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Legislative
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An Analysis from the Illinois Policy Institute on Lawmakers' Voting Records on Key Issues.
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An Analysis from the Illinois Policy Institute on Lawmakers' Voting Records on Key Issues
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ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Legislative
Vote Card
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 2010 REGULAR SESSION
A p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e I l l i n o i s Po l i c y I n s t i t u t e

INTRODUCTION
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VOTE DESCRIPTIONS: ILLINOIS STATE SENTATE
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VOTE CARD: ILLINOIS STATE SENATE
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VOTE DESCRIPTIONS: ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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VOTE CARD: ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Introduction
Today, Illinois stands at a crossroads. Our
state faces mounting debt and troublesome
unemployment. Significant budget challenges
have been caused and are now intensified by
destructive overspending habits and a job-
killing regulatory approach.
In the midst of this crisis, Illinois citizens and
their leaders must turn the state’s affairs around
and put Illinois back on the path to prosperity.
Policy changes lives—and at the Illinois Policy
Institute, we’re working to promote policies
that change lives for the better. Voters elect
and influence policymakers; in turn, lawmakers
set the policies that affect our day-to-day lives.
Illinois citizens have great power to shape
policy, yet few have the time to follow General
Assembly votes from the House and Senate
galleries in Springfield—or even from media
reports and Internet accounts.
In an attempt to shed more light on state policy,
the Illinois Policy Institute has put together its
first annual Legislative Vote Card. The Vote Card
highlights some of the most important pieces
of legislation affecting fiscal, transparency,
regulatory, and education policy deliberated
in the 96th session of the Illinois General
Assembly.
In 2010, the bicameral General Assembly
discussed and voted on multiple key measures
that either advanced or detracted from positive
change in Illinois. Of the many bills voted
on by Illinois lawmakers in this year’s regular
session, the Vote Card highlights nineteen
measures brought before the House of
Representatives and eleven bills considered by
the State Senate. These measures were deemed
to have a particularly important impact on
free market principles and liberty-based public
policy. The Vote Card indicates the position of
every legislator on each particular bill, offering
a snapshot of members’ positions on key
legislation.
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Illinois Policy Institute
The Illinois Policy Institute is a non-partisan
research organization focused on improving Voters elect
pubic policy in Illinois. The Institute focuses
on improving public policy by applying liberty-
and influence
advancing principles to all levels of government policymakers;
with the understanding that free societies and
free markets allow individuals to flourish and in turn,
prosper. The Institute is dedicated to fostering lawmakers
economic freedom, increasing government
transparency and accountability, and bettering set the policies
the health and living standards of all Illinoisans.
that affect
The Illinois Policy Institute supports practical, our day-to-
common-sense solutions to rein in out-
of-control spending, improve government day lives.
transparency, and break down roadblocks to
economic opportunity.
Bill Selection
This Vote Card assesses roll call votes on key
bills that have an identifiable impact on the free
market in one of the following areas: budget
and taxes, government regulation, transparency
and accountability, and education. Bills not
related to the Institute’s mission were not
included.
The 2010 Legislative Vote Card includes roll call
votes on bills that received a recorded floor
vote in at least one chamber. The Vote Card
does not account for bill sponsorship or bills
that did not receive a related floor vote. All bills
were chosen for consideration based on their
policy merits.
Reading the 2010 Legislative
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Legislative progress is not always easy to follow,
especially for the vast majority of residents
who do not prowl the halls of the State
Capitol on a daily basis. With that in mind, we
present and elucidate each bill covered in the
Vote Card before providing the results. Each
bill’s background and relevance is explained,
followed by a small synopsis of the free-
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market position on the bill and an update on
what ultimately resulted from the deliberation.
Each summary is intended to give a succinct
illustration of the measure and how it impacts
Illinois and its citizens. Following the bill
descriptions is the bill-by-bill voting record of
individual members of each chamber.

The Vote Card is divided into two tables,

the first displaying the Illinois State
Senate, followed by the Illinois House of
Each Representatives. State Senators and House
summary Representatives are arranged alphabetically by
last name.
is intended
From left to right, the bills of focus are
to give a organized by issue category. The Vote Card
succinct lists education measures first, budget and
tax measures second, regulation third, and
illustration transparency and accountability measures last.
of the “Y” denotes a “yes” vote on that particular vote
measure on a particular bill, and “N” denotes a “no”
vote. It is worth noting that procedural rules
and how can result in legislators voting “no” in some
instances, such as a motion to sustain an effort
it impacts to table a bill, even when they seek to pass a
Illinois and bill. Other votes, such as absent and “present”
votes, are indicated.
its citizens.
Votes that align with the free market position
are colored green, while votes that do not align
with the free-market position are colored red.

