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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
Oct. 29, 2019 IL SB 1864 Prohibits Use of Vaping Devices in Public Areas Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 11)
June 2, 2019 IL SB 689 Establishes a Tax Amnesty Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 8)
June 1, 2019 IL SB 262 Establishes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
June 1, 2019 IL HB 2625 Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 46)
June 1, 2019 IL SB 690 Expands the Number of Casinos Permitted in Illinois Bill Passed - House (87 - 27)
May 31, 2019 IL HB 1438 Authorizes Sale and Use of Recreational Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 47)
May 31, 2019 IL SB 25 Establishes Protections Regarding Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 20)
May 31, 2019 IL SB 687 Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 20)
May 31, 2019 IL SB 262 Establishes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Bill Passed - House (83 - 35)
May 30, 2019 IL SB 1609 Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
May 30, 2019 IL HB 94 Establishes Specific Rehabilitation Classes as a Means of Reducing Prison Sentences Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 52)
May 30, 2019 IL HB 3606 Authorizes Parental Privacy Rights for Student Data Collection Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 22)
May 30, 2019 IL HB 3394 Requires Women and African Americans on Corporate Boards Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 16)
May 30, 2019 IL SB 687 Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure Bill Passed - House (67 - 48)
May 30, 2019 IL HB 1637 Establishes the Keep Illinois Families Together Act Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 19)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 3534 Establishes a Non-Binary Gender Option on IDs Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 254 Reduces Class Sizes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 32)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 834 Requires Equal Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 19)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 2078 Increases Teacher Salary to $40,000 Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 13)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 1438 Authorizes Sale and Use of Recreational Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 17)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 2276 Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 10)
May 29, 2019 IL HB 62 Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs Bill Passed - House (76 - 39)
May 28, 2019 IL SB 25 Establishes Protections Regarding Abortion Bill Passed - House (64 - 50)
May 28, 2019 IL SB 1609 Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit Bill Passed - House (62 - 52)
May 28, 2019 IL SB 2090 Expands Access to Voting in Jails Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)
Date No. Title Outcome
10/29 SB 1864 Prohibits Use of Vaping Devices in Public Areas Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 11)
6/02 SB 689 Establishes a Tax Amnesty Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (49 - 8)
6/01 SB 262 Establishes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (40 - 19)
6/01 HB 2625 Requires Subcircuit Judicial Boundary Lines be Redrawn Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 46)
6/01 SB 690 Expands the Number of Casinos Permitted in Illinois Bill Passed - House (87 - 27)
5/31 HB 1438 Authorizes Sale and Use of Recreational Cannabis Concurrence Vote Passed - House (66 - 47)
5/31 SB 25 Establishes Protections Regarding Abortion Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 20)
5/31 SB 687 Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 20)
5/31 SB 262 Establishes State Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Bill Passed - House (83 - 35)
5/30 SB 1609 Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (37 - 19)
5/30 HB 94 Establishes Specific Rehabilitation Classes as a Means of Reducing Prison Sentences Concurrence Vote Passed - House (63 - 52)
5/30 HB 3606 Authorizes Parental Privacy Rights for Student Data Collection Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 22)
5/30 HB 3394 Requires Women and African Americans on Corporate Boards Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 16)
5/30 SB 687 Establishes a Graduated Tax Structure Bill Passed - House (67 - 48)
5/30 HB 1637 Establishes the Keep Illinois Families Together Act Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 19)
5/29 HB 3534 Establishes a Non-Binary Gender Option on IDs Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 16)
5/29 HB 254 Reduces Class Sizes Concurrence Vote Passed - House (86 - 32)
5/29 HB 834 Requires Equal Pay Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 19)
5/29 HB 2078 Increases Teacher Salary to $40,000 Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 13)
5/29 HB 1438 Authorizes Sale and Use of Recreational Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 17)
5/29 HB 2276 Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 10)
5/29 HB 62 Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs Bill Passed - House (76 - 39)
5/28 SB 25 Establishes Protections Regarding Abortion Bill Passed - House (64 - 50)
5/28 SB 1609 Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit Bill Passed - House (62 - 52)
5/28 SB 2090 Expands Access to Voting in Jails Bill Passed - House (69 - 45)

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