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Democratic
· Senator
Brian Fernandez
Represents District 23 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
85%
on 474 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 96%
Cast a vote
84%
Yea or Nay on 937 of 1,109 roll calls · Senate median 96%
Their bills that became law
0 of 18
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
1,109
Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026)
Votes and bills updated Oct 21, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026).
How Brian Fernandez votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Brian Fernandez sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Brian Fernandez is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
73 of 474 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB2257 · Watercraft fund; distribution of monies
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Passed 16–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1683 · Landownership; foreign adversary; prohibition
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Passed 21–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1456 · Authorized third party; bond exemption
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Passed 20–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2104 · Agricultural property; classification; inspection
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-10 · Passed 19–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2105 · Agricultural property; inspections; notice
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-10 · Passed 19–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2793 · Annexation of territory; procedures
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-09 · Passed 19–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2048 · AHCCCS; non-opioid prescription drugs; controls
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-09 · Passed 18–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1270 · Correctional officers; supplemental contributions
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-09 · Passed 21–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1493 · Law enforcement; reinstatement; costs
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-09 · Passed 19–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2772 · License; driver; nonoperating; medical indicia
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-01 · Passed 17–9 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB1170 · Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14
SB1178 · Naturopathic physicians; drug administration
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14
HB2615 · Parenting time; supervision; professional supervisor
Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee Action (FAILED) · 2026-03-31 · Failed 5–5
SB1745 · Local excise taxes; rate limit
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-03-04 · Failed 15–15
SB1827 · Office of advanced air mobility
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-03-04 · Failed 15–15
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Vince LeachRepublican · District 17 · 616 shared contested votes
35%
Hildy AngiusRepublican · District 30 · 584 shared contested votes
34%
John KavanaghRepublican · District 3 · 562 shared contested votes
34%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (172 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Brian Fernandez 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.
Introduced18
Out of committee2
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee16
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 0 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Definitions 5Appropriating Monies 4Definition 4Delayed Repeal 3Exemption 3Appropriation 3
Inmates; medical institution; release
Out of committeeSenate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended · 2026-03-10
School districts; receivership; mandatory consolidation
Out of committeeSenate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended · 2026-03-03
State-owned properties; review board
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-02-04
Recording fees; unlawful restrictions; exemption
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-02-02
Appropriation; summer youth employment program
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-27
Health insurance; private employers; coverage
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-27
Early voting; identification; emergency voting
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Authorized transporters; minimum standards; registration
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Pharmacies; cost sharing requirement; rebates
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Prior authorization; gold card exemption
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Health insurers; provisional provider credentialing
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Firearms; mandatory destruction; criminal offenses
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Motor vehicle dealer; advertising; restriction
Not out of committeeSenate read second time · 2026-01-21
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB1290 · 2026-06-13
Open meetings; planned communities (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate – Senator Ortiz moved the portion of the COW report that HCR 2003 do pass be amended to include the Ortiz flr amend)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (Senate – Senator Gonzales moved that the portion of the COW report that HCR 2001 do pass amended be amended to show the resolution failed to pass)
SB1170 · 2026-06-12
Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2142 · 2026-06-12
School safety; ESAs; fingerprinting; revisions (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1630 · 2026-06-12
Enhanced residential treatment; SMI (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1624 · 2026-06-12
Photo radar enforcement; civil penalty (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2406 · 2026-06-12
Minor victims; public records prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1214 · 2026-06-12
Stem cells; regenerative therapy (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2398 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2700 · 2026-06-12
Technology study committee; assistive technology (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2755 · 2026-06-12
State lands; commercial leases; auction (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1160 · 2026-06-12
Drones; entertainment events; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1620 · 2026-06-12
Utility relocation notification (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1456 · 2026-06-12
Authorized third party; bond exemption (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1496 · 2026-06-12
DCS; policies; procedures (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1178 · 2026-06-12
Naturopathic physicians; drug administration (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1127 · 2026-06-12
Duty to report; abuse; neglect (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4005 · 2026-06-12
Artificial intelligence; course; public schools (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1113 · 2026-06-12
Service of process; evaluation agencies (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1180 · 2026-06-12
DOR; income tax forms; conformity (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2044 · 2026-06-12
Preferential treatment; discrimination; prohibited acts (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2397 · 2026-06-12
Homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1627 · 2026-06-12
Schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1428 · 2026-06-12
Proof of insurance; workers' compensation (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1713 · 2026-06-12
Independent testing; treatment; pharmacists (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2320 · 2026-06-12
School districts; bonds; financial advisors (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2800 · 2026-06-12
Ignition interlock devices; violation; classification (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1326 · 2026-06-12
Victims' rights; attorney fees; costs (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1723 · 2026-06-12
Domestic violence; release conditions (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1683 · 2026-06-12
Landownership; foreign adversary; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2321 · 2026-06-12
DCS; credit freeze; reporting (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2780 · 2026-06-12
Judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2957 · 2026-06-12
Driver license; enhanced; mobile; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2960 · 2026-06-12
Veterans' court fund; grant program (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2322 · 2026-06-12
DCS; investigations; interviews; recording (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1335 · 2026-06-12
Groundwater savings credits; irrigation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2408 · 2026-06-12
Nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-12
Military families; scholarship accounts (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2134 · 2026-06-12
Critical infrastructure; foreign adversaries; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1671 · 2026-06-12
Gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2257 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft fund; distribution of monies (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2257 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft fund; distribution of monies (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1336 · 2026-06-12
State land department; continuation; oversight (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2040 · 2026-06-12
School districts; labor organizations; resources (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1552 · 2026-06-12
ADOT; revisions. (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1511 · 2026-06-12
Nondomiciled commercial drivers license; validity (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1198 · 2026-06-12
Beef council; veterinary board; continuation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2941 · 2026-06-12
Motorcycles; reckless driving (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-12
Military families; scholarship accounts (Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee Action (DPA/SE))
HB4156 · 2026-06-11
Capital outlay; appropriations; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4166 · 2026-06-11
State budget implementation; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4164 · 2026-06-11
Local government; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4155 · 2026-06-11
Amusements; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4168 · 2026-06-11
Taxation; omnibus; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4160 · 2026-06-11
Health care; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1109 total roll-call votes this session).
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