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Vote Descriptions: Illinois
State Senate
Illinois State Senate: Education
SB2494: Opportunity
Scholarships
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 33-20-3
Result: Passed the Senate, but stalled in
the House
SB2494 would allow students attending the
lowest-performing 10 percent of elementary
schools in the Chicago Public School system to
receive vouchers of approximately $4,000 for
tuition on any private school of their choice.
This legislation would give parents in Chicago’s
failing elementary schools new educational
choices for their children. The free-market
position is “yea” for this bill. SB2494 passed
the Senate, but stalled in the House. Supporters
of SB2494 plan to bring the bill up for a House
vote during future legislative sessions.
Illinois State Senate: Budget & Taxes
HB0859: FY 2011 Appropriations
Bill
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 31-26-0
Result: Passed both chambers and
received item/reduction veto from the
Governor
HB0859 is the main appropriations bill for the
2011 fiscal year; the bill included more than
$26 billion in spending and very little by way of
significant spending reforms. Illinois’s current
fiscal situation cannot be resolved without
addressing the state’s out-of-control spending.
HB0859 continues to feed the state’s budget
shortfalls instead of making the necessary
spending cuts to truly balance the budget.
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HB0859 was passed by both chambers in May
2010. In July 2010, the Governor used an item/
reduction veto to reduce the bill’s spending by
$155 million. SB2494
SB1946: Pension Benefit Reform
would give
parents in
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Chicago’s
Relevant Vote Outcome: 48-6-3
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
failing
into law by the Governor in April 2010 elementary
SB1946 provides for public employee schools new
pension benefit reforms, but it only applies
to newly hired state employees. It increases
educational
the retirement age for full benefits to 67 choices for
(with at least 10 years of service credit), caps
annual pensions at $106,800, and prohibits their children.
simultaneously receiving a pension and a public The free-
paycheck (double dipping). While these reforms
were the bare minimum of the pension benefit market
reforms needed, they are a step in the right
direction. SB1946 passed the House and the
position is
Senate in March 2010 and was signed into law “yea” for this
by the Governor in April 2010.
bill.
SB0044: Tobacco Tax Hike
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 30-26-0
Result: Passed the Senate
SB0044 would increase the state tobacco tax by
25 mills per cigarette and widen the definition
of cigarette to include little cigars. Increases
in cigarette taxes have a history of falling
short of their revenue projections, and harm
small businesses as more consumers buy their
cigarettes in lower-tax states. Because cigarette
taxes are an unreliable source of funding, other
state tax increases may be necessary in the
future if revenues from a tobacco tax hike fall
short. SB0044 passed the Senate in April 2009,
but has not been voted on in the House. It is
currently in the House Rules Committee.
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SB3660: Emergency Budget Act
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 32-23-1
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
into law by the Governor in July 2010
SB3660 gives the Governor unprecedented
powers to reduce and reserve funds for the
fiscal year 2011 budget. These powers end on
SB3660 January 9, 2011. This public act would give the
would give Governor power to make unilateral budget
decisions without question. Check and balances
the Governor serve as crucial tests needed in government;
regardless of our state’s financial situation, our
power lawmakers are elected and paid by taxpayers to
to make make the tough decisions vital to state order.
The free-market position is “nay” on this bill.
unilateral SB3660 passed both the House and Senate in
the spring of 2010, and was signed into law by
budget the Governor in July 2010.
decisions
SB1215: Additional FY 2011
without Appropriations
question. Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
The free- Relevant Vote Outcome: 35-20-0
market Result: Passed both chambers and signed
position is into law by the Governor in July 2010
“nay” on SB1215 included $145.2 million in additional
appropriations for fiscal year 2011. Legislators
this bill. refused to make the difficult spending cuts
necessary to close the state’s deficit. The
increased 2011 appropriation from the state’s
general revenue fund is another example of
this missed opportunity to chisel away at the
mounting deficit. The free-market position on
this bill is “nay.” SB1215 passed both chambers
in the spring of 2010 and was signed by the
Governor on July 2010.
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HB0543: Pension Payment Skip
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 31-26-0
Result: Passed both chambers and tabled
in the Rules Committee as of May 2010
HB0543 originated in the House as a bill
unrelated to pension funding and was passed.
The Senate placed an amendment on the bill
overriding the original content, which allows
for the state to skip the $4 billion pension
payment for fiscal year 2011. Skipping the
2011 pension payment would result in over $30
billion in additional costs to taxpayers over 30
years. The spirit of this bill is a vivid reflection
of the policy decisions that have led the state
into its current fiscal mess. HB0543 passed the
Senate in May 2010. The bill is currently in the
House pending concurrence with the Senate
amendment and has been tabled in the Rules
Committee as of May 2010.
Illinois State Senate: Government
Regulation
HB5783: Hair Braider Licensing
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 44-8-0
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
into law by the Governor in July 2010
HB5783 reduces the cosmetology education
requirement for hair braiders from 1500 hours
to 300 hours. This will allow hair braiders
to practice their craft with less burdensome
licensing requirements. Holding hair braiders
to the licensing requirements of cosmetologists
is not logical; braiding is non-invasive and does
not include the use of dangerous chemicals or
tools. Reducing the licensing requirements for
hair braiders will enable these small business
owners to flourish in their communities and
act as beacons for entrepreneurship. The bill
passed both chambers in April 2010 and was
signed into law by the Governor in July 2010.

Illinois State Senate:Transparency &
Accountability
HB5241: Medicaid Spending
Transparency
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 58-0-0
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
into law by the Governor in July 2010
HB5241 allows for the creation of an online
transparency database of Medicaid claims that
can be accessed by program administrators and
the public. Identifying characteristics would
be withheld from the database to protect
individual privacy. The legislation would
provide administrators with more information
on how Medicaid resources are utilized to
improve health outcomes. The legislation would
help taxpayers better understand how their
resources are spent by the state government.
HB5241 passed the House and the Senate
unanimously in the spring of 2010 and was
signed into law by the Governor in June 2010.
HB4836: Sunshine Commission
Act
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 54-0-0
Result: Passed both chambers and
received an amendatory veto from the
Governor in July 2010
HB4836 would create the Sunshine
Commission, an eight-person committee,
to review “the relevance, efficiency, and
effectiveness” of each state executive branch
program. The eight-person Commission would
consist of four volunteer public members with
backgrounds in banking, finance, or accounting,
and four legislators. HB4836 would help
eliminate waste and better direct the state’s
limited resources, offering a win-win situation
for government, taxpayers, families and
businesses. HB4836 unanimously passed the
House and Senate, but the Governor placed an
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amendatory veto on the bill.
The Governor’s amendatory veto adds
four Governor-appointed members to the HB5241
Commission, inserts social services, health care,
labor, and education professional categories to
allows for
the list of required backgrounds, includes that the creation
the Commission shall hold at least six public
meetings allowing for public comment, and the of an online
Commission shall submit its findings online.
One of the Governor’s changes draws a red
transparency
flag: The four Governor-appointed positions database of
would now include social services, health care,
labor, and education professionals. The intent Medicaid
of the Commission was to provide an unbiased,
outside review of government programs and
claims that
state executive branches. The inclusion of can be
professionals affiliated with, or directly affected
by, programs subject to review represents a accessed by
potential conflict of interest and could stall program ad-
or disrupt the reviews conducted by the
Commission. As such, the free-market vote will ministrators
be to override the Governor’s amendatory veto.
and the
HB5154: Public Employee Review public.
Transparency
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 45-9-1
Result: Passed both chambers and
received an amendatory veto from the
Governor in July 2010
HB5154 prohibits the disclosure of state
employee performance evaluations under the
Freedom of Information Act. This legislation is
a step backwards from the goal of a transparent
and accountable state government. Taxpayers
fund the state government. They should be
able to see whether the public employees they
pay are meeting job performance standards.
HB5154 passed both the House and Senate
in the spring of 2010, and the Governor
amendatory vetoed the bill in July 2010. The
Governor’s veto amended the bill’s scope to
only exempt state and local law enforcement
personnel reviews from access through the
Freedom of Information Act.
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Illinois Senate
Transparency &
Education Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Medicaid Spending Transparency

