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Democratic
· Representative
Ann Williams
Represents District 11 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 654 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 3,114 of 3,148 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
21 of 47
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 15.5
Roll calls on record
3,148
104th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 9, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 104th General Assembly.
How Ann Williams 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 Ann Williams 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. Ann Williams is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 654 party-line votes.
HB3037 · RIGHT TO PLAY ACT
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-09 · Passed 68–39 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB3332 · CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Failed 49–51
HJR0066 · OAC-REP. FLYNN CURRIE PORTRAIT
In plain English Urges the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to oversee designing and creating a portrait of former State Representative Barbara Flynn Currie for the State Capitol Building.
House Executive Committee · 2026-05-20 · Passed 7–4
HB4725 · WORKER PROTECTION UNIT
House Executive Committee · 2026-04-16 · Passed 7–4
HB0575 · GOVERNMENT-TECH
In plain English Requires election authorities to allow voters in line at closing to vote, establish curbside voting and vote-by-mail websites, and test five percent of voting devices, among other election changes.
House Ethics & Elections Committee · 2025-10-28 · Passed 10–7
HB3609 · THERMAL ENERGY NETWORKS
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-03-18 · Failed 7–4
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.
Kevin SchmidtRepublican · District 114 · 506 shared contested votes
32%
Jennifer SanalitroRepublican · District 48 · 431 shared contested votes
30%
Brandun SchweizerRepublican · District 104 · 497 shared contested votes
30%
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 (34 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Ann Williams 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.
Introduced47
Out of committee30
Passed one chamber27
Passed both chambers21
Became law21
Never left committee17
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 15.5 bills that became law this session.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-LETHALITY
In plain English Exempts domestic violence and behavioral threat assessment records from public disclosure, requires law enforcement training on lethality assessments starting 2029, and directs creation of a lethality assessment toolkit by 2028.
Official synopsis: Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from disclosure under the Act information, records, or recordings collected by law enforcement in a behavioral threat assessment or domestic violence lethality assessment. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that beginning January 1, 2029, for…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0836 · 2026-08-18
ADOPTION-CONFIDENTIAL INTERMED
In plain English Allows adult children and grandchildren of deceased adopted persons to request a confidential intermediary to obtain nonidentifying information and access certain child welfare records.
Official synopsis: Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that the surviving adult children and adult grandchildren of a deceased adopted or surrendered person may petition for the appointment of a confidential intermediary to obtain nonidentifying information as authorized under the Adoption Act. Provides that the confidential intermediary shall…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0740 · 2026-07-31
JUV CT&PROBATE-GUARDIANSHIP
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Makes various technical changes in provisions of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 related to court review of placement decisions relating to abused, neglected, and dependent minors in regards to permanency goals and supplemental petitions to reinstate wardship..…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0667 · 2026-07-31
VEH CD-PASSING SCHOOL BUS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, for each violation of a provision of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to the registered…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0587 · 2026-07-24
LIMITED HEALTH SERVICE ORGS
Amends the Limited Health Service Organization Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning the offering of a point-of-sale contract by a limited health service organization (LHSO), removes a provision requiring the LHSO to include an annual maximum benefit allowance not to exceed $2,500…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0562 · 2026-07-10
IFA-FIRE TRUCK LOANS
In plain English Limits fire truck loans to $750,000 per truck and ambulance loans to $350,000 per department, and changes how these loans are funded.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Makes changes concerning the fire truck revolving loan program, the fire station revolving loan program, and the ambulance revolving loan program. Provides that those loans shall be paid out of certain locally held funds established by the Illinois Finance…
Passed one chamberAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen · 2026-06-30
EPA-FEDERAL BACKSTOP
In plain English Prevents Illinois from adopting weaker pollution standards than current rules while allowing stricter standards than federal requirements.
Official synopsis: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions concerning the regulation of air pollution, water pollution, drinking water, hazardous waste, and landfills, provides that the Illinois Pollution Control Board shall not adopt any standards that are less stringent than those existing in Board regulations. Provides that…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0510 · 2026-06-26
ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Amends the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act. Includes residents of assisted living establishments under the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act to the provisions of the Act. Replaces references to "facility" throughout the Act with "facility or establishment". Provides that an assisted…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0494 · 2026-06-26
FUNDS-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT
In plain English Requires wind, solar, and battery storage projects under the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act to use project labor agreements, and makes changes to renewable energy programs and utility rebates for distributed generation and storage systems.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. In provisions concerning High Impact Businesses, provides that projects involving wind power facilities, solar facilities, or battery energy storage solution facilities must be constructed under a project labor agreement. Provides that the project labor agreements must include specified terms.…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0477 · 2026-06-26
MEMORIAL-ALLAN MELLIS
Mourns the passing of Allan Mellis.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-05-27
CIVIL LAW-TECH
Provides that Act may be referred to as the Guardianship Advocacy in Litigation Act (the GAIL Act). Amends the Probate Act of 1975. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning contesting the admission of a will to probate.
