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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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SB 1376
UNIV HISTORICAL COST OF ATTEND
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 061c79dd-3c38-478a-a390-7de3ceec553e | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/061c79dd-3c38-478a-a390-7de3ceec553e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2351
ONLINE AUCTION AND ESTATE SALE
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4a7f39d4-9bcf-47a5-bba0-2d35cf138c54 | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4a7f39d4-9bcf-47a5-bba0-2d35cf138c54 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1827
FIRE DISTRICTS--DESIGN-BUILD
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bd98b0bc-894b-46fc-bfa5-489943d37433 | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd98b0bc-894b-46fc-bfa5-489943d37433 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1456
PEN CD-BOARD MEMBER TRAINING
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Pensions, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 63b64d28-df04-4b99-9db1-669dd15552f5 | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/63b64d28-df04-4b99-9db1-669dd15552f5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1301
FUNDS-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 53f31fe1-2ae4-4dc2-af81-461ff736123c | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/53f31fe1-2ae4-4dc2-af81-461ff736123c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1310
WIU-BORROW MONEY
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll eb7d8a4a-1865-4e2e-ad0c-380ff5e568f5 | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eb7d8a4a-1865-4e2e-ad0c-380ff5e568f5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1950
SANITARY FOOD PREPARATION
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 82cd5436-a224-456c-8e4b-3b71c40d44ca | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/82cd5436-a224-456c-8e4b-3b71c40d44ca CC0-1.0 |
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SB 849
TRANSPORTATION-TECH
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad1d18a1-ca8b-4f99-a24a-1637a3c1aa35 | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad1d18a1-ca8b-4f99-a24a-1637a3c1aa35 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2154
COSMETOLOGY-HYDRODERMABRASION
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8552c98b-2545-43b9-90ad-7f1df4f9028d | Apr 9, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8552c98b-2545-43b9-90ad-7f1df4f9028d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 408
EDUCATION-TECH
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Education, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a7b6f63d-812d-426e-8551-d3b0fd057ef7 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a7b6f63d-812d-426e-8551-d3b0fd057ef7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2149
SCH CD-TUITION FOR ORPHANS
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Education, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fcaa9aa-57b3-462a-a182-15887f13c8c5 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fcaa9aa-57b3-462a-a182-15887f13c8c5 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1701
PUBLIC LABOR-POLICE SUPERVISOR
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Labor, Amendment 1 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 23fcc51c-26a3-4f92-abd1-5105e8fb44a0 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/23fcc51c-26a3-4f92-abd1-5105e8fb44a0 CC0-1.0 |
| Labor, Amendment 2 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d627497-ce74-4656-8fda-c220fe42c122 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d627497-ce74-4656-8fda-c220fe42c122 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 406
EDUCATION-TECH
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Education, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ada3a361-4ce0-44c6-9894-4beee5b3922e | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ada3a361-4ce0-44c6-9894-4beee5b3922e CC0-1.0 |
| Education, Amendment 2 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 28714487-e568-4188-a29b-8d7521e2faf3 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/28714487-e568-4188-a29b-8d7521e2faf3 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 1560
MENTAL HLTH-KIDS-BEACON
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Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aec597d0-3a10-494d-b052-4368db2c7c39 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aec597d0-3a10-494d-b052-4368db2c7c39 CC0-1.0 |
| Education | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7710d975-4bd0-4ccb-90ce-a8e383f04f15 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7710d975-4bd0-4ccb-90ce-a8e383f04f15 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 407
EDUCATION-TECH
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Education, Amendment 1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b14eb9cd-0a23-4e4b-9211-5330c387a2bc | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b14eb9cd-0a23-4e4b-9211-5330c387a2bc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2339
PRIVACY IN THE WORKPLACE
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Labor, Amendment 2 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3cd1994f-4dc3-48e4-a361-2863112900b1 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3cd1994f-4dc3-48e4-a361-2863112900b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 2438
SCH CD-RADON TESTING
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Education, Amendment 1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll c4520248-3dff-490b-a323-fd14a07bce15 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4520248-3dff-490b-a323-fd14a07bce15 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1799
SCH CD-NONINSTRUCTIONAL SERVIC
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Education, Amendment 1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3b034e31-caba-483c-a92e-326d1479c4b4 | Apr 8, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3b034e31-caba-483c-a92e-326d1479c4b4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 1616
SCH CD-MAJOR SCHOOL EVENTS
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 13f3ff20-7521-4bb4-a589-504eddc2cb4c | Apr 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13f3ff20-7521-4bb4-a589-504eddc2cb4c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 73
BABY FOODS-TOXIC HEAVY METALS
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Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b612a5fa-37e2-4c76-a7d0-dfcb16e77f2e | Apr 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b612a5fa-37e2-4c76-a7d0-dfcb16e77f2e CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 24
ILLINOIS BACON DAY
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Agriculture | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2fb1c84c-2ee8-4ccb-a0ce-265b47f2857d | Apr 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fb1c84c-2ee8-4ccb-a0ce-265b47f2857d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 246
NON-PROFIT INVESTMENT POOL
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Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7bf66feb-7645-4c63-a0a4-4f4cb25b9809 | Apr 4, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7bf66feb-7645-4c63-a0a4-4f4cb25b9809 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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