Sunshine Commission Act

Opportunity Scholarships

Public Employee Review

Pension Benefit Reform
FY 2011 Appropriations

FY 2011 Appropriations
Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

Pension Payment Skip
Tobacco Tax Hike
 

Transparency
Additional
SB2494 HB0859 SB1946 SB0044 SB3660 SB1215 HB0543 HB5783 HB5241 HB4836 HB5154

Free-Market Position Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y N

Sen. Dist. Town

Althoff (R) 32 Crystal Lake Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y Y
Bivins (R) 45 Dixon Y N Y N N N N NV Y Y Y
Bomke (R) 50 Springfield Y N N N N N N Y Y Y Y
Bond (D) 31 Grayslake NV NV Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y
Brady (R) 44 Bloomington Y N Y N N N N NV Y NV NV
Burzynski (R) 35 Sycamore Y N Y N N N N N Y Y Y
Clayborne (D) 57 East St. Louis N Y Y Y Y Y NV Y Y Y Y
Collins (D) 16 Chicago P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Cronin (R) 21 Lombard Y N Y N NV NV N Y Y Y NV
Crotty (D) 19 Oak Forest N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Cullerton (D) 6 Chicago P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Dahl (R) 38 Peru Y N Y NV N N N Y Y Y N
DeLeo* (D) 10 Chicago  NV Y Y Y NV NV Y Y Y Y Y
Delgado (D) 2 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y NV Y NV Y
Demuzio (D) 49 Carlinville N Y P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Dillard (R) 24 Westmont Y N P N N N N Y Y Y Y
Duffy (R) 26 Barrington Y N Y N N N N N Y Y N
Forby (D) 59 Benton N Y P N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Frerichs (D) 52 Champaign N Y N N N Y N Y Y Y Y
Garrett (D) 29 Highwood Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Haine (D) 56 Alton N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Harmon (D) 39 Oak Park Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Hendon (D) 5 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y NV Y NV Y
Holmes (D) 42 Plainfield N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Hultgren (R) 48 Wheaton Y N Y N N N N N Y Y N
Hunter (D) 3 Chicago N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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Illinois Senate
Transparency &
Education Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Medicaid Spending Transparency

Sunshine Commission Act

Opportunity Scholarships

Public Employee Review

Pension Benefit Reform
FY 2011 Appropriations

FY 2011 Appropriations
Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

Pension Payment Skip
Tobacco Tax Hike
 

Transparency
Additional
SB2494 HB0859 SB1946 SB0044 SB3660 SB1215 HB0543 HB5783 HB5241 HB4836 HB5154

Free-Market Position Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y N

Sen. Dist. Town

Hutchinson Chicago
40 N N Y N Y Y N Y Y NV Y
(D) Heights
Jacobs (D) 36 Moline NV Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
Jones, E. (D) 14 Chicago Y Y Y NV Y Y Y NV Y NV NV
Mount
Jones, J. (R) 54 N N Y N N N N Y NV Y Y
Vernon
Koehler (D) 46 Pekin N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Kotowski (D) 33 Park Ridge N N Y Y Y Y Y NV Y Y Y
Lauzen (R) 25 Aurora Y N Y N N N N N Y Y N
Lightford (D) 4 Westchester Y Y Y Y P Y Y Y Y Y Y
Link (D) 30 Lake Bluff N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Luechtefeld (R) 58 Okawville Y N N N N N N NV Y Y Y
Maloney (D) 18 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Martinez (D) 20 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
McCarter (R) 51 Decatur Y N Y N N N N N Y Y N
Meeks (D) 15 Calumet City Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Millner (R) 28 Bloomingdale N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y
Mulroe (D) 10 Chicago - - - - - - - - - - -
Muñoz (D) 1 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Murphy (R) 27 Palatine Y N Y N N N N N Y Y N
Noland (D) 22 Elgin Y N Y N N Y N Y Y Y Y
Pankau (R) 23 Bloomingdale Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y N
Radogno (R) 41 Lemont Y NV Y N N N NV N Y Y N
Raoul (D) 13 Chicago N Y NV Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Righter (R) 55 Mattoon Y N N N N N N Y Y Y Y
Risinger (R) 37 Peoria Y N Y N N NV N Y Y Y Y
Rutherford
53 Pontiac Y N NV NV NV NV N Y Y Y NV
(R)

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.
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Illinois Senate
Transparency &
Education Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Medicaid Spending Transparency

Sunshine Commission Act

Opportunity Scholarships

Public Employee Review

Pension Benefit Reform
FY 2011 Appropriations

FY 2011 Appropriations
Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

Pension Payment Skip
Tobacco Tax Hike
 

Transparency
Additional
SB2494 HB0859 SB1946 SB0044 SB3660 SB1215 HB0543 HB5783 HB5241 HB4836 HB5154

