95th Illinois General Assembly
Illinois state legislative session from 2007 to 2008
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The 95th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, existed from January 10, 2007[1] to January 13, 2009[2] during the final two years of Rod Blagojevich's governorship. The General Assembly met at Illinois State Capitol.
Meeting placeIllinois State Capitol, Springfield
Term2007 – 2009
ElectionNovember 7, 2006
WebsiteOfficial site
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| Meeting place | Illinois State Capitol, Springfield | ||||
| Term | 2007 – 2009 | ||||
| Election | November 7, 2006 | ||||
| Website | Official site | ||||
| Illinois Senate | |||||
| President | Emil Jones, Democrat | ||||
| Illinois House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | Michael J. Madigan, Democrat | ||||
During the 95th General Assembly, the Illinois Senate was in session for 183 legislative days,[2] and the Illinois House was in session for 302 legislative days.[3] The governor called the General Assembly into special session 26 times, the most in Illinois history.[4]
All 118 members of the House, and 38 of the 59 members of the Senate,[1] were elected in the 2006 election. The apportionment of seats was based on the 2000 census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
The 95th General Assembly was succeeded by the 96th General Assembly in January 2009.
Legislation
The 95th General Assembly enacted a total of 1,056 bills into law.[5]
The General Assembly passed the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) unanimously in 2008.[6] BIPA imposes strict requirements on companies that do business in Illinois and also collect or store biometric information.[7] When it was enacted, BIPA was the first law in the United States regulating the use of biometric information.[8] BIPA provides a private right of action for people who have been harmed by violations of the law.[8] Governor Blagojevich signed BIPA into law on October 3, 2008.[9]
The General Assembly also passed the Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, which requires hospitals in Illinois to give most uninsured patients a discount on their medical bills. The Act also requires hospitals to include information on their bills about how to apply for the discount.[10]
The General Assembly also passed the Smoke Free Illinois Act (410 ILCS 82), a comprehensive anti-smoking law. The Act bans smoking inside most buildings and vehicles used by the general public, used as a place of employment, or owned by the government or other public body. It also requires "no-smoking" signs, bans smoking within 15 feet (4.6 m) of openings in the targeted buildings and requires at least 75% of rooms in each hotel to be non-smoking. The governor signed the Act into law on July 23, 2007.[11] The Act's passage was the product of a year-long campaign by the Illinois Coalition Against Tobacco.[12] Illinois was the 19th state to adopt a smoking ban of this type.[11]
Impeachment
Near the end of the 95th General Assembly, on December 9, 2008, Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by federal agents and charged with conspiracy and soliciting bribes.[13] On December 15, six days after the scandal broke with no resignation by the Governor, the Illinois House voted unanimously 113–0 to begin impeachment proceedings.[14][15] This was the first impeachment inquiry against a governor in Illinois history.[16] On the same day, House Speaker Michael Madigan formed a bipartisan committee of inquiry within the House of Representatives.[17]
Madigan stated "We have given the governor six days to resign."[18] He also stated that the committee would work every day except Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day until they had completed their report. House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie chaired the Special Committee on Impeachment.[19][20]
Madigan stated that the impeachment committee would consider the pending criminal charges as well as review other possible wrongdoing during Blagojevich's term such as abuse of power, taking action without legal authority, ignoring state laws, and defying lawful requests for information from the General Assembly.[19] Currie further stated that among the controversial actions under review by the committee would be the Blagojevich administration's purchase of a flu vaccine that was never distributed and his unilateral decision to send a $1 million grant to a private school that was damaged when the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church was destroyed by fire. She also warned that the panel's interest in investigating alleged criminal activities surrounding Blagojevich might be affected by how much cooperation was forthcoming from federal investigators, which was supported by a formal written request to Prosecutor Fitzgerald.[21] On December 30, Fitzgerald filed a motion to allow the impeachment committee to hear the conversations recorded by wiretap during his federal investigation.[22]
On January 8, 2009, the 21-member bipartisan committee on impeachment voted unanimously to recommend that the House impeach the Governor.[23] The following day, the full House voted 114–1 to impeach the governor. The lone dissenter was Chicago-area Representative Milton Patterson; three other representatives abstained.[24][25] After the Illinois House impeached Blagojevich, the Illinois Senate held a trial at which Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald presided. Under the Illinois Constitution, the Chief Justice presides over the impeachment trial of a governor.[26]
The article of impeachment alleged a pattern of conduct constituting abuse of power, including the events described in the criminal complaint and several instances of ignoring Illinois law in his use of executive power.[27] In particular, it accused Blagojevich of engaging in a conduct constituting a pattern of abuse of power.[28]
The impeachment proceedings continued in the 96th General Assembly. The Illinois Senate voted unanimously to remove Blagojevich from office on January 29, 2009.[29]
Senate
Under the 1970 Illinois Constitution, the Illinois Senate has 59 members, who serve overlapping two- and four-year terms. Thirty votes are required for a majority, and 36 votes (or 60%) are required to override a veto or approve a constitutional amendment.
