Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Rhetta Bowers 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.
Introduced36
Out of committee20
Passed one chamber16
Passed both chambers10
Became law10
Never left committee16
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 22.5 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Criminal Procedure 9Criminal Procedure–General 7Family 7Crimes 6Education 5Courts 5
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-22
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 650.
Became lawReported enrolled · 2025-06-01
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-05-29
Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.
Passed one chamberPlaced on intent calendar · 2025-05-28
Relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain persons and to the sealing and nondisclosure of certain juvenile records.
Passed one chamberReceived from the House · 2025-05-19
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed.
Passed one chamberReferred to Criminal Justice · 2025-05-19
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-15
Relating to the establishment of a postsecondary advising program for students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education or who are educationally disadvantaged.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-14
Relating to the oversight of rehabilitation hospitals by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.
Out of committeePlaced on General State Calendar · 2025-05-13
Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-05-13
Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders.
Passed one chamberReferred to Criminal Justice · 2025-05-12
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.