Senator
Lakesia Collins
| Seat | Senate District 5 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Section F, Room G · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Section F, Room G, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-6252 |
| Legislative assistant | Teresa Jones |
| Write to | office@lakesiacollins.com (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since 2023 (also served House 2020 to 2023) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Senate Child Welfare Committee Chair standing
- Senate Human Rights Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Appropriations-Education Committee standing
- Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee standing
- Senate Consumer Protection Committee standing
- Senate Criminal Law Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 101 as principal author · 242 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4534Dcfs-abused child-groomingEnacted100
- SB 3196Dcfs-youth transitionsEnacted100
- HB 4379Adult changing stationsEnacted100
- HB 5204Early learning councilEnacted100
- SB 1743Clinic psyc-no prescrip opioidEnacted100
- HB 5492Prescription hormone therapyEnacted100
- HB 5364Dhfs-inspector generalEnacted100
- SR 745Memorial-kaleb deerEnacted100
- SR 746Memorial-barbara deerEnacted100
- SR 661Congrats-tascEnacted100
- SR 607Memorial-rev. janis a. sharpeEnacted100
- SB 642Local government-techEnacted100
- SR 426Memorial-meg r. fitzgeraldEnacted100
- HB 2688Nurse practice act midwivesEnacted100
- SB 1504Dcfs-youth independence goalEnacted100
All 101 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1224, HB 1226, HB 1373, HB 1616, HB 1710, HB 1810, HB 1836, HB 2190, HB 2425, HB 2772, HB 3363 and 230 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
32nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 72 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 6 / 6 / 5 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 15 (6) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 77 ÷ 132.55 = 0.58 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (21), Health & mental health (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 31 128
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 124
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 116
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 110
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 109
- Karina Villa DSenate 25 99
- Mattie Hunter DSenate 3 97
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 83
- Sara Feigenholtz DSenate 6 82
- Robert Peters DSenate 13 79
“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.
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