Of the 38 members elected in the 2006 Illinois Senate election, 19 were elected to four-year terms, and 19 were elected to two-year terms.[1]
Senate leadership
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Emil Jones, president of the 95th Senate
Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson
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Minority Leader Frank Watson
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Emil Jones | Democratic | 14 |
| Majority Leader | Debbie Halvorson | Democratic | 57 |
| Minority Leader | Frank Watson | Republican | 51 |
Party composition
The Senate of the 95th General Assembly consisted of 37 Democrats and 22 Republicans.[30]
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 37 |
| Republican Party | 22 |
| Total |
59 |
State senators
| District | Counties represented | Senator | Party | First year | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook | Antonio Munoz | Democratic | 1999[31] | Chair: Transportation Member: Environment and Energy; Licensed Activities; Pensions and Investments |
| 2 | Cook | William Delgado | Democratic | 2006[32] | Chair: Licensed Activities Member: Appropriations I; Human Services; Public Health |
| 3 | Cook | Mattie Hunter | Democratic | 2003[33] | Chair: Appropriations III Member: Environment and Energy; Higher Education; Pensions and Investments; Public Health |
| 4 | Cook | Kimberly A. Lightford | Democratic | 1998[34] | Chair: Education Member: Financial Institutions; Higher Education; Public Health; Revenue |
| 5 | Cook | Rickey R. Hendon | Democratic | 1993[35] | Chair: Executive Appointments; Rules Member: Environment and Energy; Executive; Labor |
| 6 | Cook | John J. Cullerton | Democratic | 1991[36] | Chair: Judiciary Civil Law; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure Member: Insurance; Judiciary Criminal Law; Revenue |
| 7 | Cook | Carol Ronen | Democratic | 1993[37] | |
| Heather Steans | Democratic | 2008[38] | Member: Human Services; Insurance; Labor; Local Government | ||
| 8 | Cook | Ira I. Silverstein | Democratic | 1999[39] | Chair: Executive Member: Commerce and Economic Development; Judiciary Civil Law; Judiciary Criminal Law; Licensed Activities; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 9 | Cook | Jeffrey M. Schoenberg | Democratic | 2003[40] | Chair: Appropriations II Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations III; Public Health; Revenue |
| 10 | Cook | James A. DeLeo | Democratic | 1993[41] | Member: Executive; Executive Appointments |
| 11 | Cook | Louis S. Viverito | Democratic | 1995[42] | Member: Executive; Executive Appointments; Higher Education; Rules |
| 12 | Cook | Martin A. Sandoval | Democratic | 2003[43] | Chair: Commerce and Economic Development Member: Appropriations I; Environment and Energy; Local Government |
| 13 | Cook | Kwame Raoul | Democratic | 2004[44] | Chair: Pensions and Investments Member: Commerce and Economic Development; Judiciary Criminal Law; Public Health |
| 14 | Cook | Emil Jones Jr. | Democratic | 1973[45] | Member: Executive |
| 15 | Cook | James T. Meeks | Democratic | 2003[46] | Chair: Human Services Member: Appropriations I; Education; Housing and Community Affairs; State Government & Veterans Affairs |
| 16 | Cook | Jacqueline Y. Collins | Democratic | 2003[47] | Chair: Financial Institutions Member: Appropriations I; Education; Housing and Community Affairs |
| 17 | Cook | Donne E. Trotter | Democratic | 1993[48] | Chair: Appropriations I Member: Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Environment and Energy; Executive Appointments |
| 18 | Cook | Edward D. Maloney | Democratic | 2003[49] | Chair: Higher Education Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations III; Labor; Local Government |
| 19 | Cook, Will | M. Maggie Crotty | Democratic | 2003[50] | Chair: Local Government Member: Higher Education; Housing and Community Affairs; Human Services; Licensed Activities |
| 20 | Cook | Iris Y. Martinez | Democratic | 2003[51] | Member: Education; Executive; Housing and Community Affairs; Pensions and Investments; Public Health |
| 21 | Cook, DuPage | Dan Cronin | Republican | 1993[52] | Member: Education; Judiciary Civil Law; Pensions and Investments |
| 22 | Cook, Kane | Michael Noland | Democratic | 2007[53] | Member: Appropriations III; Housing and Community Affairs; Judiciary Civil Law; Revenue |
| 23 | DuPage | Carole Pankau | Republican | 2005[54] | Member: Appropriations III; Environment and Energy; Labor; Public Health; Revenue |
| 24 | DuPage, Will | Kirk W. Dillard | Republican | 1993[55] | Chair: Judiciary Civil Law Member: Environment and Energy; Executive Appointments; Judiciary Criminal Law; Licensed Activities; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 25 | Kane, Kendall, La Salle | Chris Lauzen | Republican | 1993[56] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Labor; Revenue |
| 26 | Cook, Lake, McHenry | William E. Peterson | Republican | 1983[57] | Member: Executive; Housing and Community Affairs; Human Services; Insurance; Labor; Local Government |
| 27 | Cook, Lake | Matt Murphy | Republican | 2007[58] | Member: Appropriations I; Commerce and Economic Development; Higher Education; Judiciary Civil Law; Revenue; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 28 | Cook, DuPage, Kane | John J. Millner | Republican | 2005[59] | Member: Education; Executive Appointments; Financial Institutions; Human Services; Judiciary Criminal Law |
| 29 | Cook, Lake | Susan Garrett | Democratic | 2003[60] | Chair: Public Health Member: Appropriations I; Education; Human Services; State Government & Veterans Affairs |
| 30 | Cook, Lake | Terry Link | Democratic | 1997[61] | Member: Appropriations II; Financial Institutions; Local Government; Revenue; Rules |