Free-Market Position Y N Y N N N N Y Y Y N

Sen. Dist. Town

Sandoval (D) 12 Cicero Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Schoenberg
9 Evanston N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y P
(D)
Silverstein (D) 8 Chicago P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Steans (D) 7 Chicago N N Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y
Sullivan (D) 47 Quincy N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Syverson (R) 34 Rockford Y N Y N N N N N Y Y Y
Trotter (D) 17 Chicago N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Viverito (D) 11 Burbank Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Watson* (R) 51  Decatur - - - - - - - - - - -
Wilhelmi (D) 43 Crest Hill N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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Vote Descriptions: Illinois
House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives:
Budget & Taxes
SB1946: Pension Benefit Reform
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 92-17-7
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
into law by the Governor in April 2010
SB1946 provides for public employee
pension benefit reforms, but it only applies
to newly hired state employees. It increases
the retirement age for full benefits to 67
(with at least 10 years of service credit), caps
annual pensions at $106,800, and prohibits
simultaneously receiving a pension and a public
paycheck (double dipping). While these reforms
were the bare minimum of the pension benefit
reforms needed, they are a step in the right
direction. SB1946 passed the House and the
Senate in March 2010 and was signed into law
by the Governor in April 2010.
SB3514: Pension Borrowing
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 71-44-2
Result: Passed the House and referred to
the Assignments Committee in the Senate
SB3514, as the House passed it, authorizes
over $4 billion in borrowing to cover the
state’s fiscal year 2011 required pension
contribution. The problem with SB3514 is that
it allows the legislature to avoid making the
difficult, but necessary, decisions to balance the
budget without gimmicks. The state’s pension
contribution should be the first payment made
each year, so that the state’s operating budget
can be based on the remaining resources.
SB3514 was originally a bill amending the
Illinois Lottery Law, which the Senate passed.
When it was sent to the House, the House
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submitted amendments replacing everything
after the enacting clauses, effectively changing
the legislation completely. The House passed
the amendments to the legislation and sent the The problem
bill back to the Senate for approval. SB3514 has
been referred to the Assignments Committee in
with
the Senate. SB3514 is
HB0859: FY 2011 that it allows
Appropriations Bill the legislature
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay to avoid
Relevant Vote Outcome: 66-50-0 making the
Result: Passed both chambers and difficult, but
received item/reduction veto from the
Governor necessary,
HB0859 is the main appropriations bill for the
decisions
2011 fiscal year; the bill included more than to balance
$26 billion in spending and very little by way of
significant spending reforms. Illinois’s current the budget
fiscal situation cannot be resolved without
addressing the state’s out-of-control spending.
without
HB0859 continues to feed the state’s budget gimmicks.
shortfalls instead of making the necessary
spending cuts to truly balance the budget.
HB0859 was passed by both chambers in May
2010. In July 2010, the Governor used an item/
reduction veto to reduce the bill’s spending by
$155 million.
HB5541: No New Programs
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
Result: Remains in the Rules Committee
HB5541 would freeze all hiring of employees
and contracting for personal services by the
state, as well as freezing expenditures for
creating new programs or expanding existing
programs, until the state’s Comptroller certifies
that all state vendors are being paid within 30
days. This legislation would ensure that the
state’s fiscal condition is improved before the
expansion and creation of new obligations.
After its initial reading in the House, the bill
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was referred to the Rules Committee. To get
the bill out of the Rules Committee and onto
the House floor for a second reading and vote,
a discharge petition must be filed and voted on
unanimously by the House. The free-market
position is “nay” to not sustain the chair’s
recommendation to keep the bill from a floor
vote. In May 2010, a vote to sustain the chair’s
recommendation not to discharge prevailed,
thus keeping the bill from a floor vote. The bill
remains in the Rules Committee.  mess. The free-market position is “nay” to not
It is
irresponsible HB6269: PAYGO
to consider Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
public salary Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
increases Result: Remains in the Rules Committee
while so HB6269 requires pay-as-you-go (PAYGO)
budgeting for all new programs that require
many additional spending from state funds. Under
private sector this legislation, all appropriations for the
program’s additional spending would not be
employees obligated or expended unless another program’s
reductions or revenue increases completely
face layoffs, offset the additional spending. This piece of
pay cuts, legislation would keep fund appropriations
in check. The free-market position is “nay”
and loss of to not sustain the chair’s recommendation to
benefits. keep the bill from a vote on the floor. After
its initial reading, the bill was referred to the
Rules Committee. To get the bill out of the
Rules Committee and onto the House floor for
a second reading and vote, a discharge petition
must be filed and voted on unanimously by
the House. In May 2010, a vote to sustain
the chair’s recommendation not to discharge
prevailed, thus keeping the bill from a floor
vote. The bill remains in the Rules Committee.  only those senior citizens in need of such
HR1218: Pay Hikes for State
Employees
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
Result: Remains in the Rules Committee
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HR1218 calls for the reopening of collective
bargaining agreements to remove planned pay
increases for state employees. It is irresponsible
to consider public salary increases while so
many private sector employees face layoffs, pay
cuts, and loss of benefits. Before legislators
consider revenue enhancements, such as
tax hikes, all budget expenditures should be
reviewed; planned pay increases are financially
irresponsible considering Illinois’s current fiscal
sustain the chair’s recommendation to keep
the resolution from a vote on the floor. After
its initial reading, the resolution was referred
to the Rules Committee. To get the resolution
out of the Rules Committee and onto the
House floor for a second reading and vote, a
discharge petition must be filed and voted on
unanimously by the House. In May 2010, a vote
to sustain the chair’s recommendation not to
discharge prevailed, thus keeping the resolution
from a floor vote. The resolution remains in the
Rules Committee. 
HB6872: Free Rides for Seniors
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
Result: Remains in Rules Committee
HB6872 would require individuals over the
age of 65 meet the income and disability
status identified under the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Currently, all
individuals over the age of 65 are eligible for
free rides. Requiring senior citizens meet the
income thresholds in this statute will ensure
financial relief will receive it, and earned
revenue will be put back in the transit service.
The free-market position is “nay” to not
sustain the chair’s recommendation to keep the
bill from a vote on the floor. After its initial
reading, the bill was referred to the Rules
Committee. To get the bill out of the Rules
Committee and onto the House floor for a
second reading and vote, a discharge petition
must be filed and voted on unanimously by

