Representative
Yolonda Morris
| Seat | House District 9 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 276-S · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 276-S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-8116 |
| Legislative assistant | Anna Amin |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since September 2023 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- House Gun Violence Prevention Committee Vice chair standing
- House Appropriations: Health and Human Services Committee standing
- House Appropriations: Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee standing
- House Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee standing
- House Human Services Committee standing
- House Mental Health and Addiction Committee standing
- House Personnel and Pensions Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 28 as principal author · 334 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5090Procurement-constructionEnacted100
- HB 5284Human rights-menopause careEnacted100
- HB 5470Dceo-variousEnacted100
- HB 4643Dhs-oig investigationsEnacted100
- HB 5471Community develop servicesEnacted100
- HR 792Reduce-kid-friendly vape salesEnacted100
- HR 707Congrats-tascEnacted100
- HR 715Memorial-standish e. willisEnacted100
- HB 2688Nurse practice act midwivesEnacted100
- HB 3718Mhdd-oig investigationsEnacted100
- HR 11Congrats-project ed. plusEnacted100
- HB 4207Ins-health/coronary scanIn committee45
- HB 2423Medicaid-maternal hlth-doulasIn committee40
- HB 5515Chi park dist-public gardenOut of committee23
- HB 1706Nurse licensure compactIn committee23
All 28 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1141, HB 1226, HB 1270, HB 1287, HB 1312, HB 1353, HB 1366, HB 1373, HB 1437, HB 1586, HB 1607 and 322 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
51st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 22 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 10 / 10 / 7 |
| … became law | 7 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 79 ÷ 79.85 = 0.99 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (9), Children, families & social services (7), Business, jobs & the economy (4) |
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
- Mike Crawford DHouse 31 167
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 140
- Lisa Davis DHouse 32 131
- Camille Lilly DHouse 78 128
- Kelly Cassidy DHouse 14 118
- Laura Faver Dias DHouse 62 105
- Mary Beth Canty DHouse 54 105
- Sharon Chung DHouse 91 96
- Dee Avelar DHouse 85 92
- Sonya Harper DHouse 6 90
“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 9
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- Javier Cervantes (1), Omar Aquino (2), Mattie Hunter (3), Kimberly Lightford (4), Lakesia Collins (5), Sara Feigenholtz (6), Mike Simmons-Gessesse (7), Ram Villivalam (8), Laura Fine (9), Rob Martwick (10), Mike Porfirio (11), Celina Villanueva (12), Robert Peters (13), Emil Jones (14), Napoleon Harris (15), Willie Preston (16), Elgie Sims (17), Bill Cunningham (18), Mike Hastings (19), Graciela Guzmán (20), Cristina Castro (22), Seth Lewis (24), Karina Villa (25), Darby Hills (26), Mark Walker (27), Laura Murphy (28), Julie Morrison (29), Adriane Johnson (30), Don Harmon (39), Patrick Joyce (40), John Curran (41)
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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/3444 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.