| 31 | Lake | Michael Bond | Democratic | 2007[62] | Member: Appropriations II; Pensions and Investments; State Government & Veterans Affairs; Transportation |
| 32 | McHenry | Pamela J. Althoff | Republican | 2003[63] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Local Government; Transportation |
| 33 | Cook | Dan Kotowski | Democratic | 2007[64] | Member: Appropriations II; Financial Institutions; Human Services; State Government & Veterans Affairs |
| 34 | Winnebago | Dave Syverson | Republican | 1993[65] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations III; Human Services; Insurance; Transportation |
| 35 | Boone, De Kalb, Ogle, Winnebago | J. Bradley Burzynski | Republican | 1993[66] | Member: Education; Executive; Higher Education; Housing and Community Affairs; Pensions and Investments |
| 36 | Carroll, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | Mike Jacobs | Democratic | 2005[67] | Chair: Housing and Community Affairs Member: Appropriations III; Human Services; Insurance |
| 37 | Bureau, Henry, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | Dale E. Risinger | Republican | 2003[68] | Member: Appropriations II; Environment and Energy; Financial Institutions; Local Government; Transportation |
| 38 | Bureau, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle, Putnam, Will | Gary G. Dahl | Republican | 2005[69] | Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Commerce and Economic Development; Licensed Activities; Local Government; State Government & Veterans Affairs |
| 39 | Cook, DuPage | Don Harmon | Democratic | 2003[70] | Chair: Revenue Member: Environment and Energy; Judiciary Civil Law; Judiciary Criminal Law; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 40 | Cook, Iroquois, Kankakee, Will | Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson | Democratic | 1997[71] | |
| Toi W Hutchinson Appointed January 5, 2009.[72] |
Democratic | 2009[72] | Member: N/A | ||
| 41 | Cook, DuPage, Will | Christine Radogno | Republican | 1997[73] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Executive; Human Services; Public Health; Rules |
| 42 | Kane, Kendall, Will | Linda Holmes | Democratic | 2007[74] | Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Appropriations II; Commerce and Economic Development; Labor |
| 43 | Will | A. J. Wilhelmi | Democratic | 2005[75] | Chair: Judiciary Criminal Law Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Appropriations II; Education; Judiciary Civil Law |
| 44 | Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, McLean, Sangamon, Tazewell | Bill Brady | Republican | 2002[76] | Member: Insurance; Pensions and Investments; Public Health; Revenue |
| 45 | Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago | Todd Sieben | Republican | 1987[77] | |
| Tim Bivins | Republican | 2008[78] | Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Commerce and Economic Development; Licensed Activities; State Government & Veterans Affairs | ||
| 46 | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | David Koehler | Democratic | 2006[79] | Member: Appropriations II; Commerce and Economic Development; Local Government; Transportation |
| 47 | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Pike, Schuyler, Scott, Warren | John M. Sullivan | Democratic | 2003[80] | Chair: Agriculture and Conservation Member: Appropriations III; Higher Education; Transportation |
| 48 | DuPage, Kane, Kendall | Randall M. Hultgren | Republican | 2007[81] | Member: Environment and Energy; Housing and Community Affairs; Insurance; Judiciary Civil Law; Labor |
| 49 | Calhoun, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Shelby | Deanna Demuzio | Democratic | 2004[82] | Chair: State Government & Veterans Affairs Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Commerce and Economic Development; Education |
| 50 | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | Larry K. Bomke | Republican | 1995[83] | Member: Appropriations II; Financial Institutions; State Government & Veterans Affairs; Transportation |
| 51 | Bond, Champaign, Clinton, De Witt, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Madison, McLean, Piatt, Shelby, St. Clair | Frank C. Watson | Republican | 1983[84] | Member: Executive |
| 52 | Champaign, Vermilion | Michael W. Frerichs | Democratic | 2007[85] | Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Appropriations III; Higher Education; Labor |
| 53 | Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | Dan Rutherford | Republican | 2003[86] | Member: Environment and Energy; Financial Institutions; Housing and Community Affairs; Pensions and Investments; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 54 | Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Effingham, Hamilton, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Richland, Wayne, White | John O. Jones | Republican | 2003[87] | Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Commerce and Economic Development; Judiciary Criminal Law; Licensed Activities; State Government & Veterans Affairs |
| 55 | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Lawrence, Piatt, Shelby, Wabash | Dale A. Righter | Republican | 2003[88] | Member: Executive; Executive Appointments; Higher Education; Judiciary Criminal Law; Public Health; Rules; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 56 | Jersey, Madison, St. Clair | William R. Haine | Democratic | 2002[89] | Chair: Insurance Member: Environment and Energy; Judiciary Civil Law; Judiciary Criminal Law; Licensed Activities; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 57 | St. Clair | James F. Clayborne Jr. | Democratic | 1995[90] | Chair: Environment and Energy Member: Executive; Executive Appointments; Insurance; Pensions and Investments; Special Committee on Impeachment Procedure |
