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Chris Balkema
IL Senate District 53
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
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
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL Senate District 53 current
Illinois |
Republican | Jan 8, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,839 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 2517
MATERNAL MORTALITY EDUCATION
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6785851b-f7ce-44d8-b4d1-6ff84d6ba4e9 | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6785851b-f7ce-44d8-b4d1-6ff84d6ba4e9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2336
LOCAL GOV-LIFT-ASSIST SERVICES
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a1c5b14-2145-41db-b885-d9df68e38d42 | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a1c5b14-2145-41db-b885-d9df68e38d42 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1424
COUNTIES CD-LEASE OF PROPERTY
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7985a6fc-526b-4529-89aa-12087a6a7fe4 | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7985a6fc-526b-4529-89aa-12087a6a7fe4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2346
IDPH-ILLINOIS DROP ACT-DUTIES
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 01788cb4-aa0d-4324-bae9-daa90a258fd2 | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/01788cb4-aa0d-4324-bae9-daa90a258fd2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2726
DNR-REWILDING POLICY
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 54d3bbbd-f929-4065-8370-bdcfd96dc43c | May 21, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54d3bbbd-f929-4065-8370-bdcfd96dc43c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1586
PERSONNEL CD-MERIT STANDARD
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Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 02da9da1-3744-4924-9f92-a1f7f13c2732 | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/02da9da1-3744-4924-9f92-a1f7f13c2732 CC0-1.0 |
| Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 92815adf-a9e4-470a-9dae-02a6082a6073 | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/92815adf-a9e4-470a-9dae-02a6082a6073 CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 2488
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY-PENALTY
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Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 89141f40-d435-46aa-8e8e-5ed270b49220 | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/89141f40-d435-46aa-8e8e-5ed270b49220 CC0-1.0 |
| Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2e5e2171-a458-4a9a-9a75-4f69ce9f9e1c | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e5e2171-a458-4a9a-9a75-4f69ce9f9e1c CC0-1.0 | |
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HB 3200
UNEMPLOYMENT INS-RECOVERY
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Labor, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 404a1809-0097-4780-b682-baaad89c590f | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/404a1809-0097-4780-b682-baaad89c590f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1362
SERVICE MEMBER EMPLOYMENT-COMP
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Labor, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2551dd3b-bbd0-474e-9235-4e4e77c5d06a | May 20, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2551dd3b-bbd0-474e-9235-4e4e77c5d06a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2001
ONLINE MARKET-ILLEGAL GOODS
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4445234f-eb60-41d0-8e63-21effad41d96 | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4445234f-eb60-41d0-8e63-21effad41d96 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1298
SNAP E&T PGRAM-PUBLIC COLLEGE
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8b78faab-495c-4baa-8bdb-b53c8e773573 | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8b78faab-495c-4baa-8bdb-b53c8e773573 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2303
FIRE SPRINKLER SERVICE PENALTY
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a8639856-4800-4562-b18d-2c5ccff27c3a | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a8639856-4800-4562-b18d-2c5ccff27c3a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 324
CHILDREN-TECH
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b6cb13c8-a998-48e6-aaf1-a00ce7f3aa5b | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6cb13c8-a998-48e6-aaf1-a00ce7f3aa5b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2469
OPIOIDS-VETERINARIAN PRESCRIPT
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bbb9a225-8420-432a-abed-45ee45fc708a | May 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bbb9a225-8420-432a-abed-45ee45fc708a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 3638
WORK TRANSPARENCY-CONFIDENTIAL
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Labor | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 60212d7b-8110-4212-a60c-02bca6581ab7 | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/60212d7b-8110-4212-a60c-02bca6581ab7 CC0-1.0 |
| Labor | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll e69da41d-6703-4c0f-bef1-45c7eb921bee | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e69da41d-6703-4c0f-bef1-45c7eb921bee CC0-1.0 | |
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SR 267
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 91c81c87-54f4-46ec-ab4b-9d6bfb3439a7 | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91c81c87-54f4-46ec-ab4b-9d6bfb3439a7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 3081
SCH CD-OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6e3d67e4-f1e3-4a34-97af-62c59ae96f2b | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6e3d67e4-f1e3-4a34-97af-62c59ae96f2b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1976
WORKERS RIGHTS AND SAFETY
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Labor, Amendment 1 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll e5ae900d-b2e2-4d3d-8eab-ff8b1a675dba | May 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e5ae900d-b2e2-4d3d-8eab-ff8b1a675dba CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1274
VOUCHER-TAXI & CAR-SHARE
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a7e017db-4277-4813-a945-4cbb15ea6482 | May 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a7e017db-4277-4813-a945-4cbb15ea6482 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2196
REGULATION-TECH
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Agriculture | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ae78661c-b8fe-4dbc-9cc0-66e772022a41 | May 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae78661c-b8fe-4dbc-9cc0-66e772022a41 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 3760
IDNR-GRAY FOX SEASON
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Agriculture | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bf1ad04d-8a6a-41b5-b4e5-6183fe8c927d | May 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf1ad04d-8a6a-41b5-b4e5-6183fe8c927d CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 33
DENY-SCHOOL CODE WAIVER
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Motion To Adopt | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bf4fd771-b13f-4ec0-897e-74d73790ad54 | May 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf4fd771-b13f-4ec0-897e-74d73790ad54 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)
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SR 854
IL · —
RECOGNIZES-NEHEMIAH ALLIANCE
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SB 4211
IL · —
FINANCE-APPROPRIATIONS
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SR 802
IL · —
MEMORIAL-LINDA J. HANBACK
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SB 3122
IL · —
BIPA-SECURITY PURPOSES
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SR 792
IL · —
CONGRATS-GRAND PRAIRIE FRIENDS
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SB 1347
IL · —
CITIZENS EMPOWERMENT ACT
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SB 3619
IL · —
INC TX-HEALTH INSURANCE CREDIT
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SB 1935
IL · —
REGULATORY SUNSET-STUDY
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SB 2046
IL · —
$IDOT-I80/MINOOKA
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SR 749
IL · —
IL BACON DAY
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