Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Illinois
Votes with Democrats
97%
on 242 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 100%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 1,327 of 1,379 roll calls · Senate median 95%
Their bills that became law
33 of 82
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 29.5
Roll calls on record
1,379
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 Mike Hastings 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 Mike Hastings 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. Mike Hastings is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
7 of 242 party-line votes.
SB0343 · CIVIL LAW-TECH
In plain English Allows Cook County and Calumet City to use expedited property acquisition for economic development projects for two years.
Senate Third Reading · 2026-05-21 · Passed 34–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB2990 · ANIMAL WELFARE-DOG DEALER
In plain English Requires dog breeders to provide proper enclosures and exercise areas for dogs, and excludes retail dog sellers from dealer regulations.
Senate Agriculture Committee · 2026-03-12 · Passed 7–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB0025 · SWIMMING FACILITY COLD SPA
Senate Concurrence · 2025-10-30 · Passed 37–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB0025 · SWIMMING FACILITY COLD SPA
Senate Concurrence · 2025-10-30 · Passed 37–22 · 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 Senate · 2025-05-31 · Passed 30–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB0022 · CROHNS AND COLITIS AWARENESS
Third Reading in Senate · 2025-05-29 · Passed 33–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1531 · DISPOSABLE FOOD CONTAINER ACT
In plain English Starting January 1, 2030, selling or distributing foam food containers in Illinois is banned, with exceptions for local government activities authorized before January 1, 2024.
Third Reading in Senate · 2025-04-30 · Passed 32–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB2990 · ANIMAL WELFARE-DOG DEALER
In plain English Requires dog breeders to provide proper enclosures and exercise areas for dogs, and excludes retail dog sellers from dealer regulations.
Senate Agriculture Committee · 2026-03-12 · Passed 7–6
HB5487 · LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP
Senate Judiciary Committee · 2026-05-29 · Passed 5–3
SB3666 · REDUCING BARRIERS TO LICENSURE
In plain English Allows incarcerated people to have license applications processed, permits sealed licensure records to remain confidential, and removes criminal conviction as automatic grounds for license denial for eligible offenders.
Senate Licensed Activities Committee · 2026-03-11 · Passed 5–3
SB3973 · ICC REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION
In plain English Allows the Illinois Commerce Commission to acquire real property in Springfield during fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to carry out its duties.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 2026-03-11 · Passed 5–3
SB3897 · IDFPR-VARIOUS LICENSES
Senate Licensed Activities Committee · 2026-03-11 · Passed 5–3
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.
Seth LewisRepublican · District 24 · 233 shared contested votes
50%
Darby HillsRepublican · District 26 · 249 shared contested votes
47%
Don DeWitteRepublican · District 33 · 231 shared contested votes
40%
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 (52 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Mike Hastings 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.
Introduced82
Out of committee43
Passed one chamber41
Passed both chambers33
Became law33
Never left committee39
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 29.5 bills that became law this session.
TELEDENTISTRY EXAMINATIONS
In plain English Allows dental hygienists to perform certain procedures via teledentistry under dentist supervision, with limits on frequency and anesthesia use.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Makes changes concerning the definition of "patient of record", both for the Act and for the provisions concerning teledentistry. Defines "synchronous". Specifies that a dentist may delegate dental services using teledentistry to an Illinois-licensed dental hygienist. Provides that a…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0845 · 2026-08-21
LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP
Reinserts the provisions of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Specifies that the provisions added by the amendatory Act apply only to (i) a licensed attorney or law firm operating in Illinois with annual global revenue from that…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0801 · 2026-08-07
SCH SAFETY-PANIC ALERT SYSTEM
In plain English Requires schools to consider mobile panic alert systems in emergency plans and directs state police to develop rules for such systems.
