TMA Encouraged to See More Perfect Scores This Legislative Year Compared to Last
SCHAUMBURG, IL – In the newly released 2023 Legislative Scorecard, the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA) reports 32 lawmakers in the Illinois House and Senate voted 100% in line with small and midsize manufacturers on 7 key pieces of legislation that impacts manufacturing.
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Three state senators scored 100%, with 17 scoring above 70%. 29 state representatives scored 100%, with 39 scoring over 70%.
State senators who scored 100% on TMA’s Legislative Scorecard include: Andrew Chesney (IL-45), Jason Plummer (IL-54), and Jil Tracy (IL-50).
State representatives who scored 100% on TMA’s Legislative Scorecard include: Jason Bunting (IL-106), C.D. Davidsmeyer (IL-100), Jed Davis (IL-75), Amy Elik (IL-111), Bradley Fitts (R-74), Amy Grant (R-47), Jackie Haas (IL-79), Brad Halbrook (IL-107), Norine Hammond (IL-94), William Hauter (IL-87), Paul Jacobs (IL-118), Jeff Keicher (IL-70), Michael Marron (IL-104), Tony McCombie (IL-89), Martin McLaughlin (IL-52), Charles Meier (IL-109), Chris Miller (IL-101), Adam Neimerg (IL-102), Wayne Rosenthal (IL-108), Jennifer Sanalitro (IL-48), Kevin Schmidt (IL-114), Dave Severin (IL-116), Ryan Spain (IL-73), Daniel Swanson (IL-71), Dennis Tipsword (IL-105), Travis Weaver (IL-93), Tom Weber (IL-64), Blaine Wilhour (IL-110), and Patrick Windhorst (IL-117).
TMA’s 2023 Legislative Scorecard tracked lawmakers’ votes on HB3129 (Mandated Pay Scale Posting), HB1122 (Freelance Worker Protection Act), HB2862 (Temporary Labor Services Act), HB219 (Punitive Damages—Wrongful Death Lawsuits), HB2473 (Nuclear Energy), HB218 (Deceptive Practices with Firearms), and SB1996 (Manufacturing Mentorship Program).
“Every year we provide our members with the scorecard results so they can know how their local representative votes on key issues that impact their bottom line,” said TMA President Patrick Osborne. “It’s important to know which legislators are standing up for the often overlooked small and midsize manufacturers and it’s encouraging to see more legislators receive 100% voting records than the year before.”
“Through our Small and Midsize Manufacturing (SaMM) Caucus, we’ve been able to have constructive conversations and meetings between bi-partisan legislators and local manufacturers to address the real issues and concerns our members and other manufacturers face on a daily basis,” said TMA lobbyist David Curtin. “We saw some milestone legislation on BIPA get signed into law in this latest legislative session so we are hopeful that we’ll see even higher scores from legislators next year.”
The 2023 TMA Legislative Scorecard is available online at https://tmanews.com/32-il-lawmakers-score-100-on-tma-2023-legislative-scorecard/