the House. In May 2010, a vote to sustain
the chair’s recommendation not to discharge
prevailed, thus keeping the bill from a floor
vote. The bill remains in the Rules Committee.  decisions without question. Check and balances
HJRCA28: 3/5 Supermajority
Tax Hikes
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 69-48-0
Result: Tabled pursuant to Rule 46
HJRCA28 proposes to amend the Legislature
Article of the Illinois Constitution to provide
that a bill which results in a tax hike can only
become law by a vote of three-fifths of the
members in each chamber. Illinois must get
its reckless habit of taxing and spending in
check before taxpayers are forced to pick up
the tab for more spending. The free-market
position is “nay” to not sustain the chair’s
recommendation to keep the bill from a vote
on the floor. After its initial reading, the bill
was referred to the Rules Committee. To get
the bill out of the Rules Committee and onto
the House floor for a second reading and vote,
a discharge petition must be filed and voted
on unanimously by the House. In May 2010,
a vote to sustain the chair’s recommendation
not to discharge prevailed, thus keeping the
bill from a floor vote. The bill remains in
the Rules Committee and was tabled in June
2010 pursuant to Rule 46. Rule 46 states
that no resolution proposing a change to the
Illinois Constitution may be voted on within 6
months of a general election—all outstanding
resolutions are to be tabled.
SB3660: Emergency Budget Act
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 67-50-0
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
into law by the Governor in July 2010
SB3660 gives the Governor unprecedented
powers to reduce and reserve funds for the
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fiscal year 2011 budget. These powers end on
January 9, 2011. This public act would give the
Governor power to make unilateral budget
SB1215
serve as crucial tests needed in government;
regardless of our state’s financial situation, our
included
lawmakers are elected and paid by taxpayers to $145.2
make the tough decisions vital to state order.
The free-market position is “nay” on this bill. million in
SB3660 passed both the House and Senate in
the spring of 2010, and was signed into law by
additional
the Governor in July 2010. appropria-
SB1215: Additional FY2011 tions for
Appropriations fiscal year
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay 2011.
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-44-0 Legislators
Result: Passed both chambers and signed refused to
into law by the Governor in July 2010
make the
SB1215 included $145.2 million in additional
appropriations for fiscal year 2011. Legislators
difficult
refused to make the difficult spending cuts spending cuts
necessary to close the state’s deficit. The
additional sum of increased 2011 appropriation necessary
from the state’s general revenue fund is another
example of this missed opportunity to chisel
to close the
away at the mounting deficit. The free-market state’s deficit.
position on this bill is “nay.” SB1215 passed
both chambers in the spring of 2010 and was
signed by the Governor on July 2010.
Illinois House of Representatives:
Government Regulation
HB5783: Hair Braider Licensing
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 95-20-1
Result: Passed both chambers and signed
into law by the Governor in July 2010
HB5783 reduces the cosmetology education
requirement for hair braiders from 1500 hours
to 300 hours. This will allow hair braiders
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to practice their craft with less burdensome
licensing requirements. Holding hair braiders
to the licensing requirements of cosmetologists
is not logical; braiding is non-invasive and does
not include the use of dangerous chemicals or
tools. Reducing the licensing requirements for
hair braiders will enable these small business
owners to flourish in their communities and
act as beacons for entrepreneurship. The bill
passed both chambers in April 2010 and was
signed into law by the Governor in July 2010.
HB5240 The bill becomes effective January 1, 2011.
requires
Illinois House of Representatives:
Medicaid Transparency & Accountability
applicants
HB5241: Medicaid Spending
or recipients Transparency
provide the
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
state with Relevant Vote Outcome: 107-0-0
pay stubs Result: Passed both chambers and signed
covering into law by the Governor in July 2010
a 30-day HB5241 allows for the creation of an online
transparency database of Medicaid claims that
period to can be accessed by program administrators and
determine the public. Identifying characteristics would
be withheld from the database to protect
income individual privacy. The legislation would
eligibility. provide administrators with more information
on how Medicaid resources are utilized to
improve health outcomes. The legislation would
help taxpayers better understand how their
resources are spent by the state government.
HB5241 passed the House and the Senate
unanimously in the spring of 2010 and was
signed into law by the Governor in June 2010.
HB5240: Medicaid Income
Verification
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 48-64-0
Result: Remains in the Rules Committee
as the motion to take from table lost
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HB5240 requires Medicaid applicants or
recipients provide the state with pay stubs
covering a 30-day period to determine
income eligibility. The bill presents alternative
provisions for seasonal workers or those
without consistent pay stubs. This piece of
legislation would help stop Medicaid fraud and
abuse. The bill was tabled in February 2010
in the House. There was a motion to take the
bill from the table in March; the vote on that
motion is the vote included in the Vote Card.
The vote on the motion was lost; thus, the bill
remains in the Rules Committee.
HB4836: Sunshine
Commission Act
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 114-0-0
Result: Passed both chambers and
received an amendatory veto from the
Governor in July 2010
HB4836 would create the Sunshine
Commission, an eight-person committee,
to review “the relevance, efficiency, and
effectiveness” of each state executive branch
program. The eight-person Commission would
consist of four volunteer public members with
backgrounds in banking, finance, or accounting,
and four legislators. HB4836 would help
eliminate waste and better direct the state’s
limited resources, offering a win-win situation
for government, taxpayers, families and
businesses. HB4836 unanimously passed the
House and Senate, but the Governor placed an
amendatory veto on the bill.
The Governor’s amendatory veto adds
four Governor-appointed members to the
Commission, inserts social services, health care,
labor, and education professional categories to
the list of required backgrounds, includes that
the Commission shall hold at least six public
meetings allowing for public comment, and the
Commission shall submit its findings online.
One of the Governor’s changes draws a red
flag: The four Governor-appointed positions

