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Democratic-Farmer-Labor
· Senator
Sandy Pappas
Represents District 65 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 37 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
100%
Yea or Nay on 84 of 84 roll calls · Senate median 100%
Their bills that became law
1 of 114
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
84
94th Legislature 2025-2026
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 94th Legislature 2025-2026.
How Sandy Pappas 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 Sandy Pappas 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. Sandy Pappas is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 37 party-line votes.
They voted with most Democrats on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HF2442 · Climate and energy finance bill.
Senate: Motion did not prevail to take from the table · 2025-05-09 · Failed 33–33
SR8 · A Senate resolution relating to the termination of Senate Resolution 1
Senate: Adopted · 2025-02-03 · Failed 33–33
HF2432 · Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill.
Senate: Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · 2025-05-18 · Passed 34–33
SF2370 · Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill
Senate: Third Reading Repassed · 2025-05-17 · Passed 34–33
HF2435 · Health and human services finance bill.
Senate: Third reading Passed as amended · 2025-05-14 · Passed 34–33
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.
Jim AbelerRepublican · District 35 · 47 shared contested votes
66%
Carla NelsonRepublican · District 24 · 51 shared contested votes
51%
Julia ColemanRepublican · District 48 · 52 shared contested votes
44%
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 (0 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Sandy Pappas 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.
Introduced114
Out of committee8
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee106
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.
Library construction grant program renaming provision and library construction project grants bond issuance and appropriation
Out of committeeAuthor added Johnson Stewart · 2026-05-17
Safe routes to school grant program bond issue and appropriation
Out of committeeAuthors added Rasmusson; Johnson Stewart · 2026-05-17
Hospital construction moratorium exception provision
Out of committeeRule 45; subst. General Orders HF3521, SF indefinitely postponed · 2026-05-06
Conditional medical release expansion to include geriatric and nonmedical release provision
Not out of committeeAuthor added Oumou Verbeten · 2026-04-21
Rondo Community Land Trust grant appropriation
Not out of committeeReferred to Jobs and Economic Development · 2026-04-16
Mortgage sale postponement right clarification provision
Out of committeeRule 45; subst. General Orders HF3479, SF indefinitely postponed · 2026-04-15
Time extension to use certain grant funds
Not out of committeeReferred to Judiciary and Public Safety · 2026-04-14
City of St. Paul West 7th Street Improvement Project appropriation
Not out of committeeReferred to Capital Investment · 2026-04-13
St. Paul Shepard Road public real bond issue and appropriation
Not out of committeeAuthor added Johnson Stewart · 2026-04-13
Accessible Space Inc. capital project prior appropriation modification provision
Not out of committeeReferred to Capital Investment · 2026-04-09
Capital improvement appropriations provisions, new programs establishment and existing programs modifications, prior appropriations modifications, and bond issuance authorization
Not out of committeeReferred to Capital Investment · 2026-04-09
Minor League baseball players exemption from minimum wage and overtime requirements provision
Not out of committeeReferred to Labor · 2026-04-09
St. Paul Neighborhood House capital improvements prior appropriation modification
Not out of committeeReferred to Capital Investment · 2026-04-09
Local governmental units authorization to prohibit or restrict the possession of dangerous weapons, ammunition, or explosives in local government-owned or leased buildings and land
Out of committeeSecond reading · 2026-04-07
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SF3045 · 2025-05-19
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
HF2115 · 2025-05-19
Human services policy bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
HF2432 · 2025-05-18
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (Senate: Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill)
HF2432 · 2025-05-18
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
HF2446 · 2025-05-18
Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
HF2563 · 2025-05-18
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
HF1143 · 2025-05-18
Expiration of aid accounts modified, appropriations modified, and money appropriated. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF2884 · 2025-05-18
Omnibus Pension bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF2130 · 2025-05-17
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
SF2370 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
SF1959 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (Senate: Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill)
SF1959 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
SF2298 · 2025-05-17
Omnibus Housing and Homelessness Prevention policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
SR51 · 2025-05-17
A Senate resolution relating to conduct of Senate business during the interim between Sessions (Senate: Adopted)
HF1290 · 2025-05-16
Roadside signage for automatic external defibrillators for qualifying locations authorized. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF3228 · 2025-05-16
Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF2435 · 2025-05-14
