
EARLY LEARNING COUNCIL
 Education, Amendment 2 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 34044169-d0da-4022-afbc-4d114afbb7fa Mar 24, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34044169-d0da-4022-afbc-4d114afbb7fa CC0-1.0
SB 2891
ANIMAL SHELTER ADOPTION INFO
 Agriculture Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4b97bc07-4fa7-4458-9da3-c4a6f88528ac Mar 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b97bc07-4fa7-4458-9da3-c4a6f88528ac CC0-1.0
Agriculture Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 2a0bd5c6-470a-460c-9e8d-33a29f25ce52 Mar 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a0bd5c6-470a-460c-9e8d-33a29f25ce52 CC0-1.0
SB 2990
ANIMAL WELFARE-DOG DEALER
 Agriculture Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 18fb3d05-9662-4c05-a129-d57b81124a02 Mar 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18fb3d05-9662-4c05-a129-d57b81124a02 CC0-1.0
SB 3512
FISH CD-ADMINISTRATIVE CLEANUP
 Agriculture, Amendment 1 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 2b9f9bda-649d-4a71-b881-b0d06a11b6f2 Mar 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2b9f9bda-649d-4a71-b881-b0d06a11b6f2 CC0-1.0
SR 461
PRESCRIBED BURNING MONTH
 Agriculture Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a3d16190-ac29-4c54-a7b0-9e79ae76adef Mar 12, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a3d16190-ac29-4c54-a7b0-9e79ae76adef CC0-1.0
SB 2771
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
 Behavioral and Mental Health Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll df0d6535-0cae-47df-8db1-9484de0dc266 Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df0d6535-0cae-47df-8db1-9484de0dc266 CC0-1.0
Behavioral and Mental Health Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e0bb893c-3b4c-4eba-966e-5449c3e79707 Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0bb893c-3b4c-4eba-966e-5449c3e79707 CC0-1.0
SB 3722
DHS-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
 Behavioral and Mental Health Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c122053-4ff1-4f1f-a41e-bd111c5628fe Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c122053-4ff1-4f1f-a41e-bd111c5628fe CC0-1.0
SB 2950
PEN CD-ACCELERATED BENEFIT
 Pensions Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 582313e1-c5aa-4fdf-8ebf-980602e1a4ef Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/582313e1-c5aa-4fdf-8ebf-980602e1a4ef CC0-1.0
SB 2861
PEN CD-CTPF-RECORD RETENTION
 Pensions Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 4666f0fb-5743-46bc-afcf-d4259d0f15a3 Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4666f0fb-5743-46bc-afcf-d4259d0f15a3 CC0-1.0
SB 3138
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HLTH ACT
 Behavioral and Mental Health Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll bf9eea74-c11f-4da4-aef4-9d2187825a4d Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf9eea74-c11f-4da4-aef4-9d2187825a4d CC0-1.0
SB 3404
PEN CD-ACCEL BENEFIT PAYMENT
 Pensions Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 04a69980-f1d4-4bdd-8819-74847fe14cef Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/04a69980-f1d4-4bdd-8819-74847fe14cef CC0-1.0
SB 3907
CHILD CARE-TERMINOLOGY
 Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll c1289ea2-67da-4628-935a-60af58785cc9 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1289ea2-67da-4628-935a-60af58785cc9 CC0-1.0
SB 2914
SCH CD-REMOVE/DISMISS TEACHERS
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll bdeecb67-7e15-4f4e-950a-b2da797193b9 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bdeecb67-7e15-4f4e-950a-b2da797193b9 CC0-1.0
SR 611
WHOLE CHILD MONTH
 Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 1c1ba79c-c6db-4270-8c5a-5ff9b6ea5152 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c1ba79c-c6db-4270-8c5a-5ff9b6ea5152 CC0-1.0
SB 2913
SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION PLAN
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 204b3c75-e58b-4b3f-8e17-11878e2e37d0 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/204b3c75-e58b-4b3f-8e17-11878e2e37d0 CC0-1.0
Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 7bcfed20-16c2-4798-b493-f3c32700ddd0 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7bcfed20-16c2-4798-b493-f3c32700ddd0 CC0-1.0
SB 2828
CTY/MUNI CD-BUILDING INSPECTOR
 Labor Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll cf481e25-7868-42ce-8c1f-9ab3a553acf6 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf481e25-7868-42ce-8c1f-9ab3a553acf6 CC0-1.0
Labor Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a5452859-0a95-4ba8-bc54-839153ca473d Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5452859-0a95-4ba8-bc54-839153ca473d CC0-1.0
SB 3800
INC TX-CONFIDENTIAL-IDOL
 Labor Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll a2f0b3e2-0428-4514-bb40-847b9c3d6bfe Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a2f0b3e2-0428-4514-bb40-847b9c3d6bfe CC0-1.0
Labor Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 3dc61254-a9b9-4d99-98f8-4ae18e7ab29d Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3dc61254-a9b9-4d99-98f8-4ae18e7ab29d CC0-1.0
SB 2773
PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5d90e707-5c63-4c88-b428-5a5504c471ec Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d90e707-5c63-4c88-b428-5a5504c471ec CC0-1.0
SB 2837
SCH CD-ASTHMA MEDICATION
 Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 86a0bfad-3450-4a8a-a003-cdb518990732 Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86a0bfad-3450-4a8a-a003-cdb518990732 CC0-1.0
Education Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c436d45-f868-44d8-84bb-5fdb9d5d7a9e Mar 10, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c436d45-f868-44d8-84bb-5fdb9d5d7a9e CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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