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Republican
· Representative
Walt Blackman
Represents District 7 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
96%
on 586 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
94%
Yea or Nay on 1,094 of 1,164 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
6 of 70
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 3
Roll calls on record
1,164
Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026)
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 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 Walt Blackman 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 Walt Blackman sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Walt Blackman is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
25 of 586 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB1687 · Voter access; elections; primary date
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Passed 30–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1538 · Controlled substances; approval; workers' compensation
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-11 · Failed 21–32 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1009 · High school students; AED training
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-11 · Failed 19–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1540 · Motor fuel theft; classifications
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-09 · Failed 19–35 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1074 · Classroom management; students; temporary removal
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-09 · Failed 22–32 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1763 · School districts; funds; financial reports
Motion · 2026-04-20 · Passed 30–29 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1763 · School districts; funds; financial reports
Motion test · 2026-04-20 · Passed 30–29 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1763 · School districts; funds; financial reports
House – Third Reading · 2026-04-20 · Passed 32–18 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1160 · Drones; entertainment events; prohibition
House – Third Reading · 2026-04-14 · Passed 32–23 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1113 · Service of process; evaluation agencies
House – Third Reading · 2026-04-13 · Passed 37–17 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB1315 · Public schools; interoperable communications; requirements
House – Third Reading · 2026-04-20 · Failed 25–25
HB2759 · Appropriation; department of veterans' services
House – Third Reading · 2026-02-25 · Failed 27–27
SB1043 · State agencies; virtual currency payments
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-11 · Failed 28–29
SB1049 · Spousal maintenance; income; property
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-11 · Failed 28–29
SB1511 · Nondomiciled commercial drivers license; validity
House – Third Reading · 2026-06-11 · Failed 26–27
Democrats 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.
Lydia HernandezDemocrat · District 24 · 562 shared contested votes
40%
Consuelo HernandezDemocrat · District 21 · 491 shared contested votes
38%
Myron TsosieDemocrat · District 6 · 535 shared contested votes
37%
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 (70 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Walt Blackman 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.
Introduced70
Out of committee38
Passed one chamber16
Passed both chambers7
Became law6
Never left committee32
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 3 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Appropriation 24State Government – Title 41 14Apache Junction 7Education – Title 15 6Property – Title 33 6Child Safety – Title 8 6
Technical correction; veterans
Not out of committeeAssigned to House RULES Committee · 2026-06-13
Technical correction; adoption
Not out of committeeAssigned to House RULES Committee · 2026-06-13
Qualified students; statewide assessment; requirements
Not out of committeeAssigned to House RULES Committee · 2026-06-13
Legislature; terms; limits; lobbying
Not out of committeeAssigned to House RULES Committee · 2026-06-13
Property tax; exemption; veterans
Not out of committeeAssigned to House RULES Committee · 2026-06-13
Daniel Kayde Blackman; death resolution
Became lawTransmitted to Secretary of State · 2026-06-10
Parenting time; supervision; professional supervisor
Passed one chamberSenate ATT Committee action: Failed To Pass, voting: (5-5-0-0) · 2026-03-31
Appropriation; homeless veterans; shelter services
Passed one chamberSenate ATT Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (10-0-0-0) · 2026-03-31
Family court; admissibility; evidence
Passed one chamberSenate FFL Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (4-3-0-0) · 2026-03-23
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB2408 · 2026-06-13
Nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement (House – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-13
Military families; scholarship accounts (House – Third Reading)