would now include social services, health care,
labor, and education professionals. The intent
of the Commission was to provide an unbiased,
outside review of government programs and
state executive branches. The inclusion of
professionals affiliated with, or directly affected
by, programs subject to review represents a
potential conflict of interest and could stall
or disrupt the reviews conducted by the
Commission. As such, the free-market vote will
be to override the Governor’s amendatory veto.
HB5154: Public Employee Review
Transparency
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
Relevant Vote Outcome: 70-39-0
Result: Passed both chambers and
received an amendatory veto from the
Governor in July 2010
HB5154 prohibits the disclosure of state
employee performance evaluations under the
Freedom of Information Act. This legislation is
a step backwards from the goal of a transparent
and accountable state government. Taxpayers
fund the state government. They should be
able to see whether the public employees they
pay are meeting job performance standards.
HB5154 passed both the House and Senate
in the spring of 2010, and the Governor
amendatory vetoed the bill in July 2010. The
Governor’s veto amended the bill’s scope to
only exempt state and local law enforcement
personnel reviews from access through the
Freedom of Information Act.
HB5802: Illinois Enterprise
Commission Act
Free-Market Position: Vote Yea
Relevant Vote Outcome: 113-0-0
Result: Passed the House and referred to
the Assignments Committee in the Senate
HB5802 would create the Illinois Enterprise
Commission to examine existing state statutes
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and file a comprehensive report to the
legislature each year with recommendations
of laws that can be repealed or changed “to
maximize the wealth and productivity of HB5802
Illinois.” Each legislative leader would appoint
three public members to the commission for
would help
a total of 12 members. This legislation would weed out
help weed out laws and regulations that hamper
the private sector and job creation. HB5802 laws and
unanimously passed the House in March 2010
and has been referred to the Assignments
regulations
Committee in the Senate. that hamper
HB6159: Workers’ Compensation the private
(Injury, Alcohol, and Drugs) sector and job
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay creation.
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
Result: Remains in the Rules Committee
HB6159 defines “injury” in the Workers’
Compensation Act as “an injury that has arisen
out of and in the course of employment”
and makes conditions about which kinds of
injuries are compensable. The legislation states
that no compensation is payable for injuries
resulting primarily from the employee being
under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
This legislation would help reduce fraud and
abuse of the workers’ compensation system.
After its initial reading in the House, the bill
was referred to the Rules Committee. To get
the bill out of the Rules Committee and onto
the House floor for a second reading and vote,
a discharge petition must be filed and voted on
unanimously by the House. The free-market
position is “nay” to not sustain the chair’s
recommendation to keep the bill from a floor
vote. In May 2010, a vote to sustain the chair’s
recommendation not to discharge prevailed,
thus keeping the bill from a floor vote. The bill
remains in the Rules Committee. 
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HB5212: Truth in Accounting Act final passage by either chamber. This legislation
would encourage transparent and accountable
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay government by allowing the public and media
to examine appropriation bills before they
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
go to a final vote. After its initial reading in
Result: Remains in the Rules Committee the House, the bill was referred to the Rules
Committee. To get the bill out of the Rules
HB5212 would require the state’s financial Committee and onto the House floor for a
accounting and reporting standards to comply second reading and vote, a discharge petition
with full accrual accounting standards as must be filed and voted on unanimously by
developed by the Governmental Accounting the House. The free-market position is “nay”
HB6626 Standards Board. It would further require to not sustain the chair’s recommendation to
would re- that before the General Assembly passes
any appropriation legislation, it must adopt a
keep the bill from a floor vote. In May 2010,
a vote to sustain the chair’s recommendation
quire leg- joint resolution reflecting the state’s estimated not to discharge prevailed, thus keeping the bill
income, balance sheet, cash flow, and surplus from a floor vote. The bill remains in the Rules
islation or deficit for that fiscal year. Under HB5212, Committee. 
involving ap- appropriation bills and amendments must be
published online prior to legislative committee
propriations consideration or General Assembly passage.
This legislation would provide a more
to be posted transparent budgeting and financial reporting
in its final process for the state government, which
will prevent the legislature from relying on
form on the accounting gimmicks. After its initial reading
in the House, the bill was referred to the Rules
General Committee. To get the bill out of the Rules
Assembly’s Committee and onto the House floor for a
second reading and vote, a discharge petition
website for must be filed and voted on unanimously by
at least seven the House. The free-market position is “nay”
to not sustain the chair’s recommendation to
days before keep the bill from a floor vote. In May 2010,
a vote to sustain the chair’s recommendation
the bill can not to discharge prevailed, thus keeping the bill
be considered from a floor vote. The bill remains in the Rules
Committee. 
for final
HB6626: Appropriation
passage by Sunshine Act
either
Free-Market Position: Vote Nay
chamber.
Relevant Vote Outcome: 68-48-0
Result: Remains in the Rules Committee

HB6626 would require legislation involving

appropriations to be posted in its final form
on the General Assembly’s website for at least
seven days before the bill can be considered for
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Illinois House of Representatives
Transparency &
Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Public Employee Review Transparency

Additional FY 2011 Appropriations

Illinois Enterprise Commission Act

Pay Hikes for State Employees **

Medicaid Spending Transparency

3/5 Supermajority Tax Hikes **

Appropriation Sunshine Act **

Medicaid Income Verification

Workers’ Compensation **

Truth in Accounting Act **

Sunshine Commission Act
Free Rides for Seniors **
Pension Benefit Reform

FY 2011 Appropriations

Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

No New Programs **
 
Pension Borrowing

PAYGO **

SB SB HB HB HB HR HB HJRCA SB SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB
1946 3514 0859 5541 6269 1218 6872 28 3660 1215 5783 5241 5240 4836 5154 5802 6159 5212 6626