| 58 | Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington | David Luechtefeld | Republican | 1995[91] | Member: Agriculture and Conservation; Education; Executive Appointments; Higher Education |
| 59 | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White, Williamson | Gary Forby | Democratic | 2003[92] | Chair: Labor Member: Financial Institutions; Insurance; Transportation |
House
Michael Madigan, Speaker of the 95th House
Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie
Minority Leader Tom Cross
The Illinois House has 118 members, who all serve two-year terms. Sixty votes are required for a majority, and 71 votes are required to override a veto or approve a constitutional amendment.
The members of the 95th House were elected in the 2006 election.
House leadership
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | 22 |
| Majority Leader | Barbara Flynn Currie | Democratic | 25 |
| Minority Leader | Tom Cross | Republican | 84 |
Party composition
The 95th House consisted of 67 Democrats and 51 Republicans.[93]
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 67 |
| Republican Party | 51 |
| Total | 118 |
State representatives
| District | Counties represented | Representative | Party | First year | Committees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook | Susana A Mendoza | Democratic | 2001[94] | Chair: International Trade & Commerce Member: Bio-Technology; Drivers Education & Safety; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Registration & Regulation; Renewable Energy |
| 2 | Cook | Edward J. Acevedo | Democratic | 1997[95] | Chair: Pension Funds Management Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Executive; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Registration & Regulation; Special Investigative Committee; Telecommunications |
| 3 | Cook | Luis Arroyo | Democratic | 2007[96] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Consumer Protection; International Trade & Commerce; Labor; Mass Transit |
| 4 | Cook | Cynthia Soto | Democratic | 2001[97] | Chair: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Appropriations-Public Safety; Disparities in Educational Achievem; Labor; Mass Transit |
| 5 | Cook | Kenneth Dunkin | Democratic | 2002[98] | Chair: Tourism & Conventions Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Insurance; Mass Transit; Telecommunications |
| 6 | Cook | Esther Golar | Democratic | 2006[99] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Disability Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Veterans Affairs |
| 7 | Cook | Karen A. Yarbrough | Democratic | 2001[100] | Chair: Appropriations-Public Safety Member: Computer Technology; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Housing and Urban Development; Insurance; Renewable Energy; Tollway Oversight |
| 8 | Cook | LaShawn K. Ford | Democratic | 2007[101] | Member: Adoption Reform; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Computer Technology; Disparities in Educational Achievem; Elections & Campaign Reform; Local Government; Pension Funds Management |
| 9 | Cook | Arthur L. Turner | Democratic | 1981[102] | Member: Executive; Prison Reform; Revenue; Rules; Special Investigative Committee |
| 10 | Cook | Annazette Collins | Democratic | 2001[103] | Chair: Juvenile Justice Reform; Public Utilities Member: Adoption Reform; Appropriations-General Service; Human Services; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; State Government Administration |
| 11 | Cook | John A. Fritchey | Democratic | 1996[104] | Chair: Judiciary I - Civil Law Member: Financial Institutions; Gaming; Registration & Regulation; Special Investigative Committee; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 12 | Cook | Sara Feigenholtz | Democratic | 1995[105] | Chair: Adoption Reform; Appropriations-Human Services Member: Insurance; Juvenile Justice Reform; Mass Transit; Tourism & Conventions |
| 13 | Cook | Greg Harris | Democratic | 2006[106] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Public Safety; Environmental Health; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Tourism & Conventions |
| 14 | Cook | Harry Osterman | Democratic | 2000[107] | Chair: Labor Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Mass Transit |
| 15 | Cook | John D'Amico | Democratic | 2004[108] | Chair: Drivers Education & Safety Member: Aging; Elections & Campaign Reform; Higher Education; Labor; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 16 | Cook | Lou Lang | Democratic | 1987[109] | Chair: Gaming Member: Adoption Reform; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Special Investigative Committee |
| 17 | Cook | Elizabeth Coulson | Republican | 1997[110] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Human Services; Financial Institutions; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Human Services; Registration & Regulation |
| 18 | Cook | Julie Hamos | Democratic | 1999[111] | Chair: Mass Transit Member: Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Housing and Urban Development; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Least Cost Power Procurement; Prison Reform; Smart Growth & Regional Planning; Special Investigative Committee; Telecommunications |
| 19 | Cook | Joseph M. Lyons | Democratic | 1996[112] | Member: Aging; Executive; Financial Institutions; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 20 | Cook | Michael P. McAuliffe | Republican | 1997[113] | Chair: Veterans Affairs Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Drivers Education & Safety; Financial Institutions; Registration & Regulation; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 21 | Cook | Robert S. Molaro | Democratic | 2003[114] | Chair: Judiciary II - Criminal Law Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Executive; Gaming; Mass Transit; Tollway Oversight; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| Michael Zalewski | Democratic | 2008[115] | Member: N/A | ||
