Public Health Committee, Illinois State Senate
ThePublic Health Committee is astanding committee of theIllinois State Senate.
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
Public Health Committee, 2025-2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
2019-2020 legislative session
Public Health Committee, 2019-2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Public Health Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| •Patricia Van Pelt, Chair | •Dave Syverson | |||
| •John G. Mulroe, Vice chair | •William "Sam" McCann | |||
| •Mattie Hunter | •Kyle McCarter | |||
| •Toi Hutchinson | ||||
| •Laura Murphy | ||||
| •Kwame Raoul | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Public Health Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| •John G. Mulroe, Chair | •Dan Duffy | |||
| •Patricia Van Pelt Watkins, Vice chair | •William "Sam" McCann | |||
| •Jacqueline Collins | •Dave Syverson | |||
| •Napoleon Harris | ||||
| •Mattie Hunter | ||||
| •Kwame Raoul | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Public Health Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| •John G. Mulroe, Chair | •Dave Syverson | |||
| •Mattie Hunter, Vice chair | •Darin LaHood | |||
| •Napoleon Harris | •Jim Oberweis | |||
| •Kwame Raoul | ||||
| •Heather Steans | ||||
| •Patricia Van Pelt Watkins | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Public Health Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | |||
| •William Delgado, Chair | •Dave Syverson | |||
| •Mattie Hunter, Vice chair | •Shane Cultra | |||
| •Susan Garrett | •Christine Johnson | |||
| •Michael Noland | •Carole Pankau | |||
| •Heather Steans | ||||
| •Jeffrey Schoenberg | ||||
