Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Illinois
Votes with Republicans
95%
on 217 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 95%
Cast a vote
95%
Yea or Nay on 1,275 of 1,349 roll calls · Senate median 95%
Their bills that became law
7 of 31
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 12.5
Roll calls on record
1,349
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 Li Arellano 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 Li Arellano 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. Li Arellano is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
11 of 217 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB0228 · BUSINESS-TECH
In plain English Requires prices advertised for goods or services to include all mandatory fees and surcharges, with exceptions for actual shipping costs and certain service providers.
Senate Third Reading · 2026-05-20 · Passed 46–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4461 · HOSPITAL COLLECTION LIENS
Senate Third Reading · 2026-05-19 · Passed 46–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB4137 · EDUC-HOMELESS CHILD-PREVENTION
In plain English Allows school districts to pay for extended motel stays for homeless or at-risk children.
Senate Third Reading · 2026-05-19 · Passed 47–11 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB3942 · JUV CT-YOUTH RELEASE
In plain English Allows the Department of Juvenile Justice to release youth before court-set dates while ensuring court notification and facilitating required court appearances.
Senate Third Reading · 2026-04-15 · Passed 44–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB0576 · GOVERNMENT-TECH
Senate Third Reading · 2025-10-30 · Passed 48–11 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1947 · SCH CD-EDUCATOR LICENSURE-MISC
Concurrence in Senate · 2025-05-31 · Passed 46–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1181 · PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION
Concurrence in Senate · 2025-05-31 · Passed 47–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2418 · YOUTH SPORTS COMMISSION
Motion in Senate · 2025-05-22 · Passed 46–11 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1859 · COM COL-COURSE INSTRUCTOR-AI
Third Reading in Senate · 2025-05-21 · Passed 46–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB2466 · OPEN LANDS-GRANTS TO GOVTS
Third Reading in Senate · 2025-04-10 · Passed 44–10 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB2645 · FIRE STATION REHABILITATION
In plain English Allows the State Fire Marshal to award grants for fire station rehabilitation or construction to nonprofit fire departments, in addition to local government units.
Senate State Government Committee · 2026-05-30 · Passed 6–3
SR0757 · FSGS AWARENESS DAY
In plain English Designates June 9, 2026 as FSGS Awareness Day in Illinois to bring attention to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis disease.
Senate Public Health Committee · 2026-05-19 · Failed 5–2
SB3076 · PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISABILITY
In plain English Expands disability benefits to include county correctional officers and sheriff employees, and requires continued health insurance coverage for those injured in the line of duty.
Senate Local Government Committee · 2026-03-25 · Passed 6–3
SB1950 · SANITARY FOOD PREPARATION
Senate Concurrence · 2025-10-30 · Passed 30–27
SB0634 · LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
Senate Local Government Committee · 2025-04-09 · Passed 6–3
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.
Patrick JoyceDemocrat · District 40 · 212 shared contested votes
22%
Doris TurnerDemocrat · District 48 · 195 shared contested votes
15%
Suzy Glowiak HiltonDemocrat · District 23 · 197 shared contested votes
15%
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 (74 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Li Arellano 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.
Introduced31
Out of committee9
Passed one chamber9
Passed both chambers7
Became law7
Never left committee22
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 12.5 bills that became law this session.
SCH CD-DEACTIVATE SCH-CONTRACT
In plain English Requires contracts between a deactivating school district sending students to multiple districts and receiving districts to last four years instead of two, with renewals by mutual agreement.
Official synopsis: Amends the School Boards Article of the School Code. Provides that the length of a contract between a deactivating school district that is seeking to send its students to more than one district and the receiving district shall be for 4 (rather than 2) school…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0592 · 2026-07-24
ELECTRONIC NOTARY FEE WAIVER
Amends the Illinois Notary Public Act. Provides that a fee of $25 for a commission as an electronic notary public shall be waived for a period of 2 years. Provides that a bond of $25,000 for a commission as an electronic notary shall be waived…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0621 · 2026-07-24
TRANSPORTATION-TECH
In plain English Raises the mandatory retirement age for state vehicle code investigators from 60 to 65 years old and removes an exemption for Capitol Police Investigators.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may be retained in service as an investigator to investigate and enforce provisions of the Act administered by the Secretary of State after he or she has reached 65 (instead of 60) years of age. Removes…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0584 · 2026-07-24
DENY-SCHOOL CODE WAIVER
Denies the request made by Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 with respect to Non-Resident Tuition, identified in the report filed by the State Board of Education as request W-100-7498.
