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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 4160
AUTO INS-RIGHT TO APPRAISAL
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f6ee4c0c-12ac-411b-8f63-e6f9002f39a1 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f6ee4c0c-12ac-411b-8f63-e6f9002f39a1 CC0-1.0
HB 4535
SCH CD-E-LEARNING DAY-ELECTION
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll e7d48d3e-66a3-457c-ab3c-3e912f0e37bd May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e7d48d3e-66a3-457c-ab3c-3e912f0e37bd CC0-1.0
HB 5309
WILDLIFE CD-MUTE SWAN
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 606cb57d-4517-4a04-b6c6-23a3a0577d01 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/606cb57d-4517-4a04-b6c6-23a3a0577d01 CC0-1.0
HB 2955
EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f99404f0-3626-4041-bac2-a442991c3652 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f99404f0-3626-4041-bac2-a442991c3652 CC0-1.0
SB 2427
SCH CD-WIRELESS COMM DEVICE
 Education, Amendment 4 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 840f38e4-a87c-4591-80e2-682602a1383d May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/840f38e4-a87c-4591-80e2-682602a1383d CC0-1.0
Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 9bcebe45-17cf-4b03-b530-0c6d42375b51 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9bcebe45-17cf-4b03-b530-0c6d42375b51 CC0-1.0
HB 4340
COURT OF CLAIMS-PROCEDURE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 41271867-4373-4515-86a5-c7b7f00f6900 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/41271867-4373-4515-86a5-c7b7f00f6900 CC0-1.0
HB 3811
PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll f4487833-82cd-4d47-8942-177b173b2e73 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4487833-82cd-4d47-8942-177b173b2e73 CC0-1.0
HB 4418
EPA-STORMWATER-PLASTIC PELLET
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 888a414d-5cf6-4c5a-b339-be04580b5a68 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/888a414d-5cf6-4c5a-b339-be04580b5a68 CC0-1.0
HB 2564
PEN CD-TRS-SALARY INCREASES
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 35779d8f-3209-49c6-a749-a134f60ab3c5 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/35779d8f-3209-49c6-a749-a134f60ab3c5 CC0-1.0
Pensions, Amendment 1 Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll 3e3b28e7-f5e7-4e70-a79f-fad4bbc93e8b May 27, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e3b28e7-f5e7-4e70-a79f-fad4bbc93e8b CC0-1.0
HB 5470
DCEO-VARIOUS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 5de4a377-d814-41be-801d-b955180db99b May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5de4a377-d814-41be-801d-b955180db99b CC0-1.0
HB 5524
UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1b163469-63d8-4f55-88a9-6a11df64b78e May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b163469-63d8-4f55-88a9-6a11df64b78e CC0-1.0
HB 3454
EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY DEVICE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 1ee8ae86-8313-4583-be0a-06cf4cfa9b22 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ee8ae86-8313-4583-be0a-06cf4cfa9b22 CC0-1.0
HB 5449
CONDO CI ASSN-DISCLSOURE INFO
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll b6b493a4-bb4c-4747-8045-d7ec82d1602d May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6b493a4-bb4c-4747-8045-d7ec82d1602d CC0-1.0
SB 4040
CHARTER SCH-CONTRACT TRANSFER
 Third Reading Nay upper · stage not recorded · roll e0127cb4-952d-4035-b3a7-f38927d63a29 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0127cb4-952d-4035-b3a7-f38927d63a29 CC0-1.0
HB 4537
LOC GOV-CREDIT CARD AGREEMENTS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 36b33c13-1936-4ec2-9b71-dc0fe7658a1a May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36b33c13-1936-4ec2-9b71-dc0fe7658a1a CC0-1.0
Revenue, Amendment 2 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 217e0a98-b80a-43d3-a742-1c5120df2fad May 27, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/217e0a98-b80a-43d3-a742-1c5120df2fad CC0-1.0
SB 3707
VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 699ea893-0c39-48ed-b08f-71611938311e May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/699ea893-0c39-48ed-b08f-71611938311e CC0-1.0
SB 3070
EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll cb3e029e-2868-4620-8e2d-9ab8485a2d69 May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb3e029e-2868-4620-8e2d-9ab8485a2d69 CC0-1.0
HB 5460
EDUC-SCH SOCIAL WORK SCHLRSHP
 Third Reading Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 3ad57618-33ba-4893-ba6b-df235f95b59e May 28, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3ad57618-33ba-4893-ba6b-df235f95b59e CC0-1.0
HB 5196
PEN CD-ACCELERATED BENEFIT
 Pensions Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll b9300d0d-2758-4cbf-a7e0-5b58df3d8ba3 May 27, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b9300d0d-2758-4cbf-a7e0-5b58df3d8ba3 CC0-1.0
SB 2696
QUICK-TAKE-HOFFMAN ESTATES
 Third Reading Not voting upper · stage not recorded · roll 1b89aaa2-f3f0-47a5-9e2d-b92d4e9ea11a May 27, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1b89aaa2-f3f0-47a5-9e2d-b92d4e9ea11a CC0-1.0
HB 4795
SCH-CD-LICENSE-EARLY CHILDHOOD
 Education, Amendment 1 Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 045d0df8-1179-479b-8893-81b0d5f71c58 May 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/045d0df8-1179-479b-8893-81b0d5f71c58 CC0-1.0
SB 3533
SCHCD-TWICE-EXCEPTIONAL STUDNT
 Education Yea upper · stage not recorded · roll 43d97907-a863-460e-999f-a95559860350 May 26, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/43d97907-a863-460e-999f-a95559860350 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (74 as lead sponsor)

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