Free-Market Position  Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N

Rep. Dist. Town

Acevedo (D) 2 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Arroyo (D) 3 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Bassi (R) 54 Palatine Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Beaubien (R) 52 Wauconda Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Beiser (D) 111 Alton Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Bellock (R) 47 Westmont Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Berrios (D) 39 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Biggins (R) 41 Elmhurst Y Y N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Black (R) 104 Danville N Y N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Boland (D) 71 Moline Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Bost (R) 115 Carbondale P N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Bradley (D) 117 Marion Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Brady (R) 88 Bloomington N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Brauer (R) 100 Springfield N N N N N N N N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Brosnahan* (D) 36 Oak Lawn  - - - - - - - Y - - - - - - - - - - -
Burke (D) 23 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Burns (D) 26 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Evergreen
Carberry (D) 36 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y - - - Y Y Y Y
Park
Cavaletto (R) 107 Salem N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Chapa LaVia (D) 83 Aurora Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Coladipietro (R) 45 Bloomingdale Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Cole (R) 62 Grayslake Y N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N Y N N N
Collins (D) 10 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N E N Y Y Y Y Y Y

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

** indicates a no vote in this instance would have removed the bill from Rules Committee so that it could receive a public hearing.
Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, A-Absence, E-Excused Absence, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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Illinois House of Representatives
Transparency &
Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Public Employee Review Transparency

Additional FY 2011 Appropriations

Illinois Enterprise Commission Act

Pay Hikes for State Employees **

Medicaid Spending Transparency

3/5 Supermajority Tax Hikes **

Appropriation Sunshine Act **

Medicaid Income Verification

Workers’ Compensation **

Truth in Accounting Act **

Sunshine Commission Act
Free Rides for Seniors **
Pension Benefit Reform

FY 2011 Appropriations

Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

No New Programs **
 
Pension Borrowing

PAYGO **

SB SB HB HB HB HR HB HJRCA SB SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB
1946 3514 0859 5541 6269 1218 6872 28 3660 1215 5783 5241 5240 4836 5154 5802 6159 5212 6626

Free-Market Position  Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N

Rep. Dist. Town

Colvin (D) 33 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Connelly (R) 48 Naperville Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Coulson (R) 17 Glenview Y P N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Crespo (D) 44 Streamwood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Cross (R) 84 Plainfield Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Cultra (R) 105 Onarga Y N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N Y N N N
Currie (D) 25 Chicago A Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A N Y N A Y Y Y
D’Amico (D) 15 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Davis, M. (D) 27 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
East Hazel
Davis, W. (D) 30 N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Crest
DeLuca (D) 80 Crete Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Dugan (D) 79 Kankakee Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Dunkin (D) 5 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Durkin (R) 82 Countryside Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Eddy (R) 109 Hutsonville P N N N N N N N N Y N Y Y A Y Y N N N
Farnham (D) 43 Elgin Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Feigenholtz (D) 12 Chicago Y Y NV Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Flider (D) 101 Decatur Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Flowers (D) 31 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Ford (D) 8 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
West
Fortner (R) 95 Y N N N N N N N N N Y E Y Y Y Y N N N
Chicago
Franks (D) 63 Woodstock Y N N NV NV NV NV Y N N N Y N Y N Y NV NV NV

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

** indicates a no vote in this instance would have removed the bill from Rules Committee so that it could receive a public hearing.
Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, A-Absence, E-Excused Absence, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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Illinois House of Representatives
Transparency &
Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Public Employee Review Transparency

Additional FY 2011 Appropriations

Illinois Enterprise Commission Act

Pay Hikes for State Employees **

Medicaid Spending Transparency

3/5 Supermajority Tax Hikes **

Appropriation Sunshine Act **

Medicaid Income Verification

Workers’ Compensation **

Truth in Accounting Act **

Sunshine Commission Act
Free Rides for Seniors **
Pension Benefit Reform

FY 2011 Appropriations

Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

No New Programs **
 
Pension Borrowing

PAYGO **

SB SB HB HB HB HR HB HJRCA SB SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB
1946 3514 0859 5541 6269 1218 6872 28 3660 1215 5783 5241 5240 4836 5154 5802 6159 5212 6626

Free-Market Position  Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N

Rep. Dist. Town

Fritchey (D) 11 Chicago Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y Y E Y Y Y N N N
Froehlich (D) 56 Schaumburg N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Gabel (D) 18 Evanston - Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y E - - - - - - Y Y Y
Golar (D) 6 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Gordon, C. (D) 75 Coal City N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y E Y Y Y
Gordon, J. (D) 92 Peoria Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y NV Y Y Y Y
Graham* (D) 78  Chicago Y - - - - - - Y - - Y A E Y Y A - - -
Hamos* (D) 18 Evanston  Y - - - - - - Y - - Y Y N Y Y Y - - -
Hannig, B. (D) 98 Gillespie Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E N Y Y E Y Y Y
Hannig, G.* (D) 98  Litchfield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Harris (D) 13 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Hatcher (R) 50 Yorkville Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Hernandez (D) 24 Cicero Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y A Y Y Y Y
Hoffman (D) 112 Collinsville N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N A E Y Y Y Y
Holbrook (D) 113 Belleville Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Howard (D) 34 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Jackson (D) 114 East St. Louis N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Jakobsson (D) 103 Champaign Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Jefferson (D) 67 Rockford Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Joyce* (D) 35 Chicago  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y NV Y Y Y Y
Kosel (R) 81 Mokena Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Lang (D) 16 Skokie Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Leitch (R) 73 Peoria Y N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Lilly (D) 78 Chicago - Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y - - - - - - Y Y Y

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

** indicates a no vote in this instance would have removed the bill from Rules Committee so that it could receive a public hearing.
Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, A-Absence, E-Excused Absence, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.
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Illinois House of Representatives
Transparency &
Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Public Employee Review Transparency

