Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate
TheCommerce Committee (formerly the Commerce and Economic Development Committee) is astanding committee of theIllinois State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of theIllinois State Senate are assigned by thePresident of the Senate and theMinority Leader. The President appoints the chair, vice-chair and remaining majority members, while the Minority Leader appoints the minority members. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an "ex officio" member of any committee.
See rules:Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Commerce Committee, 2025-2026 | ||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
2023-2024 legislative session
Commerce Committee, 2023-2024 | ||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Commerce Committee, 2021-2022 | ||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Commerce and Economic Development Committee, 2019-2020 | ||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Commerce and Economic Development Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| •Linda Holmes, Chair | •Dale Fowler | |||
| •Napoleon Harris, Vice chair | •Neil Anderson | |||
| •Cristina Castro | •Chris Nybo | |||
| •Toi Hutchinson | •Paul Schimpf | |||
| •John G. Mulroe | •Chuck Weaver | |||
| •Steve Stadelman | ||||
| •Patricia Van Pelt | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Commerce and Economic Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | |||
| •Linda Holmes, Chair | •Karen McConnaughay | |||
| •Melinda Bush, Vice chair | •Jason Barickman | |||
| •Jacqueline Collins | •Bill Brady | |||
| •Napoleon Harris | •Michael Connelly | |||
| •Iris Martinez | •Dan Duffy | |||
| •Julie Morrison | ||||
| •John G. Mulroe | ||||
| •Steve Stadelman | ||||
| •Patricia Van Pelt Watkins | ||||
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