Senator
Elgie Sims
| Seat | Senate District 17 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 218 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 218, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-3201 |
| Legislative assistant | Chelsea Stecz |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since 2018 (also served House 2012 to 2018) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 6
- Senate Appropriations Committee Chair standing
- Senate Criminal Law Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Child Welfare Committee standing
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Judiciary Committee standing
- Senate Revenue Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 248 as principal author · 76 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4614Juv ct&probate-guardianshipEnacted100
- HB 4943Telecommunications theftEnacted100
- HB 3663Court of claims-awardsEnacted100
- HB 4235Cd corr-committed person mailEnacted100
- HB 2949Fy27 budget implementationEnacted100
- SR 805Memorial-raymond smith jr.Enacted100
- SR 733Alpha phi alpha dayEnacted100
- SR 506Recognizes-council of st govtsEnacted100
- SR 595Memorial-eddie j. godwinEnacted100
- HB 1836Eavesdrop-statewide grand juryEnacted100
- SB 1911Prop tx-affordable housingEnacted100
- HB 1863One health task forceEnacted100
- SR 503Certificate-innocence payoutsEnacted100
- SR 457Memorial-ernest pentek jr.Enacted100
- SR 458Memorial-sister jean schmidtEnacted100
All 248 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1189, HB 1312, HB 1373, HB 228, HB 2772, HB 3711, HB 4091, HB 4160, HB 4239, HB 4273, HB 4323, HB 4327 and 64 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
33rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 226 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 5 / 5 / 5 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 13 (10) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 81.5 ÷ 132.55 = 0.61 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (204), Courts & civil law (17), Children, families & social services (15) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 50
- Mattie Hunter DSenate 3 48
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 38
- Lakesia Collins DSenate 5 35
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 34
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton DSenate 23 31
- Christopher Belt DSenate 57 30
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 28
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 27
- Robert Peters DSenate 13 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 17
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- Cook, Kankakee, Will
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