Working for Illinois Caucus

Sharon Chung is a Democrat who resides in Bloomington and represents the 91st House District. She is a professional violist and violinist who still performs across Central Illinois. She previously served on the McLean County Board. She was elected to the Illinois House in 2022.

Revenue package, including tax increase on sportsbooks and child tax credit for low- and middle-income families: No.

Regulations on carbon capture technology, including a two-year pipeline moratorium: Yes.

Banning step therapy, reining in prior authorization in healthcare industry: Yes.

Prohibiting anti-union "captive audience" meetings: Yes.

House Bill 4600: Lifts the estate tax threshold from $4 million to $6 million for family farms (did not pass)

House Bill 5759: Creates a tax credit for Illinois companies engaged in musical productions and employing Illinois musicians (included in revenue package)

Senate Bill 3686: Requires businesses that sell and distribute batteries to develop a recycling stewardship program by 2026 (passed)

Chung, a second-year lawmaker, said she did "more navigating and steering" this session after "going along for the ride a little bit more last year." This included sponsoring bills that were "bigger lifts," such as the battery stewardship program, which awaits Pritzker’s signature to become law.

"It was a really great lesson in how to negotiate a bill and bring in all these people together," she said. "That was a really great experience, to be honest. I really am proud about that bill."

Chung was the chief House sponsor of legislation meant to shield farm families from the financial burden of estate taxes. However, the language did not make into the final revenue bill that passed in the waning hours of session.

"We had some really great conversations. And, yeah, ultimately, it wasn’t able to get into the budget," she acknowledged. "But I’m feeling hopeful.

"I’m not the type of person that sort of walks away from a fight when it’s something that I really believe in. So, this is something that I’ve really pledged to a lot of folks that I really do want to try and see what we can do to get it done. Hopefully next year."