House Amendment 4 has been filed on SB3229 EPA - Repeal Envir Lab Cert Comm.  The bill was later passed back to the Senate and was placed on the concurrence calendar, though it does not appear that there was a concurrence vote in that body.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Jeff's Law. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. In provisions concerning information furnished by the clerk of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police, adds a requirement to include whether a firearm was reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible database. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. In provisions concerning developmental disability and notice, makes changes to a definition. In provisions concerning clear and present danger and notice, makes changes to confidentiality regarding the identity of the person making the report and limits liability for the disclosure or nondisclosure of certain information. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Defines "collateral records", "Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-approved continuing education sponsor", "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluation", and "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluator". In provisions concerning grounds for denial and revocation, makes changes regarding revocation or denial based on a person's status as a patient in a mental health facility and adds provisions regarding a person who previously submitted an affidavit or written consent for another individual to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card if the person is later convicted of, or pleads guilty to, conduct demonstrating that the person knew or should have known it was unreasonable to provide such consent. Makes conforming changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Makes technical changes.

HB4091 Juv Ct - Subseq Firearm Offense passed out of the Senate and will now be sent to the Governor.

HR551 Gun Violence Prevent was adopted in the House.

House Amendment 3 and House Amendment  have been filed on HB5209 FOID - Mental Health

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The Senate waived posting requirements on HB4091 Juv Ct - Subseq Firearm Offense and the Executive Committee approved it for consideration. 

SB2756 Wildlife Cd - Wildlife Rifle passed out of the House.  It has passed both bodies and will now be sent to the Governor.

SB3329 Dom Violence Order - Violation passed out of the House and will also be sent to the Governor.

Today we revisit several bills rearing their ugly heads yet again, HB4471 Crim Cd – Convertible Pistols being one.

HB4471 was the subject of our March 22 Call to Action because it is designed to either force gun manufacturers to either adopt inferior, less safe designs or to completely ban those manufacturers. Though the bill does not mention Glock by name, it was made clear in committee testimony that the target is Glock, including Glock's new design meant to address the complaints of anti-gun forces. Glock clones would naturally be included.

Even law enforcement groups oppose this legislation, and we ask that you join us in expressing our opposition.

Another bill, HB4999 MHDD CD – Disclosure Exception, was included just a week earlier in our March 15 Call to Action. The bill proposes to deny those accused of being a clear and present danger by medical personnel their most fundamental right to confront their accuser, by concealing the identity of the accuser. Again, we oppose.

A third bill, HB5209 FOID – Mental Health, is new to our calls to action but not new to the state's attacks on rural Illinois and minorities. In the most recent amendment filed, it creates even more roadblocks to restoration of rights than currently exist, by requiring at least 2 office visits to a “FOID reinstatement mental health evaluator” – a qualification that does not currently exist and is unlikely to ever commonly exist.

According to one report:

“ … many counties outside major metropolitan areas (across Illinois) are designated as mental health professional shortage areas, meaning there simply aren’t enough licensed providers to meet the community’s needs.

The numbers tell a stark story. While urban areas like Chicago have approximately 350 mental health providers per 100,000 residents, rural counties often have fewer than 50 providers per 100,000 people. This shortage creates a cascade of problems that affect entire communities.”

In regard to minorities, KFF (formerly Kaiser Family Foundation) cites a study stating:

“ ... Among adults with any mental illness, Hispanic (44%), Black (39%), and Asian (33%) adults were less likely than White adults (58%) to receive mental health services as of 2024.”

Clearly HB5209 is meant not to improve a failed system, but to enhance its degree of failure.

Please join us in opposing these bills by following the links below.

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HB4471 Crim Cd – Convertible Pistols

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HB4999 MHDD Cd – Disclosure Exception

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HB5209 FOID – Mental Health

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Glock, earlier this year, already caved to California and changed the design of their pistols to “eliminate” them being converted with a “switch”.

Amendment 2 was adopted on HB4471 Convertible Pistols and on HB5209 FOID - Mental Health, while Amendment 1 was tabled on HB4999 MHDD Cd - Disclosure Exception and on HB5209 FOID - Mental Health.

HB4999 MHDD Cd - Disclosure Exception and HB5209 FOID - Mental Health passed out of committee with the full support of the ISRA, with an amendment to follow on HB5209.  