Additional FY 2011 Appropriations

Illinois Enterprise Commission Act

Pay Hikes for State Employees **

Medicaid Spending Transparency

3/5 Supermajority Tax Hikes **

Appropriation Sunshine Act **

Medicaid Income Verification

Workers’ Compensation **

Truth in Accounting Act **

Sunshine Commission Act
Free Rides for Seniors **
Pension Benefit Reform

FY 2011 Appropriations

Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

No New Programs **
 
Pension Borrowing

PAYGO **

SB SB HB HB HB HR HB HJRCA SB SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB
1946 3514 0859 5541 6269 1218 6872 28 3660 1215 5783 5241 5240 4836 5154 5802 6159 5212 6626

Free-Market Position  Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N

Rep. Dist. Town

Lyons (D) 19 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Madigan (D) 22 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y NV Y Y Y A N Y N Y Y Y Y
Arlington
Mathias (R) 53 Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Heights
Mautino (D) 76 Spring Valley Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
May (D) 58 Highwood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Mayfield (D) 60 Waukegan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
McAsey (D) 85 Crest Hill Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
McAuliffe (R) 20 Chicago Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
McCarthy (D) 37 Orland Park Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
McGuire (D) 86 Joliet Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Mell (D) 40 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y P Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Mendoza (D) 1 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y Y Y Y Y Y
Miller (D) 29 Dolton Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Mitchell, B. (R) 87 Decatur N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N Y N N N
Mitchell, J. (R) 90 Rock Falls P E E E E E E N E E Y E Y Y Y Y E E E
Moffitt (R) 74 Galesburg N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Mulligan (R) 65 Des Plaines Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Myers (R) 94 Macomb N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Nekritz (D) 57 Des Plaines Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Osmond (R) 61 Antioch Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Osterman (D) 14 Chicago Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Phelps (D) 118 Harrisburg N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Pihos (R) 42 Glen Ellyn Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

** indicates a no vote in this instance would have removed the bill from Rules Committee so that it could receive a public hearing.
Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, A-Absence, E-Excused Absence, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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Vote Card
Illinois House of Representatives
Transparency &
Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Public Employee Review Transparency

Additional FY 2011 Appropriations

Illinois Enterprise Commission Act

Pay Hikes for State Employees **

Medicaid Spending Transparency

3/5 Supermajority Tax Hikes **

Appropriation Sunshine Act **

Medicaid Income Verification

Workers’ Compensation **

Truth in Accounting Act **

Sunshine Commission Act
Free Rides for Seniors **
Pension Benefit Reform

FY 2011 Appropriations

Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

No New Programs **
 
Pension Borrowing

PAYGO **

SB SB HB HB HB HR HB HJRCA SB SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB
1946 3514 0859 5541 6269 1218 6872 28 3660 1215 5783 5241 5240 4836 5154 5802 6159 5212 6626

Free-Market Position  Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N

Rep. Dist. Town

Poe (R) 99 Springfield N N N N N N N N N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Pritchard (R) 70 Sycamore Y P N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
West
Ramey (R) 55 P N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y NV Y N N N
Chicago
Reboletti (R) 46 Addison Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Reis (R) 108 Olney NV N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Reitz (D) 116 Sparta P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Riley (D) 38 Hazel Crest N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Rita (D) 28 Blue Island Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Rose (R) 110 Charleston N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Ryg* (D) 59  Veron Hills - - - - - - - Y - - - - - - - - - - -
Sacia (R) 89 Freeport Y N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N Y N N N
Elmwood
Saviano (R) 77 P N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Park
Schmitz (R) 49 Geneva Y N N N N N N N N N Y E Y Y N Y N N N
Scully (D) 80  Flossmoor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Senger (R) 96 Naperville Y N N N N N N N N N Y E Y Y E Y N N N
Sente (D) 59 Vernon Hills Y Y Y Y Y Y Y - Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Smith (D) 91 Pekin Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Sommer (R) 106 Morton Y N N N N N N N N E N Y Y Y N Y N N N
Soto (D) 4 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y A Y Y Y Y
Stephens (R) 102 Highland Y N N N N N N N N N Y E Y Y Y E N N N
Sullivan (R) 51 Mundelein Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Thapedi (D) 32 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

** indicates a no vote in this instance would have removed the bill from Rules Committee so that it could receive a public hearing.
Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, A-Absence, E-Excused Absence, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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Transparency &
Budget & Taxes Regulation
Accountability

Public Employee Review Transparency

Additional FY 2011 Appropriations

Illinois Enterprise Commission Act

Pay Hikes for State Employees **

Medicaid Spending Transparency

3/5 Supermajority Tax Hikes **

Appropriation Sunshine Act **

Medicaid Income Verification

Workers’ Compensation **

Truth in Accounting Act **

Sunshine Commission Act
Free Rides for Seniors **
Pension Benefit Reform

FY 2011 Appropriations

Emergency Budget Act

Hair Braider Licensing

No New Programs **
 
Pension Borrowing

PAYGO **

SB SB HB HB HB HR HB HJRCA SB SB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB
1946 3514 0859 5541 6269 1218 6872 28 3660 1215 5783 5241 5240 4836 5154 5802 6159 5212 6626

Free-Market Position  Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N

Rep. Dist. Town

Tracy (R) 93 Quincy Y N N N N N N N N N N Y Y E E Y N N N
Tryon (R) 64 Crystal Lake Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Turner (D) 9 Chicago Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y Y Y Y Y Y
Verschoore (D) 72 Rock Island P Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Wait (R) 69 Belvidere Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N
Arlington
Walker (D) 66 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y
Heights
Washington*
60 Waukegan  Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y E Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
(D)
Watson (R) 97 Jacksonville N N N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y N Y N N N
Winters (R) 68 Rockford Y N N N N N N N N N Y Y Y Y N Y N N N
Yarbrough (D) 7 Broadview Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y
Zalewski (D) 21 Summit Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y

* indicates the member is currently inactive.

** indicates a no vote in this instance would have removed the bill from Rules Committee so that it could receive a public hearing.
Vote Key:Y-Yea, N-Nay, P-Present, A-Absence, E-Excused Absence, NV-Not Voting
Votes for the free-market, government reform position are in green, and votes against that position are in red.

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 2010 REGULAR SESSION
A p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e I l l i n o i s Po l i c y I n s t i t u t e

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