Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Keith Powers was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced29
Out of committee9
Passed one chamber8
Passed both chambers7
Became law7
Never left committee20
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 61 bills that became law this session.
Prohibits certain election officials from overseeing an election if they are a part of a political action committee or independent expenditure committee for a candidate; defines "political action committee" and "independent expenditure committee".
Not out of committeereferred to election law · 2026-09-02
Relates to recognizing postpartum psychosis as a condition distinct from postpartum depression and directing the department of health to create screening guidelines for the condition and provide information to maternal health care providers.
Not out of committeereferred to health · 2026-09-02
Exempts the city of New York from the regulation of frozen desserts.
Not out of committeereferred to agriculture · 2026-07-29
Prohibits certain employees with the state from using nonpublic information to gain advantage on prediction markets; establishes penalties for using nonpublic information on prediction markets.
Not out of committeereferred to governmental operations · 2026-07-29
Regulates certain bounty websites which offer meme currency in exchange for completing tasks are consistent with New York state law; defines "meme currency"; authorizes the attorney general to ensure bounty websites are compliant with the law.
Not out of committeereferred to science and technology · 2026-07-29
Prohibits elected officials from collecting retirement while still in office when the retirement is earned from an elective public office.
Not out of committeereferred to governmental employees · 2026-07-29
Relates to an exemption for certain property from the prohibition of alcohol sales within a certain distance from a school.
Became lawsigned chap.181 · 2026-07-24
Extends certain provisions relating to the repair of damaged pesticide containers.
Became lawsigned chap.139 · 2026-06-26
Requires a gas and electric corporation to disclose certain information with an application for a major rate change; requires information relating to dividends paid to shareholders, capital investments, and policy expenditures; requires each application to include a dividend forecast covering the requested rate period.
Not out of committeereferred to corporations, authorities and commissions · 2026-06-05
Authorizes the state university trustees to promulgate rules or regulations relating to late fees and exceptions for students submitting certificate of residence forms, and a reconciliation process for such forms received after the list of non-resident students was sent to a county.
Became lawsigned chap.124 · 2026-06-05
Provides a sales tax exemption to any admission charge for a comedy performance including both scripted and unscripted.
Passed one chamberRETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · 2026-06-04
Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation regarding the management of fluke-summer flounder to December 31, 2029.
Out of committeesubstituted by s10042 · 2026-05-28
Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.
Not out of committeeprint number 10485a · 2026-05-22
Establishes a statewide multi-agency integrated data system for certain violations relating to motor vehicle registration and use which may be accessed by local law enforcement agencies for the issuance of fines, tickets, or notices of liability related to traffic offenses.
Not out of committeereferred to transportation · 2026-05-15
Enacts the online revenues and expenditures transparency act to provide for the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public, at no cost.
Not out of committeereferred to governmental operations · 2026-05-13
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