| 22 | Cook | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | 1971[116] | |
| 23 | Cook | Daniel J. Burke | Democratic | 1991[117] | Chair: Executive Member: Financial Institutions; Fire Protection; Personnel & Pensions; Registration & Regulation |
| 24 | Cook | Elizabeth Hernandez | Democratic | 2007[118] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Consumer Protection; Disability Services; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Labor |
| 25 | Cook | Barbara Flynn Currie | Democratic | 1979[119] | Chair: Rules; Special Investigative Committee Member: Revenue |
| 26 | Cook | Elga L. Jefferies | Democratic | 2006[120] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Prison Reform; Public Utilities; Registration & Regulation |
| 27 | Cook | Monique D. Davis | Democratic | 1987[121] | Chair: Appropriations-General Service Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Disparities in Educational Achievem; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Juvenile Justice Reform; Public Utilities; Special Investigative Committee; State Government Administration |
| 28 | Cook | Robert Rita | Democratic | 2003[122] | Chair: Tollway Oversight Member: Consumer Protection; Environment & Energy; Executive; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Insurance |
| 29 | Cook | David E. Miller | Democratic | 2001[123] | Chair: Appropriations-Higher Education; Pension Funds Management Member: Elementary & Secondary Education; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Higher Education; Mass Transit; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 30 | Cook | William Davis | Democratic | 2003[124] | Chair: Health & Healthcare Disparities Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Higher Education; Disparities in Educational Achievem; International Trade & Commerce; Labor; Railroad Safety |
| 31 | Cook | Mary E. Flowers | Democratic | 1985[125] | Chair: Health Care Availability & Accessibility Member: DCFS Oversight; Drivers Education & Safety; Higher Education; Human Services; Smart Growth & Regional Planning; Special Investigative Committee |
| 32 | Cook | Milton Patterson | Democratic | 2005[126] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Appropriations-Public Safety; Computer Technology; Electric Utility Oversight |
| 33 | Cook | Marlow H. Colvin | Democratic | 2001[127] | Chair: Consumer Protection Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Insurance; Labor; Personnel & Pensions; Telecommunications |
| 34 | Cook | Constance A. Howard | Democratic | 1995[128] | Chair: Computer Technology Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Gaming; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Higher Education; Human Services; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Juvenile Justice Reform; Labor; Special Investigative Committee |
| 35 | Cook | Kevin Joyce | Democratic | 2003[129] | Chair: Aging Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Bio-Technology; Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Railroad Safety; Registration & Regulation; Renewable Energy; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 36 | Cook | James D. Brosnahan | Democratic | 1997[130] | Chair: Telecommunications Member: Gaming; Higher Education; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 37 | Cook, Will | Kevin A. McCarthy | Democratic | 1997[131] | Chair: Higher Education Member: Elections & Campaign Reform; Environmental Health; Gaming; Least Cost Power Procurement; Telecommunications; Tollway Oversight; Veterans Affairs |
| 38 | Cook | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 2002[132] | |
| Al Riley | Democratic | 2007[133] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Appropriations-Human Services; Environmental Health; Human Services; Local Government; Mass Transit; Smart Growth & Regional Planning | ||
| 39 | Cook | Maria Antonia Berrios | Democratic | 2003[134] | Chair: Bio-Technology Member: Executive; Insurance; International Trade & Commerce; Tourism & Conventions |
| 40 | Cook | Richard T. Bradley | Democratic | 1997[135] | Chair: Personnel & Pensions Member: Environment & Energy; Executive; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Insurance; Registration & Regulation; Telecommunications |
| 41 | DuPage | Bob Biggins | Republican | 1993[136] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Computer Technology; Executive; Public Utilities; Revenue; Tollway Oversight |
| 42 | Cook, DuPage | Sandra M. Pihos | Republican | 2003[137] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Consumer Protection; Disability Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Registration & Regulation; Tourism & Conventions |
| 43 | Cook, Kane | Ruth Munson | Republican | 2002[138] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Bio-Technology; Computer Technology; Elementary & Secondary Education; Insurance; International Trade & Commerce; Pension Funds Management; Tollway Oversight |
| 44 | Cook | Fred Crespo | Democratic | 2007[139] | Member: Disability Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Mass Transit; Public Utilities |
| 45 | DuPage | Franco Coladipietro | Republican | 2007[140] | Member: Aging; International Trade & Commerce; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Least Cost Power Procurement; Prison Reform; Public Utilities; Registration & Regulation |
