2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD Dear Reader, Every year, the Environmental Council releases a scorecard assigning a percentage score to state legislators based on how they voted on bills affecting the environment. This year, we are pleased to award a record number of 100% scores, a development reflecting the fact that legislators increasingly ask IEC’s lobbyists if bills will be considered on the scorecard before deciding their votes.

While breaking this record is a positive development, it’s tempered by the fact that many of the environmental community’s priority bills did not get a vote this session. For example, an important bill to stop federal rollbacks of Illinois’ environmental laws passed the , but did not make it out of the House Environment Committee. Unfortunately this was the case for many of our bills in House Environment, which, despite having an excellent chair this year in Representative , a majority of the committee have strong industry ties and hold anti-environment positions.

It is also still the case that many environmental priorities supported by a majority of the General Assembly, and Illinoisans generally, would be vetoed by Governor Rauner if passed. In the last two years, and at the direction of the Governor, executive agencies opposed bills that would have increased regulation on livestock operations, provided standing in court for those impacted by pollution-causing projects, and required replacing all lead service lines. Regardless of who is in the Governor’s mansion after the 2018 elections, IEC will continue to pursue each of these policies.

With an unprecedented number of retirements in the General Assembly, we hope the 2018 Environmental Scorecard will serve to recognize the legislators who have lead but are leaving and inspire a new class of leaders. At IEC, we look forward to working with all legislators in the coming years on the policies enumerated above, as well as curbing emissions that contribute to climate change - particularly in frontline communities, reduce nutrient pollution in our waterways, increase preserved natural lands, and much more.

We hope that you find IEC’s 2018 Environmental Scorecard to be an informative and useful tool. As always, thank you for your dedication in keeping up with events at the state level and supporting IEC.

Jennifer Walling Executive Director, Illinois Environmental Council 100% RATING ENVIRONMENTAL Scorecard Sen. Rep. Rep. Mike Fortner Rep. Nick Sauer Sen. Rep. Steve Andersson Rep. Rep. Sen. Rep. Jaime Andrade Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth Rep. Carol Sente Sen. John Cullerton Rep. Luis Arroyo Rep. Latoya Greenwood Rep. Sen. William Cunningham Rep. Peter Breen Rep. Rep. Nick Smith Sen. Rep. Daniel Burke Rep. Rep. Sen. Rep. Rep. Greg Harris Rep. Brian Stewart Sen. Rep. Rep. Rep. Sen. Toi Hutchinson Rep. Rep. Rep. Silvana Tabares Sen. Emil Jones Rep. Deborah Conroy Rep. Rep. Andre Thapedi Sen. David Koehler Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin Rep. Thaddeus Jones Rep. Sen. Kimberly Lightford Rep. Rep. Rep. Lawrence Walsh Sen. Rep. Barbara Currie Rep. Rep. Sen. Rep. John D'Amico Rep. Rep. Chris Welch Sen. Rep. William Davis Rep. Rep. Sen. Antonio Muñoz Rep. Anthony DeLuca Rep. Rep. Ann Williams Sen. Rep. Rep. Rep. Sen. Martin Sandoval Rep. Marcus Evans Rep. Rep. Sara Wojicki-Jimenez Sen. Rep. Rep. Rep. Sen. Rep. Rep. David Olsen Rep. Michael Zalewski Sen. -Watkins Rep. LaShawn Ford Rep. Al Riley EXPLANATION OF SCORING

For each bill, legislators are evaluated on whether they voted with the pro-environment position (“+”) on the bill or against it (“-“). For bills that the environmental community supports, a YES vote is a + and a NO vote is a -. For bills that are opposed, a NO vote is a + and a YES vote is a -. The votes are then tallied and an overall score is calculated. For instance, someone who voted pro-environment on six bills and against on four bills is given a 60% score.

The only votes not counted are those when a legislator had an excused absence (noted in the chart as “A”), which generally meant that the legislator was not in Springfield on that day due to an illness or other unexpected circumstances. Legislators who had excused absences were scored according to the other votes they cast.

Two other voting possibilities are included. On occasion, a legislator may vote “Present,” which is essentially an abstention. We typically have counted these votes the same as a no vote on the bill, because the impact on the bill’s potential to pass is the same as if that legislator had voted no. These are shown in the voting chart as “P” and counted the same as a “+” when it helps the pro-environment position, and shown as “p” and counted as “-” when it hurts. Similarly, when a legislator is in Springfield but does not vote on a bill, we have counted it the same as a “no” vote on the bill. This is noted in the chart as “NV” and counted the same as a “+” when this action supports the pro-environment position. It is noted as “nv” and counted as “-” when it does not support the pro-environment position.