Not out of committeePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · 2026-07-02
LOCAL GOV FRAUD TASK FORCE ACT
Creates the Local Government Fraud Prevention Task Force Act. Requires the Task Force to make recommendations for improving fraud prevention, detection, and investigation in local government including: (1) monitoring the creation and reporting of bank accounts used by local governments; (2)expanding the investigative and prosecutorial…
Not out of committeeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · 2026-05-22
LOC GOV-ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Amends the Local Records Act. Provides that a unit of local government required to store public records under the Act may satisfy the requirements of the Act by storing the public records in an electronic form.
Not out of committeeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · 2026-05-22
VEH CD-GRADUATED LICENSES
In plain English Suspends graduated driver's licenses for six months if drivers under 18 are convicted of violating traffic laws while carrying multiple young passengers and causing injury or death, with exceptions for siblings and children.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a graduated driver's license holder who is under the age of 18 is convicted of violating State law while operating a motor vehicle with more than one passenger in the vehicle who is under the age of…
Passed one chamberAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons · 2026-05-13
VETERANS' SERVICES TASK FORCE
Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Recreates the Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force repealed by Public Act 102-417 and renames it the Veterans' Services Task Force. Requires the Veterans' Services Task Force to meet at least twice a year and at any other times…
Passed one chamberAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox · 2026-03-11
PEN CD-TRS-SELF-MANAGED PLAN
Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that employers under the Article may elect to establish a self-managed plan for members as an alternative to the traditional benefit package. Provides that an employee of an employer that establishes a self-managed plan…
Not out of committeeAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema · 2026-03-04
LOCAL GOV ADVISORY BOARD
Amends the State Comptroller Act. Provides that the State Comptroller Local Government Advisory Board shall include one member of the Illinois State Police. Provides that recommendations submitted to the Comptroller by the Board shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for reducing the incidence…
Not out of committeeReferred to Assignments · 2026-02-05
MINOR-SA SERVICES VOUCHER
Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that a minor who is present at a child advocacy center in the State following disclosure or suspicion of sexual assault shall be eligible to receive a sexual assault services voucher, regardless of the minor's insurance…
Not out of committeeReferred to Assignments · 2026-02-05
PEN CD-ACCEL BENEFIT PAYMENT
Amends the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Establishes an accelerated pension benefit payment in lieu of any pension benefit under which an eligible person may elect to receive an amount determined by the Fund…
Not out of committeeReferred to Assignments · 2026-02-04
EMPLOYMENT-EFFECTIVE DATE
Amends Public Act 104-17. Changes the effective date of the Public Act from June 30, 2025 to July 1, 2026. Effective immediately.
Not out of committeeReferred to Assignments · 2026-01-13
EPA-NATURAL GAS PEAKER PLANTS
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act, any rule adopted under the Act, or any term or condition in any permit issued under the Act, each natural gas-fired peaker power plant in the State may, to the extent allowed…
Not out of committeeAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema · 2025-10-29
INC TX-PASS THROUGH ENTITY
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that the pass-through entity tax applies on a permanent basis. Effective immediately.
Not out of committeeReferred to Assignments · 2025-10-15
“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.