| 46 | DuPage | Dennis M. Reboletti | Republican | 2007[141] | Member: Environment & Energy; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Juvenile Justice Reform; Mass Transit; Prison Reform; Tollway Oversight; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 47 | DuPage | Patricia R. Bellock | Republican | 1999[142] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Disability Services; Environmental Health; Financial Institutions; Fire Protection; Human Services; Labor; Mass Transit; Special Investigative Committee |
| 48 | DuPage, Will | James H. Meyer | Republican | 1993[143] | Member: Consumer Protection; Environment & Energy; Executive; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Registration & Regulation; Smart Growth & Regional Planning; Telecommunications |
| 49 | Kane | Timothy L. Schmitz | Republican | 1999[144] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Public Safety; Elections & Campaign Reform; Gaming; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Human Services; Labor; Telecommunications |
| 50 | Kane, Kendall, La Salle | Patricia Reid Lindner | Republican | 1993[145] | Member: Adoption Reform; Computer Technology; Environmental Health; Gaming; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Juvenile Justice Reform; Labor |
| 51 | Lake | Ed Sullivan Jr. | Republican | 2003[146] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Consumer Protection; Mass Transit; Public Utilities; Registration & Regulation; Revenue |
| 52 | Cook, Lake, McHenry | Mark H. Beaubien Jr. | Republican | 1996[147] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Gaming; Insurance; Labor; Pension Funds Management; Revenue |
| 53 | Cook, Lake | Sidney H. Mathias | Republican | 1999[148] | Member: Adoption Reform; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Local Government; Mass Transit; Railroad Safety; Smart Growth & Regional Planning; Telecommunications |
| 54 | Cook | Suzanne Bassi | Republican | 1999[149] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Gaming; Mass Transit; Revenue; Special Investigative Committee; Tourism & Conventions |
| 55 | Cook, DuPage, Kane | Harry R. Ramey Jr. | Republican | 2005[150] | Member: Aging; Consumer Protection; Disability Services; Drivers Education & Safety; State Government Administration; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 56 | Cook, DuPage | Paul D. Froehlich | Democratic | 2003[151] | Chair: Disparities in Educational Achievem Member: DCFS Oversight; Elementary & Secondary Education; Environmental Health; Mass Transit; Prison Reform; State Government Administration |
| 57 | Cook | Elaine Nekritz | Democratic | 2003[152] | Chair: Elections & Campaign Reform; Railroad Safety Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Renewable Energy |
| 58 | Lake | Karen May | Democratic | 2001[153] | Chair: Environmental Health Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Pension Funds Management; Telecommunications |
| 59 | Cook, Lake | Kathleen A. Ryg | Democratic | 2003[154] | Chair: Disability Services Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Bio-Technology; Drivers Education & Safety; Local Government; Mass Transit |
| 60 | Lake | Eddie Washington | Democratic | 2003[155] | Chair: Housing and Urban Development; Prison Reform Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Appropriations-Public Safety; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Labor; Mass Transit |
| 61 | Lake | JoAnn D. Osmond | Republican | 2003[156] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Telecommunications; Veterans Affairs |
| 62 | Lake | Sandy Cole | Republican | 2007[157] | Member: Adoption Reform; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Bio-Technology; Environment & Energy; Human Services; Renewable Energy |
| 63 | McHenry | Jack D. Franks | Democratic | 1999[158] | Chair: State Government Administration Member: Aging; International Trade & Commerce; Public Utilities; Special Investigative Committee |
| 64 | McHenry | Michael Tryon | Republican | 2005[159] | Member: Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Least Cost Power Procurement; Local Government; Mass Transit; Smart Growth & Regional Planning |
| 65 | Cook | Rosemary Mulligan | Republican | 1993[160] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; DCFS Oversight; Elementary & Secondary Education; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Registration & Regulation |
| 66 | Cook | Carolyn H. Krause | Republican | 1993[161] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Mass Transit; State Government Administration; Telecommunications |
| 67 | Winnebago | Charles E. Jefferson | Democratic | 2001[162] | Member: Aging; Gaming; Juvenile Justice Reform; Labor; Prison Reform; Public Utilities; Tollway Oversight |
| 68 | Winnebago | Dave Winters | Republican | 1995[163] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Gaming; Labor; Renewable Energy; Telecommunications |
| 69 | Boone, De Kalb, Winnebago | Ronald A. Wait | Republican | 1983[164] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Renewable Energy; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 70 | De Kalb, Ogle | Robert W. Pritchard | Republican | 2003[165] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Elections & Campaign Reform; Elementary & Secondary Education; Environmental Health; Fire Protection; Higher Education; Renewable Energy; State Government Administration |
| 71 | Carroll, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | Mike Boland | Democratic | 1995[166] | Chair: Financial Institutions Member: Drivers Education & Safety; Environmental Health; Labor; Renewable Energy; Rural Economic Development; Telecommunications |
| 72 | Mercer, Rock Island | Patrick J Verschoore | Democratic | 2003[167] | Chair: Ethanol Production Oversight Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Human Services; Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Gaming |