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-05-12
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH
Amends the Illinois Sustainable Investing Act. Provides that the laws of this State shall govern in any case or controversy heard in this State related to lawful sustainable investment activity. Provides that the State may decline to provide any information to or expend or use…
Passed one chamberAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa · 2026-04-30
COMMENDS-NANNETTE BUTLER
Commends Nannette Butler for her lifelong commitment to service, civil rights, and community leadership and for the profound and positive impact she has made in Chicago and beyond.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-04-17
COMMENDS-DAVID ELLINGTON
Commends David Ellington for his decades of service to the community and for his enduring dedication to helping individuals achieve recovery, stability, and hope.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-04-17
COMMENDS-AMAN YOHANNES
Commends Aman Yohannes, a student at Loyola Academy, for his exemplary leadership, academic achievement, and commitment to civic engagement. Thanks him for the positive impact he has made on his school and community.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-04-17
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
SB3731 · 2026-05-31
FIRST 2026 GENERAL REVISORY (House Third Reading)
HB5228 · 2026-05-31
WORK COMP-STATE LICENSURE (House Concurrence)
SB3398 · 2026-05-31
CIV PRO-TENANTS IN COMMON (House Third Reading)
HB4203 · 2026-05-31
INS CD-CANCER SCREENINGS (House Concurrence)
HB5081 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-ALTER SPEED LIMITS (House Concurrence)
HB5020 · 2026-05-31
JUV CT-EXTENDED JUR JUV PROS (House Concurrence)
SB3070 · 2026-05-31
EDUC-FOREIGN LANG ALTERNATIVE (House Third Reading)
HB3711 · 2026-05-31
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT (House Concurrence)
HB4649 · 2026-05-31
FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT (House Concurrence)
SB0318 · 2026-05-31
BUSINESS-TECH (House Third Reading)
HB4534 · 2026-05-31
DCFS-ABUSED CHILD-GROOMING (House Concurrence)
HB3454 · 2026-05-31
EPINEPHRINE DELIVERY DEVICE (House Concurrence)
SB3393 · 2026-05-31
OSFM-CONTINUING EDUCATION (House Third Reading)
HB5492 · 2026-05-31
PRESCRIPTION HORMONE THERAPY (House Concurrence)
HB1810 · 2026-05-31
INCARCERATED-DISABILITIES (House Concurrence)
HB5449 · 2026-05-31
CONDO CI ASSN-DISCLSOURE INFO (House Concurrence)
SB3208 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-HUSBANDRY IMPLEMENT DEF (House Third Reading)
SB3019 · 2026-05-31
FINANCE-AGRICULTURAL BORROWER (House Third Reading)
HB5093 · 2026-05-31
HIGHER ED-IN-STATE TUITION (House Concurrence)
HB2335 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-VARIOUS (House Concurrence)
HB5387 · 2026-05-31
IDFPR-VARIOUS LICENSES (House Concurrence)
HB4327 · 2026-05-31
AUDITOR GENERAL-340B AUDIT (House Concurrence)
SB3222 · 2026-05-31
VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME (House Third Reading)
HB5090 · 2026-05-31
PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION (House Concurrence)
SB2715 · 2026-05-31
OPEN MTGS-STATEWIDE ASSOC (House Third Reading)
HB2564 · 2026-05-31
PEN CD-TRS-SALARY INCREASES (House Concurrence)
HB4966 · 2026-05-31
DCFS-SECURE ACT (House Concurrence)
HB5487 · 2026-05-31
LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP (House Judiciary – Civil Committee)
HB5487 · 2026-05-31
LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP (House Concurrence)
SB3561 · 2026-05-31
BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER ACT (House Third Reading)
SB3211 · 2026-05-31
TELEDENTISTRY EXAMINATIONS (House Third Reading)
HB2371 · 2026-05-31
DENTAL INSURANCE ASSIGNABILITY (House Concurrence)
HB4160 · 2026-05-31
AUTO INS-RIGHT TO APPRAISAL (House Concurrence)
HB4379 · 2026-05-31
ADULT CHANGING STATIONS (House Concurrence)
SB0248 · 2026-05-31
CRIM PRO-POST-CONVICT PETITION (House Third Reading)
SB3113 · 2026-05-31
CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS (House Third Reading)
HB1700 · 2026-05-31
FUNDS-COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT (House Concurrence)
HB2949 · 2026-05-31
FY27 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION (House Concurrence)
HB3811 · 2026-05-31
PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS (House Concurrence)
HB3595 · 2026-05-31
INS CD-PET INSURANCE (House Concurrence)
HB4911 · 2026-05-31
VETERAN SCRATCH-OFF GAME (House Concurrence)
SB3255 · 2026-05-31
DHS-DSP PILOT PROGRAM (House Third Reading)
SB3777 · 2026-05-31
HUMAN RIGHTS-DISPARTE IMPACT (House Third Reading)
SB3645 · 2026-05-31
REGULATORY SUNSET-RADIATION (House Third Reading)
HB3275 · 2026-05-31
SCH-CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE (House Concurrence)
HB5295 · 2026-05-31
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PRIVACY (House Concurrence)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 3148 total roll-call votes this session).
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, simplified for display. For an exact address, use the legislature’s own district finder.
Who represents this ground
Illinois builds each Senate district from exactly two House districts: Senate 6 is House 11 plus House 12. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Ann Williams on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Sara FeigenholtzState Senate 6 · Democratic
100%
Ann WilliamsState House 11 · Democratic · this page
Margaret CrokeState House 12 · Democratic
99%
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