Official synopsis: Provides that the Act may be referred to as Alyssa's Law. Amends the School Safety Drill Act. Requires school districts and private schools to consider the use of a mobile panic alert system in the development of their school emergency and crisis response plans. Requires…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0789 · 2026-08-07
USE/OCC TAX-SCHOOL HOLIDAY
Creates the Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Act. Provides that no sales tax shall be imposed on eligible merchandise purchased by any individual or entity in the State of Illinois during the sales tax holiday period. Provides that the sales tax holiday period is the period…
Not out of committeeAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt · 2026-08-06
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES
In plain English Limits fire and extended coverage insurance renewal increases to 10% unless the insurer provides 60 days' notice, and establishes rate regulations requiring rates not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions regarding the notice of intention not to renew a policy of insurance, provides that no company may impose renewal premium increases of more than 10% for policies of fire and extended coverage insurance that are subject to certain…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0752 · 2026-08-04
MISSING PERSONS-DENTAL RECORDS
In plain English Requires dental records to be added to missing person entries in state and national databases after 30 and 60 days respectively.
Official synopsis: Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Provides that, if a missing person remains missing for 30 days after the date of the police report (rather than 60 days after the date of the police report and missing for 60 days after the date of the…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0650 · 2026-07-24
DOMESTIC VIOL-COERCIVE CONTROL
In plain English Allows debtors to claim in court that a debt resulted from coercion, requiring creditors to prove otherwise by a preponderance of evidence.
Official synopsis: Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Provides that in any lawsuit or arbitration to collect a debt, subject to the Act, it is an affirmative defense that the debt is or is partially coerced debt to the plaintiff and the court or arbitrator. Provides that…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0556 · 2026-07-10
LEGAL EDUC.-GUARDIANS AD LITEM
Encourages the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, acting through the Illinois Judicial College, to develop, approve, and offer a continuing legal education program for GALs serving in family law and juvenile matters that includes, at a minimum, instruction regarding chronic medical conditions affecting children,…
Not out of committeePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · 2026-07-02
AUTO CONTRACT-SIMPLE CANCEL
Amends the Automatic Contract Renewal Act. Provides that any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation that sells or offers to sell any products or services to a consumer pursuant to a contract, where such contract automatically renews, shall provide the consumer with the option to…
Out of committeeSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · 2026-07-02
OSFM-CONTINUING EDUCATION
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Department of Labor Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Labor shall establish a labor mediation services program to facilitate the settlement of disputes between employers…
Passed one chamberPursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · 2026-07-02
CONSUMER FRAUD-FEE DISCLOSURE
Reinserts the provisions of the bill, as amended by House Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. In provisions concerning the notice of intention not to renew a policy of insurance, provides that no company may impose renewal premium increases of more than 10% for…
Passed one chamberPursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments · 2026-07-02
INS-CLIMATE RISK DISCLOSURE
In plain English Requires insurers to give 60 days' notice before increasing fire insurance renewal premiums by more than 10%, and regulates rates to prevent them from being excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions regarding the notice of intention not to renew a policy of insurance, provides that no company may impose renewal premium increases of more than 10% for policies of fire and extended coverage insurance that are subject to certain…
Passed one chamberRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-07-01
BUY-NOW-PAY-LATER ACT
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that an owner, officer, or employee of a person required to be licensed under the Act is not required to be licensed to engage in activities conducted by the licensee under the Act.…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0475 · 2026-06-25
MEMORIAL-CLARENCE R. WIRTH
Mourns the death of Clarence R. "C.R." Wirth of Worth.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-06-01
MEMORIAL-SPENCER LEAK JR.