| 73 | Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Woodford | David R. Leitch | Republican | 1986[168] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Disability Services; Electric Utility Oversight; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Housing and Urban Development; Tourism & Conventions |
| 74 | Bureau, Henry, Knox, Stark | Donald L. Moffitt | Republican | 1993[169] | Chair: Fire Protection Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Railroad Safety; Veterans Affairs |
| 75 | Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle, Will | Careen M Gordon Sworn in December 17, 2003.[170] |
Democratic | 2003[170] | Chair: Smart Growth & Regional Planning Member: Consumer Protection; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Rural Economic Development; State Government Administration |
| 76 | Bureau, La Salle, Putnam | Frank J. Mautino | Democratic | 1991[171] | Chair: Insurance Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Local Government; Revenue; Special Investigative Committee |
| 77 | Cook, DuPage | Angelo Saviano | Republican | 1993[172] | Chair: Registration & Regulation Member: Aging; Appropriations-Public Safety; Executive; Gaming; Health & Healthcare Disparities; Public Utilities |
| 78 | Cook | Deborah L. Graham | Democratic | 2003[173] | Chair: Renewable Energy Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Appropriations-Public Safety; Consumer Protection; Housing and Urban Development; Juvenile Justice Reform; Labor; Pension Funds Management; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 79 | Iroquois, Kankakee, Will | Lisa M. Dugan | Democratic | 2003[174] | Chair: Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Elementary & Secondary Education; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Least Cost Power Procurement; State Government Administration; Veterans Affairs |
| 80 | Cook, Will | George Scully Jr. | Democratic | 1997[175] | Chair: Electric Utility Oversight Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Consumer Protection; Gaming |
| 81 | Cook, DuPage, Will | Renée Kosel | Republican | 1997[176] | Member: DCFS Oversight; Elementary & Secondary Education; Housing and Urban Development; International Trade & Commerce; Least Cost Power Procurement; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 82 | Will | Jim Durkin | Republican | 1995[177] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Insurance; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Mass Transit; Special Investigative Committee |
| 83 | Kane | Linda Chapa LaVia | Democratic | 2003[178] | Chair: Local Government Member: Disability Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Ethanol Production Oversight; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Smart Growth & Regional Planning; Veterans Affairs |
| 84 | Kendall, Will | Tom Cross | Republican | 1993[179] | |
| 85 | Will | Brent Hassert | Republican | 1993[180] | Member: Environmental Health; Executive; Gaming; Labor; Mass Transit; Revenue; Rules |
| 86 | Will | Jack McGuire | Democratic | 1991[181] | Member: Aging; Drivers Education & Safety; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; Revenue; Tourism & Conventions |
| 87 | Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, McLean, Sangamon, Tazewell | Bill Mitchell | Republican | 1999[182] | Member: Drivers Education & Safety; Financial Institutions; Housing and Urban Development; Insurance; Rural Economic Development; Telecommunications |
| 88 | McLean | Dan Brady | Republican | 2001[183] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Drivers Education & Safety; Elections & Campaign Reform; Executive; Higher Education; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Insurance |
| 89 | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Winnebago, Stephenson | Jim Sacia | Republican | 2003[184] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Public Safety; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Juvenile Justice Reform; Labor; Prison Reform; Special Investigative Committee |
| 90 | Henry, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside | Jerry L. Mitchell | Republican | 1995[185] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; DCFS Oversight; Elementary & Secondary Education; Ethanol Production Oversight; Tourism & Conventions |
| 91 | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | Michael K. Smith | Democratic | 1995[186] | Chair: Elementary & Secondary Education Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Fire Protection; Homeland Security & Emergency Preparation; Telecommunications |
| 92 | Peoria | Aaron Schock | Republican | 2005[187] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Human Services; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Veterans Affairs |
| Joan G. Krupa Appointed January 5, 2009.[188] |
Republican | 2009[188] | Member: N/A | ||
| 93 | Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Scott | Jil Tracy | Republican | 2006[189] | Member: Aging; Consumer Protection; Higher Education; Juvenile Justice Reform; Local Government; Rural Economic Development; Special Investigative Committee; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 94 | Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | Richard P. Myers | Republican | 1995[190] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Higher Education; Ethanol Production Oversight; Higher Education; State Government Administration |
| 95 | DuPage, Kane | Mike Fortner | Republican | 2007[191] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Bio-Technology; Environment & Energy; Least Cost Power Procurement; Local Government; Mass Transit |
| 96 | DuPage, Kendall | Joe Dunn | Republican | 2003[192] | Member: Financial Institutions; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Least Cost Power Procurement; Renewable Energy; Tollway Oversight |
