Senator
Erica Harriss
| Seat | Senate District 56 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Section A, Office H · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Section A, Office H, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-5247 |
| Legislative assistant | Brent Ellis |
| Write to | harriss@ilsenategop.org (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Glen Carbon |
| Tenure | Serving since 2023 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Senate Local Government Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
- Senate Licensed Activities Committee standing
- Senate Transportation Committee standing
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 65 as principal author · 126 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 2137Local government-techEnacted100
- HB 4868Nursing home-incident reportEnacted100
- HB 4867Veh cd-lights exemptionEnacted100
- HB 4934Veh-sickle cell anemia decalEnacted100
- HB 4982Pharmacies-9-8-8 informationEnacted100
- SB 3951Roads-blue reflective markersEnacted100
- HB 4385Military plates-second setEnacted100
- SB 2102Prop tx-budget filingEnacted100
- SR 583Recognizes-medicolegal profEnacted100
- HB 2139Local government-techEnacted100
- HB 2155Education-techEnacted100
- HB 1120Veh cd-blood type & rh factorEnacted100
- HB 57Essential support personEnacted100
- SB 2463Oil and gas act-surety bondsEnacted100
- SR 112Surs retiree appreciation dayEnacted100
All 65 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1226, HB 1697, HB 2196, HB 2690, HB 2873, HB 3140, HB 3281, HB 3392, HB 3522, HB 3677, HB 3851, HB 4242 and 114 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
98th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 45 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 3 / 3 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 15 (10) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 71.5 ÷ 31.24 = 2.29 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (16), Children, families & social services (6), Business, jobs & the economy (4) |
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
- Sally Turner RSenate 44 91
- Chris Balkema RSenate 53 78
- Darby Hills RSenate 26 55
- Terri Bryant RSenate 58 55
- Jason Plummer RSenate 55 54
- Jil Tracy RSenate 50 54
- Seth Lewis RSenate 24 53
- Craig Wilcox RSenate 32 49
- Don DeWitte RSenate 33 46
- Li Arellano RSenate 37 44
“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 56
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- Madison, St. Clair
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Members/Details/3411 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois State Senate.