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Democratic
· Representative
Mary Beth Canty
Represents District 54 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 619 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,723 of 1,729 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
10 of 48
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 15.5
Roll calls on record
1,729
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 Mary Beth Canty 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 Mary Beth Canty 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. Mary Beth Canty is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 619 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.
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.
House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Committee · 2025-03-20 · Passed 4–3
HB3332 · CD CORR-SENTENCING REVIEW
Third Reading in House · 2025-04-10 · Failed 49–51
HB3526 · MOBILE HOME RENT CAP
House Housing Committee · 2025-03-19 · Passed 5–3
HB3564 · HUMAN RIGHTS ACT-REAL ESTATE
In plain English Requires landlords to list all rental fees on the first page of leases, prohibits certain fees like application charges over $50, and allows tenants to sue for violations.
House Housing Committee · 2025-03-19 · Passed 5–3
SB0634 · LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
House Cities & Villages Committee · 2025-05-20 · Passed 6–3
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 · 508 shared contested votes
32%
Brandun SchweizerRepublican · District 104 · 504 shared contested votes
29%
Nicole La HaRepublican · District 82 · 497 shared contested votes
29%
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 (6 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Mary Beth Canty 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.
Introduced48
Out of committee27
Passed one chamber19
Passed both chambers10
Became law10
Never left committee21
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 15.5 bills that became law this session.
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Tammurra's Act. Amends the Public Higher Education Act, the University of Illinois Hospital Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires a public institution of higher…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0808 · 2026-08-07
ANCRA-MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
In plain English Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to inform parents within 24 hours when requesting medical opinions about suspected child abuse, and mandates healthcare facilities provide parents with information about their rights.
Official synopsis: Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that in any investigation in which the Department of Children and Family Services will request a professional's medical or forensic opinion about whether a child's presenting injury or medical condition may be the result of abuse…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0586 · 2026-07-24
SCH CD-TEACHER EVALUATION-AI
In plain English Prohibits using artificial intelligence to score or rate any part of a teacher's evaluation, but allows it to help with administrative tasks.
Official synopsis: Amends the Evaluation of Certified Employees Article of the School Code. Prohibits an evaluator from using an artificial intelligence tool to assign a numerical score or qualitative rating for any component of a teacher's evaluation or any evaluation task that requires professional judgment. However, allows…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0565 · 2026-07-10
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PRIVACY
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Makes changes to definitions of the terms "abortion-related health care services", "electronic health network", and "patient". Adds definitions of the terms "coded private health care information", "covered entity", and "private health care information". Deletes…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0471 · 2026-06-24
DEPT VET AFF-SERVICE OFFICERS
In plain English Requires Department of Veterans Affairs service officers and supervisors to be current military reservists or honorably discharged veterans, removing prior hostility-related requirements.
Official synopsis: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Requires all service officers and any supervisors, including the field manager, within the field division to be currently serving reservists or national guardsmen in good standing or honorably discharged veterans from service in the Armed Forces of the…
Passed one chamberRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-06-02
PROHIBITED FOOD ADDITIVES
In plain English Starting January 1, 2027, Illinois bans manufacturing food products containing brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3, with sales banned starting January 1, 2028.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall not manufacture a food product for human consumption that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2028,…
Passed one chamberRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-06-02
HIGHER ED-PREVENT SEX VIOLENCE
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Provides that, beginning August 1, 2027, any party that is aggrieved by a material failure of a higher education institution to substantially comply with (rather than conduct of…
Passed one chamberSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee · 2026-06-01
REFUSAL WAIVE SERVICE SUMMONS
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Deletes provisions that a defendant may refuse to waive service of summons. Provides that if a defendant located within the United States fails, without good cause, to sign and return a waiver requested by a plaintiff located within the…
Passed one chamberSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · 2026-06-01
ILHIMA-WORKING GROUP
In plain English Urges the Illinois Health Information Management Association to form a working group to evaluate patient identity challenges and data quality issues across healthcare settings and recommend legislative improvements.
Official synopsis: Urges Illinois Health Information Management Association (ILHIMA) to form a working group to evaluate the following: (1) Patient identity challenges across care settings, including acute care, ambulatory, long-term care, public health, and others; (2) Data quality issues that impact matching accuracy, including data capture, standardization,…
Passed one chamberReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-05-31
IL BACON DAY
In plain English Declares May 6, 2026 as Illinois Bacon Day and invites residents to thank pig farmers by eating bacon.
Official synopsis: Declares May 6, 2026 as Illinois Bacon Day in the State of Illinois and invites all Illinoisans to thank a pig farmer by enjoying some delicious slices of bacon.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-05-30
EQUAL PAY DAY
In plain English Declares March 26, 2026 as Equal Pay Day in Illinois and encourages citizens to learn about pay gaps experienced by women and specific groups.
Official synopsis: Declares March 26, 2026 as Equal Pay Day in the State of Illinois. Encourages the citizens of this State to learn about the pay gap that women experience in society and to learn about these various dates that bring attention to the pay gap that…
Became lawAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin · 2026-05-30
HEALTH DATA PRIVACY ACT
In plain English Requires health data companies to disclose privacy policies, obtain individual consent before collecting or selling health data, and allows people to delete their data and sue for violations.
Official synopsis: Creates the Protect Health Data Privacy Act. Provides that a regulated entity shall disclose and maintain a health data privacy policy that clearly and conspicuously discloses specified information. Sets forth provisions concerning health data privacy policies. Provides that a regulated entity shall not collect, share,…
Out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech · 2026-05-30
REGULATION-TECH
In plain English Changes the short title of the Corporate Fiduciary Act.
Official synopsis: Amends the Corporate Fiduciary Act. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning the short title of the Act.
Out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez · 2026-05-29
CIV PRO-GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Deletes a provision providing that, absent any additional corroborating evidence, specified pieces of evidence may not, on its own or in combination with each other, be used to establish that the moving party's reporting…
Passed one chamberAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa · 2026-05-28
AGING-IN-HOME SERVICES-RATES
Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging. Provides that, subject to federal approval, on and after January 1, 2027, rates for in-home services shall be increased to $33.92 to sustain a minimum wage of $20.75 per hour for direct service workers. Requires rates in subsequent…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley · 2026-05-28
“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 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 Judiciary – Civil Committee)
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 Health Care Availability & Access Committee)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1729 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 27 is House 53 plus House 54. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Mary Beth Canty on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Mark WalkerState Senate 27 · Democratic
99%
Nicolle GrasseState House 53 · Democratic
99%
Mary Beth CantyState House 54 · Democratic · this page
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