SB0118 · 2026-05-31
DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3258 · 2026-05-31
INS-RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE (Senate Concurrence)
HB4304 · 2026-05-31
HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS (Senate Third Reading)
HB5024 · 2026-05-31
MUNI CD-DETENTION FACILITIES (Senate Third Reading)
SB3398 · 2026-05-31
CIV PRO-TENANTS IN COMMON (Senate Concurrence)
SB3273 · 2026-05-31
UTILITIES-INTERCONNECTIONS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3037 · 2026-05-31
DARK SKY ACT (Senate Concurrence)
HB4571 · 2026-05-31
COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Senate Third Reading)
SB0318 · 2026-05-31
BUSINESS-TECH (Senate Concurrence)
SB3967 · 2026-05-31
NURSING HOME SURVEYOR REPORT (Senate Concurrence)
HJR0046 · 2026-05-31
LITTLE PALESTINE WAY (Senate Motion To Adopt)
SB3465 · 2026-05-31
CONSTRUCTION-SANITARY REQS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3208 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-HUSBANDRY IMPLEMENT DEF (Senate State Government Committee)
SB3208 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-HUSBANDRY IMPLEMENT DEF (Senate Concurrence)
SB3321 · 2026-05-31
LOC GOV-CREDIT CARD AGREEMENTS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3019 · 2026-05-31
FINANCE-AGRICULTURAL BORROWER (Senate Concurrence)
SB3049 · 2026-05-31
NEWBORN METABOLIC SCREENING (Senate Concurrence)
HB4327 · 2026-05-31
AUDITOR GENERAL-340B AUDIT (Senate Third Reading)
SB3222 · 2026-05-31
VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME (Senate Concurrence)
SB3020 · 2026-05-31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT (Senate Concurrence)
HB5090 · 2026-05-31
PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION (Senate Third Reading)
SB3044 · 2026-05-31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER-EFFECT (Senate Concurrence)
SB3048 · 2026-05-31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-LETHALITY (Senate Concurrence)
SB2951 · 2026-05-31
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE TIME (Senate Concurrence)
HB4496 · 2026-05-31
PROCUREMENT-STATE LABS (Senate Third Reading)
HB4379 · 2026-05-31
ADULT CHANGING STATIONS (Senate Third Reading)
SB3113 · 2026-05-31
CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3086 · 2026-05-31
STATE PERMITTED INVESTMENTS (Senate Concurrence)
HB2949 · 2026-05-31
FY27 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION (Senate Third Reading)
HB2783 · 2026-05-31
CMS-MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS (Senate Third Reading)
SB2762 · 2026-05-31
INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE (Senate Concurrence)
HB4911 · 2026-05-31
VETERAN SCRATCH-OFF GAME (Senate Third Reading)
SB3255 · 2026-05-31
DHS-DSP PILOT PROGRAM (Senate Concurrence)
SB3777 · 2026-05-31
HUMAN RIGHTS-DISPARTE IMPACT (Senate Concurrence)
SB3645 · 2026-05-31
REGULATORY SUNSET-RADIATION (Senate Concurrence)
HB0957 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
SB2427 · 2026-05-31
SCH CD-WIRELESS COMM DEVICE (Senate Concurrence)
HB4377 · 2026-05-31
PHA-NO WORK REQUIREMENTS (Senate Third Reading)
SB2771 · 2026-05-31
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION (Senate Concurrence)
SB3365 · 2026-05-31
MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBL (Senate Concurrence)
HB5511 · 2026-05-31
DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE (Senate Third Reading)
HB0111 · 2026-05-31
$FY 2027 BUDGET (Senate Third Reading)
HB4248 · 2026-05-31
ALGORITHMIC PRICE TRANSPARENCY (Senate Third Reading)
HB3663 · 2026-05-31
COURT OF CLAIMS-AWARDS (Senate Third Reading)
HB0958 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
SB3798 · 2026-05-31
MENTAL HEALTH 9-1-1 CALLS (Senate Concurrence)
SB0807 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Concurrence)
SB3484 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (Senate Concurrence)
SB2524 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-DRIVER'S LICENSE (Senate Concurrence)
HB0862 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
SB2645 · 2026-05-31
FIRE STATION REHABILITATION (Senate Concurrence)
HB0952 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1349 total roll-call votes this session).
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Who represents this ground
Illinois builds each Senate district from exactly two House districts: Senate 37 is House 73 plus House 74. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Li Arellano on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Li ArellanoState Senate 37 · Republican · this page
Ryan SpainState House 73 · Republican
88%
Brad FrittsState House 74 · Republican
87%
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