Legislators have many reasons for voting “Present” or for not voting at all. They may vote “Present” because of a philosophical conflict on the issue, or simply because they don’t want to commit publicly one way or the other. They may miss a vote because they were in an important meeting, or were at their desk but decided not to vote. Regardless of the reason, all of these actions have significant consequences for whether or not a bill passes, and therefore we have decided that it is appropriate to hold legislators accountable for their actions, whatever they may be.

2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD ABOUT THE BILLS IN THE 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD

SB3214: SOLAR POLLINATOR CERTIFICATION - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. Jason A. Barickmann and Rep. Thomas M. Bennett • SB3214 would encourage pollinator-friendly solar fields, which will incentivize habitat conservation • SB3214 passed the Senate by a vote of 54-0-0 and the House 114-0-0

SB2773: RENEWABLE FINANCING - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. Pamela J. Atlhoff and Rep. Lou Lang • SB2773 enhances the property assessed clean energy (“PACE”) program allowing Illinois to help communities access funds for clean energy projects • SB2773 passed the Senate by a vote of 52-0-0 and the House 70-43-2

SB0486: SOLAR PROPERTY TAX STANDARDIZATION - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. Don Harmon and Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie • SB0486 gives a standardized assessment schedule for commercial solar energy systems providing millions in tax revenue for rural communities • SB0486 passed the Senate by a vote of 55-0-0 and the House 115-0-0

SB2606: FOOD DONATION POLICY - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. John F. Curran and Rep. Carol Sente • SB2606 provides that state agencies have a policy in place to donate leftover food and identify food pantries, soup kitchens and other organizations in their area that accept food donations. • SB2606 passed the Senate by a vote of 53-0-0 and the House 101-0-0

HB3418: URBAN AGRICULTURE AREAS - SUPPORT Sponsors: Rep. Sonya M. Harper and Sen. Mattie Hunter • HB3418 breaks down barriers for urban growers by identifying incentives local governments may extend to quali- fying farmers • HB3418 passed the House by a vote of 86-22-0 and the Senate 55-0-0

SB2298: INDUSTRIAL HEMP - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson and Rep. Tim Butler • SB2298 brings new opportunities to farmers as well as benefits to soil by opening new initiatives for sustainable agriculture • SB2298 passed the Senate by a vote of 56-0-0 and the House 106-3-0

HB4234: SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS - SUPPORT Sponsors: Rep. Sonya M. Harper and Sen. Mattie Hunter • HB4234 has the Department of Agriculture provide information on programs that could benefit disadvantaged farmers • HB4234 passed the House by a vote of 83-18-0 and the Senate 54-1-0 ABOUT THE BILLS IN THE 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD CONTINUED

SB457: COTTAGE FOOD EXPANSION - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. David Koehler and Rep. Will Guzzardi • SB457 expands cottage food laws through the Food Freedom Act by clarifying rules about home canning of tomatoes • SB457 passed the Senate by a vote of 57-0-0 and the House 110-0-0

HB4568: HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD INCENTIVES - SUPPORT Sponsors: Rep. Tim Butler and Sen. Don Harmon • HB4568 extends the current farmer’s market SNAP match program, promoting the local economy towards health- ier foods • HB4568 passed the House by a vote of 102-0-0 and the Senate 56-0-0

HB4790: INCREASE COMPOST USE - SUPPORT Sponsors: Rep. Carol Sente and Sen. David Koehler • HB4790 increases the use of compost in transportation projects and helps create a market for compost use in Illinois • HB4790 passed the House by a vote of 107-0-0 and the Senate 55-0-0

SB3156: COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. and Rep. Christian L. Mitchell • SB3156 helps increase transparency around violators of environmental regulations by requiring the IEPA to public- ly post Compliance Commitment Agreements • SB3156 passed the Senate by a vote of 53-0-0 and the House 110-4-0

SB2213: EPA PUBLIC INTEREST ACTIONS - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. Daniel Biss and Rep. Juliana Stratton • SB2213 prevents the weakening of Illinois environmental and labor regulations in response to a weakening of fed- eral regulations • SB2213 passed the Senate by a vote of 32-21-1 and has moved to the House

SB3101: VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. Cristina Castro and Rep. Anna Moeller • SB3101 creates a stakeholder taskforce and public hearing process for a transparent process in the allocation of funds from the Volkswagen Settlement • SB3101 passed the Senate with a vote of 31-21-0 and has moved to the House

SB3174: OIL & GAS WELLS - SUPPORT Sponsors: Sen. David Koehler and Rep. • SB3174 gives more access to oil and gas drilling, no longer classifying them as confidential and providing more transparency through the process • SB3174 passed the Senate with a vote of 32-17-0 and has moved to the House

