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Democratic
· Representative
Suzanne Ness
Represents District 66 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
100%
on 577 party-line votes · House Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 1,644 of 1,673 roll calls · House median 98%
Their bills that became law
19 of 62
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 15.5
Roll calls on record
1,673
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 Suzanne Ness 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 Suzanne Ness 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. Suzanne Ness is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 577 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.
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
HB2516 · PFAS PRODUCT BAN
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-04-09 · Failed 7–5
HB2419 · EPA-LOCAL SITING REVIEW
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-04-09 · Failed 7–5
HB3510 · BUILDING-STRETCH CODES
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-04-08 · Failed 7–5
HB1699 · EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE
House Energy & Environment Committee · 2025-04-08 · Failed 7–5
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
31%
Brandun SchweizerRepublican · District 104 · 482 shared contested votes
30%
Jennifer SanalitroRepublican · District 48 · 417 shared contested votes
30%
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 (29 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Suzanne Ness 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.
Introduced62
Out of committee30
Passed one chamber24
Passed both chambers19
Became law19
Never left committee32
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 15.5 bills that became law this session.
DHS-COMMUNITY DAY SERVICES
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Further amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by adding provisions concerning community day services certification, certification renewals, and application fees; employee criminal history background check requirements; and other matters.
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0727 · 2026-07-31
EPA-REPEAL ENVIR LAB CERT COMM
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. In provisions regarding environmental laboratory certification assessment, repeals provisions establishing the Environmental Laboratory Certification Committee and deletes references to the Committee.
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0680 · 2026-07-31
HOME SERVICES REFERRAL
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning referral of licensed home services providers, changes the definition of "referral". Requires the Department of Public Health to distribute to each facility or establishment and publish on its website a one-page…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0666 · 2026-07-31
DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL
In plain English Requires the Department of Human Services to provide information about the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program to people with disabilities receiving state services.
Official synopsis: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act and the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities Act. Required the Department of Human Services to provide informational materials about the Senator Scott Bennett ABLE Program to: persons who are placed in a facility licensed under the…
Became lawPublic Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0500 · 2026-06-26
MUNI CD-ZONING LIMITS
In plain English Prohibits municipalities from using zoning to restrict housing based on family relationships or to ban unrelated people from living together.
Official synopsis: Amends the Zoning Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Removes a provision giving the corporate authorities in each municipality the power to classify, to regulate, and to restrict the use of property on the basis of family relationship. Provides that the powers enumerated in provisions…
Passed one chamberRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · 2026-06-01
CO-RESPONDER UNIT-MCHENRY CNTY
In plain English Requires the McHenry County Sheriff's Office to establish a co-responder unit with social workers within six months.
Official synopsis: Amends the Co-Responder Pilot Program Division of the Illinois Municipal Code. Adds the McHenry County Sheriff's Office to the offices to which the Division is applicable and requires the Office to establish a co-responder unit no later than 6 months after the effective date of…
Passed one chamberRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · 2026-05-22
CONGRATS-ELIZABETH RYAN
Congratulates Elizabeth "Beth" Ryan on her retirement as director of the Johnsburg Public Library.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-05-20
MEMORIAL-REP. ROSEMARY KURTZ
Mourns the death of former Illinois State Representative Rosemary Magner Kurtz of Crystal Lake.
Became lawAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch · 2026-05-07
MUNI CD-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
In plain English Allows municipalities to license and regulate commercial operations but prohibits taxes on them except as authorized by law, excluding agritourism and agricultural businesses.
Official synopsis: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of a municipality may license and regulate all commercial operations within the municipality's boundaries, whether for profit or not for profit, but may not impose any tax upon their operations except as otherwise authorized by…
Passed one chamberAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez · 2026-05-07
IMMUNITY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIE
Creates the Temporary Immunity for Child Welfare Agencies Act. Creates immunity from civil liability for a licensed child welfare agency that provides service for youth in foster care for a 2-year period unless the agency's acts or omissions constitute willful and wanton conduct. Provides that…
Not out of committeeRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams · 2026-05-01
CONGRATS-JIM WISEMAN
Congratulates Jim Wiseman on his retirement as executive director of the Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (NISRA). Commends him for his 18 years of dedicated service to the disability community. Wishes him health and happiness in all his future endeavors.
Became lawResolution Adopted · 2026-04-22
MENTAL HLTH BD-MEMBER REMOVAL
In plain English Allows governing body members to nominate candidates for community mental health board vacancies and permits the governing body to override removal decisions with an 80% vote.
Official synopsis: Amends the Community Mental Health Act. In provisions concerning the appointment of members to a community mental health board, provides that whenever there is a vacancy in the board's membership for a period of 60 days prior to the expiration of the term or for…
Out of committeeHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · 2026-04-17
COUNTIES CD-RECORDING FEES
In plain English Limits increases to minimum recording fees for documents filed by government units, state agencies, or public utilities to once per year instead of any time.
Official synopsis: Amends the Counties Code. In a provision concerning recording fees in first and second class counties for specified documents, provides that the minimum recording fee for a document recorded by a unit of local government, State agency, or public utility may be increased only annually…
Passed one chamberReferred to Assignments · 2026-04-14
INC TX-EMPLOYMENT DISABILITIES
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that a taxpayer who employs a person with a developmental disability or a severe mental illness, as certified by the Department of Human Services, during the taxable year is entitled to an income tax credit in an amount…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik · 2026-04-07
WIND & SOLAR FACILITY DRAINAGE
Amends the Counties Code. Provides that a commercial wind energy facility or commercial solar energy facility proposed to be located on property in an unincorporated area of the county within the zoning jurisdiction of a municipality and located adjacent to the corporate boundary of a…
Not out of committeeAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski · 2026-04-01
“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 1673 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 33 is House 65 plus House 66. The percentage is how often each of them ended up on the same side as Suzanne Ness on bills both voted on (each one’s final Yea or Nay on the bill).
Don DeWitteState Senate 33 · Republican
85%
Dan UgasteState House 65 · Republican
69%
Suzanne NessState House 66 · Democratic · this page
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