Sen. Seth Lewis casts 6 votes in Illinois Senate on May 13, 2026
Sen. Seth Lewis (R-24th) participated in 6 recorded floor votes during the 104th General Assembly on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, supporting four measures with Yes votes and marking Present for two.
For SB0714, which involved amending language in the Accountable Care Organization Clinical Laboratory Testing Advisory Board Act, Lewis voted Present. The measure passed the Illinois Senate. Per the Illinois General Assembly, a summary of the bill's text read: "REGULATION-TECH.".
This summary is based on available bill information and may include clarifying descriptions of its provisions.
At its core, the proposal alters Section 1 of the Accountable Care Organization Clinical Laboratory Testing Advisory Board Act by providing a technical update to the short title section. The change is technical in nature and leaves the underlying content and purposes of the Act unchanged. No effective date is clearly stated in the text provided.
The day's votes for Lewis also included HB4273, SB4041, SB4038, SB1700, and SB2713.
Lewis earned his BS from the University of Iowa in 1991.
A Republican, Lewis was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 2023 and currently represents the 24th Senate District, succeeding Suzy Glowiak in the role.
Illinois bills are subject to a multi-step legislative process, which starts with introduction and is followed by committee consideration, floor debate, and votes in both legislative chambers before final approval or veto by the governor. The General Assembly functions on a two-year cycle, and out of the thousands of bills filed each session, only a small portion are enacted.
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| Bill | Description | Vote | Outcome | Chamber tally |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB0714 | Amends the Accountable Care Organization Clinical Laboratory Testing Advisory Board Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. | Present | Passed | 42-14 |
| HB4273 | Amends the Business Corporation Act of 1983. Provides that, subject to any contrary provision in the articles of incorporation of a corporation, a director, officer, key employee, or other fiduciary of the corporation shall not take advantage of a corporate opportunity unless the person first tenders the opportunity to the corporation and the corporation rejects the opportunity. Provides that, if the rejection is by a disinterested board of directors or by disinterested shareholder action, the director, officer, key employee, or other fiduciary of the corporation may then take advantage of the opportunity. Effective immediately. | Present | Passed | 43-14 |
| SB4041 | Creates the O'Hare Sound Mitigation Grant Program Act. Requires the Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics to establish and administer the O'Hare Sound Mitigation Grant Program for residential homes around O'Hare International Airport. Requires the grants to be used for updating windows, doors, and other soundproofing applications needed to soundproof the residential home. Describes criteria that are to be used to determine the eligibility of residential homes for grants under the Act. Defines "Division" and "residential home". | Yes | Passed | 56-0 |
| SB4038 | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Modifies the offense of unauthorized video recording and live video transmission to also include unauthorized photographing. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of or photograph another person in a courtroom or any location inside of a State courthouse without that person's consent or judicial authorization. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony or a Class 3 felony if the victim is a person who is a victim or witness in a criminal case and is present in court in his or her capacity as a victim or witness. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed a device that makes a video record or transmits live video or photographs another person in a courtroom or any location inside of a State courthouse without that person's consent or judicial authorization. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "courthouse". | Yes | Passed | 57-0 |
| SB1700 | Amends the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board Division of the Counties Code. Provides that all deputy sheriffs shall be not less than 19 years of age at the time of their appointment (rather than 21 years of age or 20 years of age and have successfully completed 2 years of law enforcement studies at an accredited college or university). Increases the probationary period for deputy sheriff appointees to 15 months (rather than 12 months). | Yes | Passed | 58-0 |
| SB2713 | Amends the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. Makes changes to defined terms. In provisions concerning workplace safety, provides that a health care worker may not be discouraged from contacting law enforcement or the Department of Public Health regarding workplace violence and a health care provider may not hold a policy that limits such contact. Adds additional requirements to the workplace violence prevention program, including reporting requirements and identifying the need for additional security and alarms, adequate exit routes, monitoring systems, barrier protections, lighting, entry procedures, and systems to identify and flag persons who have previously committed violent acts in the health care provider space. Sets forth provisions concerning violent incident investigations and recordkeeping and reporting requirements for health care providers regarding violent incidents. Establishes penalties for failure to comply with the Act. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Exempts from public disclosure workplace violence records maintained by health care providers as required under a specified provision of the Health Care Violence Prevention Act. | Yes | Passed | 58-0 |