2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD SENATE VOTING RECORD SB457 SB0486 SB2213 SB2298 SB2606 SB2773 SB3101 SB3156 SB3174 SB3214 HB3418 HB4790 FIRST NAME LAST NAME Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support 2018 2017 Pamela Althoff + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 100 Neil Anderson + + - + + + - + NV + + + 75 85.7 Omar Aquino + + + + + + NV + NV NV + + 75 100 + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 85.7 Scott Bennett + + + + + + NV + + + + + 91.7 100 Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant + + + + + + - + NV + + + 83.3 92.9 Daniel Biss + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Tim Bivins NV + - NV + + - + - + + + 58.3 57.1 Bill Brady + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 92.9 Melinda Bush + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Cristina Castro + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 James Clayborne + + P + + + + + + + + + 91.7 85.7 Jacqueline Collins + + + + NV + + + + + + + 91.7 92.9 Michael Connelly + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 71.4 + + + + + NV + + + + + + 91.7 85.7 John Cullerton + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 William Cunningham + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 John Curran + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 78.6 + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 NA William Haine + + - + + + + + + + + + 91.7 85.7 Don Harmon + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 78.6 + NV NV + + + + + NV + NV + 66.7 92.9 Michael Hastings + + + + + + + NV + + + + 91.7 100 Linda Holmes + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 Mattie Hunter + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Toi Hutchinson + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 71.4 Emil Jones + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 David Koehler + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 + + + + NV NV + NV + + + + 75 85.7 Kimberly Lightford + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Terry Link + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 + + NV + + + NV + NV + + + 75 78.6 Iris Martinez + + + + + + + + + + + NV 91.7 71.4 Sam McCann + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 50 Kyle McCarter + NV NV NV NV NV - NV - + NV NV 16.7 64.3 Daniel McConchie NV NV - NV + + - + - + + NV 41.7 100 Karen McConnaughay + + NV + + NV NV NV NV NV + + 50 100 Pat McGuire + + + + + + NV + NV NV + + 75 78.6 Julie Morrison + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 John Mulroe + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Antonio Muñoz + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Laura Murphy + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Chris Nybo + + - + + + - + + + + + 83.3 64.3 Jim Oberweis + NV - + + + - + - + + + 66.7 100 + + + + + + + NV + + + NV 83.3 92.9 + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 78.6 Dale Righter + + - + + + NV + NV NV + + 66.7 92.9 Tom Rooney + + - + NV + - + - + + + 66.7 85.7 + + - + + + - + NV + NV + 66.7 78.6 Martin Sandoval + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 71.4 Paul Schimpf + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 71.4 + + NV + NV NV NV NV NV NV + + 41.7 57.1 + + + + + NV + + + + + + 91.7 92.9 Steve Stadelman + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Heather Steans + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 + + - + NV + - + - + + + 66.7 85.7 Jill Tracy + + - + + + - + - + NV + 66.7 92.9 Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 78.6 + + - + + + - + - + + + 75 92.9

Pro-Environment Vote: + Voting Present - : p Changed vote on the record and notified IEC: * KEY Anti-Environment Vote: - Not Voting + : NV Voting Present + : P Not Voting - : nv HOUSE VOTING RECORD