| 97 | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Pike | Jim Watson | Republican | 2001[193] | Member: Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Public Utilities; State Government Administration; Telecommunications; Veterans Affairs |
| 98 | Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Shelby | Gary Hannig | Democratic | 1979[194] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Revenue; Rules; Special Investigative Committee |
| 99 | Sangamon | Raymond Poe | Republican | 1995[195] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Housing and Urban Development; Personnel & Pensions; Prison Reform; Smart Growth & Regional Planning; State Government Administration |
| 100 | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | Rich Brauer | Republican | 2003[196] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Appropriations-Higher Education; Drivers Education & Safety; Financial Institutions; Pension Funds Management; Personnel & Pensions; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 101 | Champaign, De Witt, Macon, McLean, Piatt | Robert F. Flider | Democratic | 2003[197] | Chair: Least Cost Power Procurement Member: Agriculture & Conservation; DCFS Oversight; Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Ethanol Production Oversight; Local Government; Veterans Affairs |
| 102 | Bond, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Madison, Shelby, St. Clair | Ron Stephens | Republican | 1985[198] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; DCFS Oversight; Insurance; Prison Reform; Rural Economic Development |
| 103 | Champaign | Naomi D. Jakobsson | Democratic | 2003[199] | Chair: Human Services Member: Adoption Reform; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Higher Education; Higher Education |
| 104 | Champaign, Vermilion | William B. Black | Republican | 1986[200] | Member: Fire Protection; Higher Education; Railroad Safety; Rules; Special Investigative Committee; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 105 | Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean | Shane Cultra | Republican | 2003[201] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-General Service; DCFS Oversight; Labor; Railroad Safety; Rural Economic Development |
| 106 | Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | Keith P. Sommer | Republican | 1999[202] | Member: Adoption Reform; Health Care Availability & Accessibility; International Trade & Commerce; Local Government; Rural Economic Development |
| 107 | Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion | Kurt M. Granberg | Democratic | 1987[203] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Gaming; Insurance; Rural Economic Development; Telecommunications |
| Scott Wilzbach Sworn in January 8, 2009.[204] |
Democratic | 2009[204] | Member: N/A | ||
| 108 | Clay, Edwards, Effingham, Hamilton, Jasper, Richland, Wayne, White | David Reis | Republican | 2005[205] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Elementary & Secondary Education; Ethanol Production Oversight; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Labor; Renewable Energy |
| 109 | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham, Lawrence, Shelby, Wabash | Roger L. Eddy | Republican | 2003[206] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Ethanol Production Oversight; Gaming; Higher Education; Labor; Pension Funds Management; Special Investigative Committee |
| 110 | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Piatt | Chapin Rose | Republican | 2003[207] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Gaming; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Juvenile Justice Reform; Special Investigative Committee |
| 111 | Jersey, Madison | Daniel V. Beiser | Democratic | 2004[208] | Chair: DCFS Oversight Member: Aging; Elections & Campaign Reform; Higher Education; Least Cost Power Procurement; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
| 112 | Madison, St. Clair | Jay C. Hoffman | Democratic | 1991[209] | Chair: Transportation & Motor Vehicles Member: Judiciary I - Civil Law; Labor; Railroad Safety |
| 113 | St. Clair | Thomas Holbrook | Democratic | 1995[210] | Chair: Environment & Energy Member: DCFS Oversight; Financial Institutions; Fire Protection; Public Utilities; Railroad Safety; Registration & Regulation; Revenue; Telecommunications |
| 114 | St. Clair | Eddie Lee Jackson Sr. | Democratic | 2009[211] | |
| 114 | St. Clair | Wyvetter H. Younge | Democratic | 1975[212] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Gaming; Housing and Urban Development; Least Cost Power Procurement; Renewable Energy |
| 115 | Clinton, Jackson, Perry, Washington | Mike Bost | Republican | 1995[213] | Member: Elections & Campaign Reform; Higher Education; Public Utilities; Registration & Regulation; Special Investigative Committee; Telecommunications; Veterans Affairs |
| 116 | Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair | Dan Reitz | Democratic | 1997[214] | Chair: Agriculture & Conservation Member: Environment & Energy; Ethanol Production Oversight; Registration & Regulation; Rural Economic Development |
| 117 | Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson | John E. Bradley | Democratic | 2003[215] | Chair: Revenue Member: Environment & Energy; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Rural Economic Development; State Government Administration |
| 118 | Alexander, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White | Brandon W. Phelps | Democratic | 2003[216] | Chair: Rural Economic Development Member: Agriculture & Conservation; DCFS Oversight; Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Ethanol Production Oversight; Least Cost Power Procurement; Registration & Regulation; Veterans Affairs |