Mourns the death of Spencer Leak Jr. of Chicago.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-06-01
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SB0118 · 2026-05-31
DHS-GAMBLING DISORDERS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3258 · 2026-05-31
INS-RENTAL VEHICLE COVERAGE (Senate Concurrence)
HB4304 · 2026-05-31
HIGHER ED STUDENT BILL OF RTS (Senate Third Reading)
HB5024 · 2026-05-31
MUNI CD-DETENTION FACILITIES (Senate Third Reading)
SB3398 · 2026-05-31
CIV PRO-TENANTS IN COMMON (Senate Concurrence)
SB3273 · 2026-05-31
UTILITIES-INTERCONNECTIONS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3037 · 2026-05-31
DARK SKY ACT (Senate Concurrence)
HB4571 · 2026-05-31
COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Senate Third Reading)
SB0318 · 2026-05-31
BUSINESS-TECH (Senate Concurrence)
SB3967 · 2026-05-31
NURSING HOME SURVEYOR REPORT (Senate Concurrence)
HJR0046 · 2026-05-31
LITTLE PALESTINE WAY (Senate Motion To Adopt)
SB3465 · 2026-05-31
CONSTRUCTION-SANITARY REQS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3208 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-HUSBANDRY IMPLEMENT DEF (Senate Concurrence)
SB3321 · 2026-05-31
LOC GOV-CREDIT CARD AGREEMENTS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3019 · 2026-05-31
FINANCE-AGRICULTURAL BORROWER (Senate Concurrence)
SB3049 · 2026-05-31
NEWBORN METABOLIC SCREENING (Senate Concurrence)
HB4327 · 2026-05-31
AUDITOR GENERAL-340B AUDIT (Senate Third Reading)
SB3222 · 2026-05-31
VIDEO STREAMING AD VOLUME (Senate Concurrence)
SB3020 · 2026-05-31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-HARASSMENT (Senate Concurrence)
HB5090 · 2026-05-31
PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION (Senate Third Reading)
SB3044 · 2026-05-31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER-EFFECT (Senate Concurrence)
SB3048 · 2026-05-31
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-LETHALITY (Senate Concurrence)
SB2951 · 2026-05-31
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE TIME (Senate Concurrence)
HB4496 · 2026-05-31
PROCUREMENT-STATE LABS (Senate Third Reading)
HB4379 · 2026-05-31
ADULT CHANGING STATIONS (Senate Third Reading)
SB3113 · 2026-05-31
CREDIT UNIONS-VARIOUS (Senate Concurrence)
SB3086 · 2026-05-31
STATE PERMITTED INVESTMENTS (Senate Concurrence)
HB2949 · 2026-05-31
FY27 BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION (Senate Third Reading)
HB2783 · 2026-05-31
CMS-MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS (Senate Third Reading)
SB2762 · 2026-05-31
INS-SEIZURE DETECTION DEVICE (Senate Concurrence)
HB4911 · 2026-05-31
VETERAN SCRATCH-OFF GAME (Senate Third Reading)
SB3255 · 2026-05-31
DHS-DSP PILOT PROGRAM (Senate Concurrence)
SB3777 · 2026-05-31
HUMAN RIGHTS-DISPARTE IMPACT (Senate Concurrence)
SB3645 · 2026-05-31
REGULATORY SUNSET-RADIATION (Senate Concurrence)
HB0957 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
SB2427 · 2026-05-31
SCH CD-WIRELESS COMM DEVICE (Senate Concurrence)
HB4377 · 2026-05-31
PHA-NO WORK REQUIREMENTS (Senate Third Reading)
SB2771 · 2026-05-31
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION (Senate Concurrence)
SB3365 · 2026-05-31
MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBL (Senate Concurrence)
HB5511 · 2026-05-31
DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE (Senate Third Reading)
HB0111 · 2026-05-31
$FY 2027 BUDGET (Senate Third Reading)
HB4248 · 2026-05-31
ALGORITHMIC PRICE TRANSPARENCY (Senate Third Reading)
HB3663 · 2026-05-31
COURT OF CLAIMS-AWARDS (Senate Third Reading)
HB0958 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
SB3798 · 2026-05-31
MENTAL HEALTH 9-1-1 CALLS (Senate Concurrence)
SB0807 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Concurrence)
SB3484 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (Senate Concurrence)
SB2524 · 2026-05-31
VEH CD-DRIVER'S LICENSE (Senate Concurrence)
HB0862 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
SB2645 · 2026-05-31
FIRE STATION REHABILITATION (Senate Concurrence)
HB0952 · 2026-05-31
STATE GOVERNMENT-TECH (Senate Third Reading)
HB4438 · 2026-05-31
STATE BEE DESIGNATION (Senate Third Reading)
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Who represents this ground
Illinois builds each Senate district from exactly two House districts: Senate 19 is House 37 plus House 38. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Mike Hastings on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Mike HastingsState Senate 19 · Democratic · this page
Patrick SheehanState House 37 · Republican
76%
Debbie Meyers-MartinState House 38 · Democratic
99%
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