Representative
Barbara Hernandez
| Seat | House District 50 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 519-C · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 519-C, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-558-1002 |
| Legislative assistant | Tommy Layden |
| Hometown | Aurora |
| Tenure | Serving since March 2019 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- House Appropriations: Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee Vice chair standing
- House Immigration and Human Rights Committee Chair standing
- House Agriculture and Conservation Committee standing
- House Appropriations: Higher Education Committee standing
- House Cities and Villages Committee standing
- House Higher Education Committee standing
- House Transportation: Vehicles and Safety Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 46 as principal author · 313 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 3484Veh cd-plates-registrationEnacted100
- SB 3321Loc gov-credit card agreementsEnacted100
- HB 5494Stroke care modernizationEnacted100
- HB 4540Possession disputes-petsEnacted100
- HB 5093Higher ed-in-state tuitionEnacted100
- HR 782Youth minds matter spirit weekEnacted100
- HR 475Hispanic heritage monthEnacted100
- HB 460Education-techEnacted100
- SB 798State government-techEnacted100
- HR 339Commends-maria castroEnacted100
- SB 3336Low-speed electric bicyclePassed a chamber63
- HB 1598Operating room safety actIn committee50
- HB 2783Cms-menstrual productsPassed a chamber48
- SB 3936Stroke care modernizationIn committee38
- HB 1375Student teaching stipendIn committee35
All 46 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1226, HB 1312, HB 1430, HB 1437, HB 1502, HB 1616, HB 1628, HB 1710, HB 1810, HB 1821, HB 1836 and 301 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 104th General Assembly, 2025 to 2026
42nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 36 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 8 / 8 / 5 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 6 (3) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 67.5 ÷ 79.85 = 0.85 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (8), Budget & taxes (8), Criminal justice & public safety (7) |
House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Dee Avelar DHouse 85 128
- Kevin Olickal DHouse 16 125
- Kelly Cassidy DHouse 14 123
- Mike Crawford DHouse 31 117
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 117
- Laura Faver Dias DHouse 62 112
- Maura Hirschauer DHouse 49 103
- Theresa Mah DHouse 24 103
- Lilian Jiménez DHouse 4 102
- Lisa Davis DHouse 32 102
“Written together” = 104th General Assembly bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 50
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- DuPage, Kane
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- Kimberly Lightford (4), Laura Ellman (21), Cristina Castro (22), Suzy Glowiak Hilton (23), Seth Lewis (24), Karina Villa (25), Laura Murphy (28), Don DeWitte (33), Dave Syverson (35), Don Harmon (39), John Curran (41), Linda Holmes (42)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3367 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.