Senator
Bill Cunningham
| Seat | Senate District 18 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 325-G · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 325-G, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-5145 |
| Legislative assistant | Thomasa Yarrington |
| Write to | cunningham@senatedem.illinois.gov |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since 2013 (also served House 2011 to 2012) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 8
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Committee Co-chair joint
- Senate Assignments Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Executive Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee standing
- Senate Executive Appointments Committee standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
- Senate Insurance Committee standing
- Senate Tourism Special Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 106 as principal author · 74 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 3731First 2026 general revisoryEnacted100
- HB 5228Work comp-state licensureEnacted100
- SB 3449Mobile id cards & licensesEnacted100
- SB 3272Renewable energy access plansEnacted100
- SB 3291Will depository-circuit clerkEnacted100
- SB 3445Kidney treatment delegate actEnacted100
- SB 2886Genetic info privacy-biomarkerEnacted100
- SB 1700Deputy sheriff-appointment ageEnacted100
- HB 4428Court reminder noticesEnacted100
- HB 5130Jcar-extension-notice periodEnacted100
- SB 3273Utilities-interconnectionsEnacted100
- HB 1437Non-profit investment poolEnacted100
- SR 480Memorial-james j. flanaganEnacted100
- SR 125Water safety educationEnacted100
- HB 1505Il racing board-variousEnacted100
All 106 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1189, HB 1312, HB 1836, HB 3363, HB 3657, HB 4247, HB 4327, HB 4758, HB 850, SB 1418, SB 1537 and 62 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
69th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 81 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 12 / 12 / 11 |
| … became law | 11 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 18 (12) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 164 ÷ 132.55 = 1.24 |
| Most-authored topics | Energy & utilities (18), Criminal justice & public safety (10), Business, jobs & the economy (8) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Mattie Hunter DSenate 3 46
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 37
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 34
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 34
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 34
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 30
- Dave Koehler DSenate 46 29
- Karina Villa DSenate 25 28
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 28
- Christopher Belt DSenate 57 27
“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 18
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