HB4471 Convertible Pistols also passed out of committee.

House Amendment 2 was filed on HB4471 Crim Cd - Convertible Pistols.  

Amends the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1. Deletes a provision that the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act does not apply to or affect the receipt of a convertible pistol by a person who is retired in good standing from service with a law enforcement agency of the State or a unit of local government in the State and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving a convertible pistol if certain conditions are met. Replaces that provision with a provision that states that the Act does not apply to or affect qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers, as defined in the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, and as recognized under Illinois law. Deletes the amendatory changes to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

SB2756 Wildlife Cd - Wildlife Rifle was moved to third reading, in the House.

SB3329 Dom Violence Order - Violation was also moved to third reading, in the House.

Senate Amendment 2 was filed on SB2279 RIFL Act this morning, and the third reading deadline was extended to 5/22/2026:

 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Act. Establishes the Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Licensing Program. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall develop and administer the RIFL Licensing Program in which a manufacturer shall be issued a license upon payment of a fee set by the Department. Provides that the fee shall correlate with its responsible portion, based on experience rating, of the total annual aggregate fee. Requires the Department to contract with an actuarial or economics consulting firm to determine manufacturers' responsible portions in the first year of the program. Sets the total annual aggregate fee to $50,000,000 for the first year and between 7% and 15% of costs resulting from firearm deaths and injuries for subsequent years. Requires no more than 10% of the annual aggregate fee to be appropriated for personnel, administration, and other costs of the Department, except that it may be adjusted in the first year or any year the Department contracts with an actuarial or economics consulting firm. Prohibits manufacturers from operating without a license, retailers, importers, or distributors from selling, importing, or distributing, respectively, firearms from an unlicensed manufacturer, and a licensed dealer, private seller, sponsor of a firearm trade show, or organizer of a firearm trade show from selling, distributing, sponsoring, or organizing to effectuate the selling of firearms from an unlicensed manufacturer. Creates the Responsibility in Firearm Legislation Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Requires all law enforcement agencies to report specified information from recovered firearms to the Illinois State Police, and requires the Illinois State Police to provide a compiled report to the Department. Provides for enforcement by a State's Attorney or the Attorney General. Provides for a civil penalty of up to $250,000 for an unlicensed manufacturer operating in the State, and up to $10,000 for specified other violations. Specifies that a manufacturer that operates in the State but then stops operating and paying fees for any period of time but then later resumes operating in the State must pay all the fees for the years the manufacturer was not operating and not paying its annual fees. Adds to the ability to recover fees and penalties from a successor in interest under the Act. Sets specified dates for specified provisions. Makes findings and declares the purpose of the Act. Provides that beginning June 1, 2027, all law enforcement agencies shall report to the Illinois State Police any firearms identified by physical recovery or through tracing that resulted in a firearm injury or firearm death, and shall include the manufacturer, and if available the serial number, make, or model of the firearm. Provides that beginning June 19, 2028, a licensed dealer, pawnbroker, private seller, sponsor of a firearm trade show, or organizer of a firearm trade show may not sell, distribute, sponsor, or organize to effectuate the selling of firearms in this State from a manufacturer who does not have a license issued by the Department under the Act. Defines terms. Requires the Department to adopt rules. Makes conforming changes to the State Finance Act.

Senate Amendment 2 to SB3466 FOID Mental Health was also filed today:

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds and changes definitions. Replaces references to "licensed clinical mental health professional" and "mental health evaluation" with "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluator" and "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluation". Specifies evaluator qualifications, training requirements, consent and notice requirements, collateral record obligations, evaluator attestations, documentation standards, and reporting requirements to the Illinois State Police. Provides for verification of evaluator qualifications by the Illinois State Police. Makes conforming and other changes.

In the House, House Amendment 2 to HB5209 FOID - Mental Health was filed today:

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Adds and changes definitions. Replaces references to "licensed clinical mental health professional" and "mental health evaluation" with "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluator" and "FOID reinstatement mental health evaluation". Specifies evaluator qualifications, training requirements, consent and notice requirements, collateral record obligations, evaluator attestations, documentation standards, and reporting requirements to the Illinois State Police. Provides for verification of evaluator qualifications by the Illinois State Police. Makes conforming and other changes.

SB3329 Dom Violence Order - Violation was approved for consideration by the House Gun Violence Prevention Committee.