Representative
Dave Vella
| Seat | House District 68 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 200-8S · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 200-8S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-0455 |
| Legislative assistant | Lance Allen |
| Hometown | Rockford |
| Tenure | Serving since January 2021 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 8
- House International Relations, Tourism and Trade Committee Chair standing
- House Gaming Committee standing
- House Judiciary: Civil Committee standing
- House Judiciary: Criminal Committee standing
- House Labor and Commerce Committee standing
- House Personnel and Pensions Committee standing
- House Public Utilities Committee standing
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules Committee joint
Bills, 104th General Assembly 82 as principal author · 171 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5020Juv ct-extended jur juv prosEnacted100
- SB 2824Driver training instructorsEnacted100
- SB 3116Bees/apiaries-consentEnacted100
- HB 2564Pen cd-trs-salary increasesEnacted100
- HR 953Congrats-rockford/ferentinoEnacted100
- HR 567Congrats-kathy veroniEnacted100
- HB 3176Shabbona land mgmt agreementEnacted100
- HB 3363State public defenderEnacted100
- SB 1883Veh cd-obstruct license plateEnacted100
- SB 213Strengthening community mediaEnacted100
- SB 2220Self-storage lien sale noticeEnacted100
- SB 1344Work comp-timing requiredEnacted100
- HR 371Congrats-tmaEnacted100
- HR 356Memorial-andrew j. werhaneEnacted100
- HR 119Stop-tariff plansEnacted100
All 82 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1189, HB 1226, HB 1353, HB 1437, HB 1615, HB 1697, HB 1842, HB 2336, HB 2371, HB 2456, HB 2506 and 159 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
54th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 66 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 10 / 7 / 4 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 10 (6) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 79 ÷ 79.85 = 0.99 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (14), Business, jobs & the economy (12), Criminal justice & public safety (10) |
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
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 64
- Joyce Mason DHouse 61 62
- Matt Hanson DHouse 83 60
- Michael Kelly DHouse 15 60
- Rick Ryan DHouse 36 60
- Natalie Manley DHouse 98 58
- Sharon Chung DHouse 91 57
- Katie Stuart DHouse 112 56
- Mary Gill DHouse 35 55
- Marti Deuter DHouse 45 51
“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 68
- Counties
- Boone, Winnebago
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- Senate members sharing a county
- Steve Stadelman (34), Dave Syverson (35), Andrew Chesney (45)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025 to 2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3390 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.