HB4005 · 2026-06-13
Artificial intelligence; course; public schools (House – Third Reading)
HB2406 · 2026-06-13
Minor victims; public records prohibition (House – Third Reading)
SCR1032 · 2026-06-13
Instructional expenses; operational spending; enforcement (House – Third Reading)
HB2397 · 2026-06-13
Homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (House – Third Reading)
HCR2040 · 2026-06-13
School districts; labor organizations; resources (House – Third Reading)
HB2321 · 2026-06-13
DCS; credit freeze; reporting (House – Third Reading)
HB2957 · 2026-06-13
Driver license; enhanced; mobile; prohibition (House – Third Reading)
HB2398 · 2026-06-13
Watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties (House – Third Reading)
HB2755 · 2026-06-13
State lands; commercial leases; auction (House – Third Reading)
SB1004 · 2026-06-12
Sex offenders; electronic monitoring (House – Third Reading)
SB1127 · 2026-06-12
Duty to report; abuse; neglect (House – Third Reading)
SB1687 · 2026-06-12
Voter access; elections; primary date (House – Third Reading)
SB1180 · 2026-06-12
DOR; income tax forms; conformity (House – Third Reading)
SB1198 · 2026-06-12
Beef council; veterinary board; continuation (House – Third Reading)
SB1336 · 2026-06-12
State land department; continuation; oversight (House – Third Reading)
SCR1004 · 2026-06-12
Photo enforcement systems; voter approval (House – Third Reading)
HB2104 · 2026-06-12
Agricultural property; classification; inspection (House – Third Reading)
SB1110 · 2026-06-12
Home confinement; eligibility; electronic monitoring. (House – Third Reading)
SB1428 · 2026-06-12
Proof of insurance; workers' compensation (House – Third Reading)
HB2311 · 2026-06-12
Artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements (House – Third Reading)
HB4117 · 2026-06-12
Interfering with religious service (House – Third Reading)
SB1519 · 2026-06-12
Off-highway vehicles; weight; enforcement fund (House – Third Reading)
SB1552 · 2026-06-12
ADOT; revisions. (House – Third Reading)
SB1511 · 2026-06-12
Nondomiciled commercial drivers license; validity (House – Third Reading)
HB2729 · 2026-06-12
Health boards; DES; continuations (House – Third Reading)
SB1618 · 2026-06-12
Military affairs commission (House – Third Reading)
HB2105 · 2026-06-12
Agricultural property; inspections; notice (House – Third Reading)
HB2114 · 2026-06-12
Motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund (House – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (House – Third Reading)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (House – Third Reading)
SB1502 · 2026-06-12
Unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation. (House – Third Reading)
HB2174 · 2026-06-11
Insurance; modeling and data organizations (House – Third Reading)
HB2873 · 2026-06-11
Municipalities; referendum petitions; withdrawal (House – Third Reading)
SB1012 · 2026-06-11
Concealed weapons; notice; repeal (House – Third Reading)
HB2611 · 2026-06-11
Group homes; safety; training; rights (House – Third Reading)
SB1018 · 2026-06-11
Foreign law; sharia law; prohibition (House – Third Reading)
SB1038 · 2026-06-11
Cast vote record; public record (House – Third Reading)
SB1016 · 2026-06-11
Municipal improvement districts; petitions (House – Third Reading)
SB1075 · 2026-06-11
Foreign entities; land; review commission (House – Third Reading)
SB1042 · 2026-06-11
Public monies; investment; virtual currency (House – Third Reading)
SB1118 · 2026-06-11
Historic neighborhoods; housing; zoning (House – Third Reading)
SB1009 · 2026-06-11
High school students; AED training (House – Third Reading)
SB1057 · 2026-06-11
Fraud countermeasures; paper ballots (House – Third Reading)
SB1053 · 2026-06-11
Concealed weapons permits; fees (House – Third Reading)
SB1068 · 2026-06-11
Disruption; educational institution; concealed weapon (House – Third Reading)
SB1093 · 2026-06-11
Riot; planning; participation; racketeering (House – Third Reading)
SB1039 · 2026-06-11
Attorney discipline investigations; costs (House – Third Reading)
SB1043 · 2026-06-11
State agencies; virtual currency payments (House – Third Reading)
SB1060 · 2026-06-11
Voter registration; temporary absence (House – Third Reading)
SB1100 · 2026-06-11
Foreign adversary; lobbying; registration; disclosure (House – Third Reading)
SB1069 · 2026-06-11
Prohibited weapons; muffling device; repeal (House – Third Reading)
SB1061 · 2026-06-11
Fentanyl; sale amount; nine grams (House – Third Reading)
SB1170 · 2026-06-11
Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing (House – Third Reading)
SB1055 · 2026-06-11
Arrestees; unlawfully present; reporting (House – Third Reading)
HB2995 · 2026-06-11
Domestic relations; domestic violence (House – Third Reading)
SB1040 · 2026-06-11
Voter registration rolls; internet access (House – Third Reading)
SB1011 · 2026-06-11
Medical examiners; sudden infant death (House – Third Reading)
HB4157 · 2026-06-11
Commerce; 2026-2027 (House – Third Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1164 total roll-call votes this session).
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