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Democratic
· Representative
Matt Hanson
Represents District 83 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 510 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,625 of 1,642 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
10 of 20
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 15.5
Roll calls on record
1,642
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 Matt Hanson 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 Matt Hanson 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. Matt Hanson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
2 of 510 party-line votes.
SB1519 · SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT
Third Reading in House · 2025-05-28 · Passed 69–44 · 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
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
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
HB5163 · VEH CD-SCH BUS DRIVER PERMIT
House Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee · 2026-03-25 · Passed 7–4
SB0634 · LOCAL GOVERNMENT-TECH
House Cities & Villages Committee · 2025-05-20 · Passed 6–3
SB2285 · VEH CD-BICYCLE DEFINITION
House Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee · 2025-04-23 · Passed 8–4
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 · 492 shared contested votes
32%
Nicole La HaRepublican · District 82 · 485 shared contested votes
31%
Jennifer SanalitroRepublican · District 48 · 418 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 (17 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Matt Hanson 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 committee13
Passed one chamber12
Passed both chambers10
Became law10
Never left committee7
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 15.5 bills that became law this session.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-JUVENILES
In plain English Removes requirements that police use a specific assessment tool and forward reports to prosecutors when investigating juveniles accused of domestic battery.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Deletes the requirement that the law enforcement officer must use the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool in the investigation of a juvenile who has alleged abused a family or household member in deciding whether to divert the…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0802 · 2026-08-07
VEH CD-ALTER SPEED LIMITS
In plain English Allows local authorities to set speed limits between 20-25 mph in urban areas and 10 mph in alleys without requiring traffic studies.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. With regard to automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones, provides that "safety zone" does not include any roadway in which the 30 mile per hour speed limit is decreased by local ordinance without an engineering or traffic investigation. Provides…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0787 · 2026-08-07
SCH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY
In plain English Requires school districts to include railroad safety information in student handbooks for kindergarten through 12th grade, unless the school board determines it unnecessary based on local context or curriculum alignment.
Official synopsis: Amends the School Code. Requires each school district to include in its student handbook for grades kindergarten through 12 railroad safety messaging. Allows a school district to opt-out of the messaging requirement if the school board of the school district determines that the inclusion of…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0590 · 2026-07-24
$IDOT-STATE RAILWAY PROGRAM
Appropriates $575,000,000 to the Department of Transportation for expenses related to the Statewide Railway Program. Effective July 1, 2025.
Not out of committeeRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-07-01
$ICJIA-KANE HUMAN EXPLOIT UNIT
Appropriates $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for grants to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office to expand the Human Exploitation Unit. Effective July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit · 2026-04-22
APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Declares April 26 to May 2, 2026 as Apprenticeship Week 2026 and urges stakeholders and partners to recognize the value of registered apprenticeships and to promote awareness and expansion of apprenticeships.
Not out of committeeReferred to Rules Committee · 2026-04-21
RPA-REGULATORY SUNSET EXTEN
In plain English Extends the repeal date of the Radiation Protection Act from 2027 to 2037.
Official synopsis: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2037. Effective immediately.
Out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-04-17
CMS-SETTLEMENT-AMOUNT APPROVAL
In plain English Requires the Governor to approve state liability claim settlements exceeding $250,000 instead of $100,000.
Official synopsis: Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that any public liability claim filed against the State of Illinois or any public liability claim filed against a State employee on the basis of an occurrence in the…
Passed one chamberReferred to Assignments · 2026-04-16
ILLINOIS SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Congratulates the athletes, coaches, and staff members of the Team Illinois delegation as they prepare for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-03-27
NEWBORN SCREEN-BLOOD DISORDER
Amends the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Department of Public Health shall provide all newborns with screening tests for rare blood disorders, as determined by the Department. Requires the Department to adopt rules.
Not out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-03-27
INC TX-UNION DUES
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a deduction for the full amount of union dues paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year if the taxpayer was not allowed a federal deduction under the Internal Revenue Code. Provides that, if any amount of union…
Not out of committeeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-03-27
FRAUD-EMERGENCY PRICE GOUGING
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the provision does not apply to the sale of petroleum products. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a price increase of 20% or more constitutes an unconscionably high price if…
Passed one chamberAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Matt Hanson · 2026-03-11
EMS-OPIOID OVERDOSE REPORTS
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Provides that, upon receipt of a patient care report that documents an overdose, the Department of Public Health (rather than a covered vehicle service provider) shall report the information from a patient…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0321 · 2025-08-15
BUILDING-STRETCH CODES
Further amends the Energy Efficient Building Act. Provides that, with respect to the Illinois Stretch Energy Code's commercial components: (1) the Capital Development Board shall create and adopt a stretch energy code with a site energy index no greater than 0.50 of the 2006 International…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0315 · 2025-08-15
RADIATION PROTECTION ACT
Amends the Radiation Protection Act of 1990. Provides that all intrastate and interstate shippers or carriers (rather than intrastate and interstate carriers) of irradiated nuclear reactor fuel are required to notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security no less than 7…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0330 · 2025-08-15
“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.
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 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)
SB3707 · 2026-05-31
VISION BENEFIT MANAGERS (House Third Reading)
HB2955 · 2026-05-31
EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER (House Concurrence)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1642 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 42 is House 83 plus House 84. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Matt Hanson on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Linda HolmesState Senate 42 · Democratic
99%
Matt HansonState House 83 · Democratic · this page
Stephanie KifowitState House 84 · Democratic
99%
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