Health and human services finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF1090 · 2025-05-13
Library construction grant program renamed as the "Mary C. Murphy Library Construction Grants Program." (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF2563 · 2025-05-12
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Taken from table)
HF2563 · 2025-05-12
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2442 · 2025-05-12
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Reconsidered an amendment)
HF2442 · 2025-05-12
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF2442 · 2025-05-09
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Laid on table)
HF2442 · 2025-05-09
Climate and energy finance bill. (Senate: Motion did not prevail to take from the table)
SF3446 · 2025-05-08
Claims bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF856 · 2025-05-08
Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2115 · 2025-05-07
Human services policy bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2434 · 2025-05-07
Human services finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2130 · 2025-05-07
Public safety; various provisions modified relating to driver's license revocations, ignition interlock participation length, treatment or rehabilitation program, criminal penalties for participants who operate a vehicle not equipped with interlock device, criminal vehicular homicide offenders, judicial review of an extension, impounded and reissued license plate process, temporary driver's licenses, and criminal penalties; and money appropriated. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF1750 · 2025-05-06
Common interest communities provisions modifications (Senate: Motion did not prevail)
SF1750 · 2025-05-06
Common interest communities provisions modifications (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF2300 · 2025-05-06
Earned sick and safe time provisions modifications (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2551 · 2025-05-05
Follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; technical changes made. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF3022 · 2025-05-05
Miscellaneous technical corrections made to laws and statutes; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed; and style and form changes made. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF286 · 2025-05-05
Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF2438 · 2025-05-01
Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2431 · 2025-05-01
Higher education policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2432 · 2025-04-30
Judiciary, public safety, and corrections policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF908 · 2025-04-30
Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modification (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF2446 · 2025-04-30
Agriculture and broadband development policy and finance bill. (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF2563 · 2025-04-30
Legacy finance bill. (Senate: Laid on table)
SF2077 · 2025-04-29
Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF1832 · 2025-04-29
Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF2370 · 2025-04-28
Omnibus Cannabis Policy Bill (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF2511 · 2025-04-28
Omnibus Liquor Bill (Senate: Third reading Passed)
HF1163 · 2025-04-28
Scope of hometown heroes assistance program clarified. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF3045 · 2025-04-25
Omnibus State and Local Government and Elections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF2200 · 2025-04-25
Restorative practices statements and documents inadmissibility in civil and criminal proceedings establishment and data classification provision (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF688 · 2025-04-25
Service dog provisions modified in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF571 · 2025-04-25
Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and Uniform Probate Code provisions modifications (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
SF3196 · 2025-04-24
Department of Corrections budget deficiencies appropriation (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF1740 · 2025-04-24
Omnibus Education policy provisions (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF3414 · 2025-04-23
Sports betting and fantasy contests authorization provision, sports betting and fantasy contests taxation provision, licenses establishment, and appropriation (Senate: Motion did not prevail to withdraw from committee and re-refer to the committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection)
SF2216 · 2025-04-23
Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third Reading Repassed)
SF2216 · 2025-04-23
Omnibus Commerce and Consumer Protections policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SF1959 · 2025-04-23
Omnibus Veterans policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
SR33 · 2025-04-23
A Senate resolution relating to appointment of a committee to escort the Governor to the House Chamber for a Joint Convention (Senate: Adopted)
HF1792 · 2025-04-22
Contracts for deed; definition of investor seller modified, and technical changes made. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
SF2298 · 2025-04-22
Omnibus Housing and Homelessness Prevention policy and appropriations (Senate: Third reading Passed as amended)
HF124 · 2025-04-10
Acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer allowed, and local government expenditure authorized for public safety officer killed in line of duty. (Senate: Third reading Passed)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 84 total roll-call votes this session).
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