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Republican
· Representative
Dave Severin
Represents District 116 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 601 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 1,602 of 1,640 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
4 of 19
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 6.5
Roll calls on record
1,640
104th General Assembly
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 104th General Assembly.
How Dave Severin 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 Dave Severin 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. Dave Severin is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
6 of 601 party-line votes.
HB4890 · UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
House Third Reading · 2026-04-16 · Passed 82–26 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4665 · CD CORR-REPORT HOSPICE CARE
In plain English Requires the Department of Corrections to include costs of end-of-life care for deceased inmates not in hospice programs in its annual website report.
House Third Reading · 2026-04-08 · Passed 89–19 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4535 · SCH CD-E-LEARNING DAY-ELECTION
House Third Reading · 2026-04-08 · Passed 81–25 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB3363 · STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
Concurrence in House · 2025-05-31 · Passed 77–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB3363 · STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
Concurrence in House · 2025-05-31 · Passed 77–36 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB0028 · SCH CD-EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS
Third Reading in House · 2025-05-20 · Passed 92–21 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB1643 · CORRECTIONS OMBUDSPERSON
In plain English Creates an independent ombudsperson to investigate complaints, inspect correctional facilities, and publicly report on conditions and treatment in Illinois prisons.
House Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee · 2026-03-26 · Passed 6–4
HB4258 · EMERGING ADULT SENTENCING
House Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee · 2026-03-26 · Passed 6–4
HB3332 · CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Failed 49–51
HB2516 · PFAS PRODUCT BAN
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-04-09 · Failed 7–5
HB2419 · EPA-LOCAL SITING REVIEW
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-04-09 · Failed 7–5
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.
Anthony DeLucaDemocrat · District 80 · 456 shared contested votes
7%
Dave VellaDemocrat · District 68 · 502 shared contested votes
7%
Larry WalshDemocrat · District 86 · 523 shared contested votes
6%
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 (38 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Dave Severin 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.
Introduced19
Out of committee7
Passed one chamber6
Passed both chambers4
Became law4
Never left committee12
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 6.5 bills that became law this session.
INC TX-FOSTER CARE
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit in an amount equal to the foster care expenses, not to exceed $1,000 in any taxable year, paid or incurred by the taxpayer with respect to a qualified dependent child. Provides that the credit…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Scott Doody · 2026-08-17
UTILITY CHARGE TRANSPARENCY
In plain English Requires a report listing all charges on residential electric bills other than delivery or supply charges, to be published within 12 months.
Official synopsis: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability to publish a report that contains a list of any charges, either required or permitted by law or approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission, that are charged by an electric utility on…
Became lawAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox · 2026-07-20
REPEAL-ENERGY ACT
Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act.…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore · 2026-06-15
LCPL JONATHAN PRICE MEM. HWY
In plain English Designates a stretch of Illinois Route 15 between Woodlawn and Mount Vernon as the Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle Price Memorial Highway.
Official synopsis: Designates the stretch of Illinois Route 15 between Woodlawn and Mount Vernon as the "Lance Corporal Jonathan Kyle Price Memorial Highway".
Became lawAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer · 2026-06-01
SGT. BOLINSKI MEMORIAL RD
Designates Illinois Route 13 from the eastern limits of the Village of Coulterville to the western limits of the Village of Pinckneyville as the "Sgt. Holli R. Bolinski Memorial Road".
Passed one chamberChief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin · 2026-05-31
COMMEND-ALPHA & OMEGA/LOWE'S
Commends Alpha and Omega Construction of Salem and Lowe's Home Improvement for helping veterans and their families in need of roofing repairs.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-05-21
STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE
Amends the State Designations Act. Designates the strawberry milkshake as the official State beverage of the State of Illinois.
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-05-12
ESTATE TAX-EXCLUSION AMOUNT
Amends the Illinois Estate and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Act. Provides that, for persons dying on or after January 1, 2027, the exclusion amount shall be the applicable exclusion amount calculated under Section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code, including any deceased spousal unused exclusion amount…
Not out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-03-27
WILDLIFE CD-SNAP DEER PERMIT
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that there shall be no fee for one Deer Hunting Permit to take one deer in one season with either bow and arrow or gun for a resident of the State who receives assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-02-03
CONGRATS-TOM MILLER
Congratulates Tom Miller on his retirement and thanks him for his nearly five decades of dedicated service to the people and communities of Southern Illinois.
Became lawAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. David Friess · 2025-10-16
ENERGY-TASK FORCE/CARBON INFRA
Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning the membership of the Task Force; duties of the Task Force;…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2025-10-15
MUNI CD-REMOVE WASTE CONTAINER
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the corporate authorities of each municipality may remove containers placed by motorists (rather than truckers in the introduced bill) in a street or a ditch for the purpose of containing human waste…
Passed one chamberReferred to Assignments · 2025-04-14
SCH CD-STU DISCIPLINE-TOBACCO
Amends the School Code. Provides that a provision that allows out-of-school suspensions of longer than 3 days, expulsions, and disciplinary removals to alternative schools to be used only if other appropriate and available behavioral and disciplinary interventions have been exhausted does not apply to a…
Out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2025-04-11
CD CORR-DJJ-QUALIFICATIONS
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Department of Juvenile Justice shall adopt necessary administrative rules governing the employment and qualifications of personnel serving county-operated juvenile detention…
Not out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2025-03-21
INC TX-RECYCLING CREDIT
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit for individual taxpayers in an amount equal to 100% of the eligible recycling costs incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, not to exceed $1,000 per taxpayer. Provides that "eligible recycling costs" means costs associated…
Not out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2025-03-21
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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 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)
SB3707 · 2026-05-31
VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS (House Third Reading)
HB2955 · 2026-05-31
EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER (House Concurrence)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1640 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 58 is House 115 plus House 116. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Dave Severin on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Terri BryantState Senate 58 · Republican
83%
David FriessState House 115 · Republican
98%
Dave SeverinState House 116 · Republican · this page
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