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Republican
· Representative
Dennis Tipsword
Represents District 105 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 521 party-line votes · House Republicans median 96%
Cast a vote
93%
Yea or Nay on 1,436 of 1,547 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
2 of 20
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 6.5
Roll calls on record
1,547
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 Dennis Tipsword 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 Dennis Tipsword 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. Dennis Tipsword is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
4 of 521 party-line votes.
HB4514 · GENERAL RATE INCREASE HEARINGS
In plain English Requires public utilities to notify customers of their right to request a public forum when proposing rate increases for electric, gas, water, or sewer service.
House Third Reading · 2026-04-17 · Passed 81–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1793 · CREMATION-SCATTERING AREA
Third Reading in House · 2025-05-22 · Passed 90–23 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1701 · PUBLIC LABOR-POLICE SUPERVISOR
Third Reading in House · 2025-05-21 · Passed 88–18 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1491 · INTERVENTION TEAM-THERAPY DOG
Third Reading in House · 2025-05-21 · Passed 87–24 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB0042 · VEH CD-CANNABIS IN VEHICLE
House Judiciary – Criminal Committee · 2025-05-09 · Passed 8–6
HB3332 · CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Failed 49–51
HB3487 · BHWC DATA COLLECTION
House Mental Health & Addiction Committee · 2025-04-08 · Passed 6–4
HB3521 · UNRELIABLE STATEMENTS INADMISS
In plain English Requires prosecutors to prove statements from custodial police interrogations are reliable before using them in homicide trials, with specific factors courts must consider.
House Judiciary – Criminal Committee · 2025-03-20 · Passed 8–6
HB1628 · SEIZURE & FORFEITURE REPORT
House Judiciary – Criminal Committee · 2025-03-20 · Passed 8–6
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.
Larry WalshDemocrat · District 86 · 419 shared contested votes
6%
Anthony DeLucaDemocrat · District 80 · 415 shared contested votes
6%
Rick RyanDemocrat · District 36 · 442 shared contested votes
5%
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 (111 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Dennis Tipsword 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.
Introduced20
Out of committee3
Passed one chamber2
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Never left committee17
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 6.5 bills that became law this session.
SEE TRACKS? THINK TRAIN WEEK
Declares the week of September 21 through September 27, 2026 as See Tracks? Think Train Week in the State of Illinois. Encourages all citizens to recognize the importance of rail safety education.
Not out of committeeFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis Tipsword · 2026-08-28
CRIM PRO-TRANSPORT-TREATMENT
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 concerning a defendant's commitment for mental health treatment. Provides that if the Department of Human Services does not provide placement within the 20 days of transmittal from the circuit court clerk, the Department shall provide payment to…
Not out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-03-27
CONGRATS-LEMAN FARMS INC.
Congratulates Leman Farms Inc. on being named the 2026 Family of the Year by the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA). Thanks the Leman family and staff of Leman Farms for their continued hard work and dedication to the pork industry.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-02-17
TACTICAL MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board and the Department of Public Health shall jointly develop and establish a program of certification of tactical medical providers for the purpose of aiding special law enforcement teams involved in…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-02-13
CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL DETENTION
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that upon verified petition by the State, the court shall hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release if the defendant is charged with: (1) violation of conditions of pretrial release, and it is…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie · 2026-02-10
CRIM PRO-RELEASE CONDITIONS
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when determining which conditions reasonably ensure the appearance of the defendant as required or the safety of any other person or persons of the community, the court shall consider the ability of the court or…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie · 2026-02-10
CD CORR-CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that for sentences imposed under the law in effect on or after February 1, 1978, exempts the offenses of possession of child sexual abuse material and the former offenses of possession of child pornography and possession of aggravated…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie · 2026-02-10
CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL REL-REVOKE
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a defendant has previously been granted pretrial release for a felony or Class A misdemeanor, that pretrial release may be revoked after a hearing on the court's own motion or upon the filing of…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie · 2026-02-10
CRIM PRO-VIOL PRETRIAL RELEASE
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that upon failure to comply with any condition of pretrial release or upon the filing of a verified petition (rather than upon failure to comply with any condition of pretrial release), the court having jurisdiction at…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie · 2026-02-10
CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in cases involving domestic violence or sex offenses, as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, in which the victim, at the time of the offense, was under 18 years of age, the presumption is…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-01-14
CRIMINAL LAW-TECH
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2025-05-31
IL ROUTE 66 100 YEARS
Declares 2026 as the Illinois Route 66 Centennial Year in the State of Illinois. Encourages communities, historical societies, and state agencies to organize commemorative events and educational initiatives to honor this historic occasion.
Became lawAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello · 2025-05-27
CRIM PRO-TRANSPORTATION
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a person has a warrant in another county for an offense, then, no later than 5 calendar days after the end of any detention issued on the charge in the arresting county, the county…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2025-03-04
LAW ENFORCEMENT-BODY CAMERAS
Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to school resource officers, undercover or covert officers, or officers that are employed in an administrative capacity, except when undercover or covert officers are conducting interviews. Provides that a law…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2025-03-04
CRIM PRO-ARREST-OTHER COUNTY
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that, if a person is arrested in any county and the prosecutor files criminal charges based on that arrest and warrants for arrest issued by any other Illinois county exist for that person, then the court…
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2025-03-04
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 Judiciary – Criminal Committee)
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 Health Care Licenses Committee)
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 Insurance Committee)
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 Health Care Licenses Committee)
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)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1547 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 53 is House 105 plus House 106. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Dennis Tipsword on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Chris BalkemaState Senate 53 · Republican
84%
Dennis TipswordState House 105 · Republican · this page
Jason BuntingState House 106 · Republican
98%
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