Senator
Dave Koehler
| Seat | Senate District 46 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 325-C · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 325-C, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-8250 |
| Legislative assistant | Aaron Tebrinke |
| Hometown | Peoria |
| Tenure | Serving since December 2006 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 6
- Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Agriculture Committee standing
- Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee standing
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
- Senate Public Health Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 139 as principal author · 243 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 2371Dental insurance assignabilityEnacted100
- HB 4327Auditor general-340b auditEnacted100
- HB 4909Pen cd-imrf-employeeEnacted100
- HB 5552Education-variousEnacted100
- HB 5574Dhfs-pace-outreach & educationEnacted100
- SB 2945Veh-osf child hospital plateEnacted100
- HB 4793Pharmacist dispensing abilityEnacted100
- HB 5167Township cd-weed cuttingEnacted100
- SB 3722Dhs-behavioral healthEnacted100
- HB 4509Nursing home-mental illnessEnacted100
- SB 3113Credit unions-variousEnacted100
- SB 3114Transparency in downcoding actEnacted100
- HB 4420College press act-public mediaEnacted100
- HB 4421Entrepreneur institute-repealEnacted100
- HB 4770Credit unions-variousEnacted100
All 139 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1189, HB 1226, HB 1312, HB 1331, HB 1332, HB 1607, HB 1807, HB 1836, HB 2196, HB 228, HB 2568 and 231 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
86th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 68 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 19 / 18 / 14 |
| … became law | 11 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 23 (18) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 211.5 ÷ 132.55 = 1.60 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (19), Health & mental health (15), Children, families & social services (15) |
Senate 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
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 121
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 111
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 106
- Karina Villa DSenate 25 102
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 98
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 95
- Mattie Hunter DSenate 3 88
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 87
- Mike Halpin DSenate 36 84
- Christopher Belt DSenate 57 76
“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 46
- Counties
- McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford
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