SB2298 HB3418 SB3156 SB2773 SB2606 HB4790 SB457 SB3214 SB0486 FIRST NAME LAST NAME Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support 2018 2017 Carol Ammons + + E + + + + E + 100 76.9 Steve Andersson + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Jaime Andrade + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Luis Arroyo + + E + E + + E + 100 100 + - + - + + + + + 77.8 33.3 Patricia Bellock - + + + + + + + + 88.9 92.9 Thomas Bennett + - + - E + + + + 75 92.9 + + + - + E + + + 87.5 85.7 Dan Brady + - + - + + + + + 77.8 92.3 Peter Breen + + + + + + + + + 100 78.6 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 100 Terry Bryant + + + - + + + + + 88.9 64.3 Daniel Burke, D + + + + E + + + + 100 92.3 Kelly Burke, K + + + + NV + + + + 88.9 100 Tim Butler + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 John Cabello + E + + + + + + + 100 75 Jonathan Carroll + + + - + + + + + 88.9 100 Kelly Cassidy + + + + + + + + + 100 100 + - + - E + + + + 75 76.9 Linda Chapa LaVia NV + + + + + + + + 88.9 100 John Connor + + + - + + + + + 88.9 100 Deborah Conroy + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Melissa Conyears-Ervin + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Jerry Costello + + + - + + + + + 88.9 85.7 Fred Crespo + + + + E + + + + 100 92.9 Barbara Currie + + + + + + + + + 100 100 John D'Amico + + + + + + + + + 100 100 C.D. Davidsmeyer + - - - + + + + + 66.7 84.6 William Davis, William + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Anthony DeLuca + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 + - + - + + + + + 77.8 85.7 Scott Drury + + + + E + + + + 100 100 + + + p + + + + + 88.9 85.7 Marcus Evans + + + + + + + + + 100 90.9 Sara Feigenholtz + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Laura Fine + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Natalie Finnie-Phelps + + + - + + + + + 88.9 70 Mary Flowers NV + + + + + + + + 88.9 100 LaShawn Ford + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Mike Fortner E + + + E + E + + 100 92.3 + - + - + + + + + 77.8 85.7 Robyn Gabel + E + + + E + + + 100 100 Jehan Gordon-Booth + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Latoya Greenwood + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Will Guzzardi + + + + + + + + + 100 100 + - - - + + + + + 66.7 75 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 85.7 NV + + - + + + + + 77.8 85.7 Sonya Harper + + + + + + + + + 100 100 David Harris, D + - + + + + + + + 88.9 100 Greg Harris, G + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Chad Hays + - + - + + + + + 77.8 92.9 Elizabeth Hernandez + E + + + E + + + 100 100 Jay Hoffman + + + + + + + + + 100 92.3 Frances Ann Hurley + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Jeanne Ives + - E - E + NV E + 50 57.1 E - + - + + + + + 75 71.4 Thaddeus Jones + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Stephanie Kifowit + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Lou Lang + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Camille Lilly + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Jerry Long + - + - + + + + + 77.8 71.4 + + + NV E + + + NV 75 76.9 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL SCORECARD

SB2298 HB3418 SB3156 SB2773 SB2606 HB4790 SB457 SB3214 SB0486 FIRST NAME LAST NAME Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support Support 2018 2017 Theresa Mah + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 92.9 Robert Martwick + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Rita Mayfield + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Michael McAuliffe - + + + + + + + + 88.9 92.9 Tony McCombie + + + - + + + + + 88.9 71.4 Margo McDermed + + + - + + + + + 88.9 78.6 David McSweeney + + + - + + + + + 88.9 78.6 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 63.6 Bill Mitchell + - + - + + + + + 77.8 78.6 Christian Mitchell + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Anna Moeller + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Thomas Morrison - - + - + E + + + 62.5 66.7 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 85.7 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 85.7 David Olsen + + + + + + + + + 100 78.6 + + + - + + + + + 88.9 66.7 Reggie Phillips + - - - NV NV NV + + 33.3 75 Robert Pritchard + - + + + + + + + 88.9 92.3 Steven Reick + - + - + + + + + 77.8 92.9 + - - - + E NV NV + 37.5 57.1 Al Riley + + + + + + + + + 100 100 NV + + + E + + + + 87.5 100 Nick Sauer + E + + + E + + + 100 85.7 Sue Scherer + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 Carol Sente + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 + - + - + + + + + 77.8 78.6 Allen Skillicorn + NV + - + + + + NV 66.7 85.7 Justin Slaughter + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Nick Smith + + + + + + + + + 100 90 Keith Sommer + + + - + + + + + 88.9 91.7 NV E + - E E E + + 60 85.7 Cynthia Soto E + + + E E E + + 100 100 + + + - + E + + + 87.5 92.9 Brian Stewart + E + + E + + + + 100 92.3 Juliana Stratton + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Katie Stuart + + + - + + + + + 88.9 78.6 + - + - + + + + + 77.8 78.6 Silvana Tabares + + + E E + E + E 100 100 Andre Thapedi + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 Art Turner + + + NV + + + + + 88.9 78.6 Michael Unes + + NV - + + + + + 77.8 78.6 Litesa Wallace + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Lawrence Walsh + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Grant Wehrli + E + + + + + + + 100 90.9 Chris Welch + + + + E + E + + 100 100 David Welter + + + + + + + + + 100 78.6 Keith Wheeler + - + + + + + + + 88.9 85.7 Barbara Wheeler + NV + - + + + + + 77.8 100 Ann Williams + + + + + + + + + 100 100 Kathleen Willis + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 + NV + P + + + + + 77.8 84.6 Sara Wojicki-Jimenez + + + + + + + + + 100 92.9 Sam Yingling + + + + + + + + + 100 85.7 Michael Zalewski E + + + + E + + + 100 84.6

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The Environmental Scorecard is published by the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) for purposes of public education. It provides a record and analysis of votes in the Illinois General Assembly on a wide range of environmental and conservation bills with the goal of creating a better- informed citizenry.

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