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Democratic
· Representative
Katie Stuart
Represents District 112 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 560 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,645 of 1,670 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
26 of 78
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 15.5
Roll calls on record
1,670
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 Katie Stuart 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 Katie Stuart 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. Katie Stuart is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
10 of 560 party-line votes.
HB4639 · JUV CT-COMMUNITY MEDIATION
House Third Reading · 2026-04-16 · Passed 65–39 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4708 · CD CORR-OPIOID USE DISORDERS
House Third Reading · 2026-04-15 · Passed 76–32 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB4708 · CD CORR-OPIOID USE DISORDERS
House Motion · 2026-04-15 · Passed 67–40 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3332 · CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Failed 49–51 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2436 · PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Passed 68–41 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3772 · SCH CD-SUSPENSION/EXPULSION
In plain English Restricts suspensions in early childhood through second grade, requiring superintendent approval for suspensions of three or more days and limiting suspension length to time needed for behavior plans.
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Passed 62–46 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB2516 · PFAS PRODUCT BAN
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Passed 71–39 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1237 · SCH CD-PROHIBIT NATIVE AM NAME
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Passed 71–40 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3363 · STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-09 · Passed 72–41 · most Democrats voted the other way
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.
HB4265 · TWP CD-DISORDERLY CONDUCT
In plain English Allows a township meeting moderator to report disorderly people to law enforcement instead of having them physically removed and confined.
House Counties & Townships Committee · 2026-02-19 · Passed 6–4
HB3332 · CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Failed 49–51
HB0988 · TRANSPORTATION-TECH
House Trans: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee · 2025-04-08 · Passed 6–4
HB4304 · HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS
In plain English Creates a student bill of rights for public colleges requiring protections against discrimination, clear conduct standards, free speech protections, disability accommodations, and transparent policies on academics and finances.
House Higher Education Committee · 2026-03-19 · Passed 7–4
HB4164 · HIGHER ED-COMPACT SIGNING BAN
In plain English Prohibits public colleges and universities from joining the federal Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.
House Higher Education Committee · 2026-03-19 · Passed 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 · 498 shared contested votes
34%
Nicole La HaRepublican · District 82 · 487 shared contested votes
31%
Brandun SchweizerRepublican · District 104 · 493 shared contested votes
31%
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 (25 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Katie Stuart 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.
Introduced78
Out of committee43
Passed one chamber34
Passed both chambers26
Became law26
Never left committee35
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 15.5 bills that became law this session.
SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED
In plain English Allows school districts to provide salary increases to teachers for completing graduate-level continuing education coursework starting July 1, 2026.
Official synopsis: Amends the School Code. Provides that, beginning with continuing education coursework completed on or after July 1, 2026, a school district, special education cooperative, or other public educational employer may provide salary advancement to licensed classroom teachers for the completion of continuing education coursework if…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0795 · 2026-08-07
PEN CD-IMRF-EMPLOYEE
In plain English Allows certain workers covered by Taft-Hartley pension plans to be counted as municipal retirement fund employees retroactively to July 16, 2014.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that any person who is part of or becomes part of a bargaining unit for which a participating municipality is required to contribute to a Taft-Hartley pension plan under a collective…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0779 · 2026-08-07
HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS
In plain English Creates a student bill of rights for public colleges requiring protections against discrimination, clear conduct standards, free speech protections, disability accommodations, and transparent policies on academics and finances.
Official synopsis: Creates the Higher Education Student Support and Academic Freedom Act. Provides that public institutions of higher education shall strive to foster an environment that is free from unlawful discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic under applicable law, to maintain clear, content-neutral conduct standards…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0768 · 2026-08-07
HIGHER ED-REVERSE TRANSFER
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that each State university shall automatically provide, to any transfer student who is accepted to the State university with at least 30 hours of academic credit at a community college, notice of the…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0741 · 2026-07-31
HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT
In plain English Amends higher education laws to change survey topics, remove a Board of Higher Education student member start date requirement, and modify academic major reporting requirements.
Official synopsis: Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act to make a change concerning the topics of the base survey. Amends the Board of Education Act to remove the requirement that each student member of the Board of Higher Education shall serve beginning on July…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0690 · 2026-07-31
VETERAN SCRATCH-OFF GAME
In plain English Expands who must report elder abuse to include bank employees and investment professionals, and changes rules for accessing related records.
Official synopsis: Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Provides that any employee of a financial institution who willfully fails to report as required by the Act shall be referred to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for possible disciplinary action. Expands the list of mandated reporters…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0662 · 2026-07-30
SERVICEMEMBERS-SERVE ACT
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: In the definition of "service member student", deletes language expanding the definition to include the spouse of a service member. Provides that accommodations made by an institution of higher education for a service member…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0574 · 2026-07-15
ELECTRONIC MONITORING
In plain English Expands who must report elder abuse to include investment advisers, securities dealers, and certain bank employees, and changes rules for accessing and sharing related records.
Official synopsis: Amends the Adult Protective Services Act. Expands the list of mandated reporters under the Act to include investment advisers and investment adviser representatives as defined in the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, dealers and salespersons as defined in the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, and…
Passed one chamberPursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · 2026-07-02
PRESCRIPTION HORMONE THERAPY
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes provisions concerning out-of-network coverage and provisions amending the Pharmacy Practice Act. Amends the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act,…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0537 · 2026-06-29
CONTROLLED SUB-FENTANYL
In plain English Adds xylazine as a controlled substance and makes changes to the controlled substances list, effective January 1, 2026.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Makes structural and other changes to the list of controlled substances. Adds xylazine as a Class III controlled substance. Defines "isomer". Effective January 1, 2026.
Passed one chamberRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-06-02
EDUC-QLFD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change concerning the Act's purpose.
Passed one chamberRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · 2026-06-01
IDOC-GRAVESITE ACCESS
In plain English Urges the Illinois Department of Corrections to create public guidelines for visiting gravesites and to consider public access during facility renovations.
Official synopsis: Urges the Illinois Department of Corrections to develop a standard policy/set of guidelines that are public for those who wish to visit gravesites of loved ones including, but not limited to, familial relations and researchers. Urges the Illinois Department of Corrections to consider ease of…
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-05-25
FIREFIGHTER PAID FAMILY LEAVE
In plain English Requires firefighters to receive six weeks of paid family leave for childbirth, adoption, foster care, or caring for family members with serious health conditions.
Official synopsis: Creates the Firefighter Paid Family Leave Act. Provides that a firefighter shall receive 6 weeks of paid family leave that may be used: (1) for the birth of a child in order to care for the child; (2) to care for a newly adopted child…
Passed one chamberAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin · 2026-05-21
$SIU-CORN-TO-ETHANOL RESEARCH
Appropriates $15,000,000 to the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees for the expansion of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville to expand its research capabilities and to increase biomanufacturing workforce training. Effective July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper · 2026-05-14
SERVICEMEMBERS-SERVE ACT
In plain English Requires colleges to accommodate student military service leave of up to five years and readmit students after providing notice of intent to return.
Official synopsis: Creates the Servicemember Education Rights Veneration Act. Requires institutions of higher education (institution) to accommodate service member student's academic military leave and grant prompt readmission when the service member student has not exceeded a cumulative academic military leave period beyond 5 years, provides advance notice…
Passed one chamberReferred to Assignments · 2026-04-28
“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 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 Higher Education Committee)
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)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1670 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 56 is House 111 plus House 112. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Katie Stuart on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Erica HarrissState Senate 56 · Republican
84%
Amy ElikState House 111 · Republican
73%
Katie StuartState House 112 · Democratic · this page
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