mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM UPDATE(S): HB1710 Criminal Justice Reform was moved to third reading in the Senate.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM Yesterday in the House, House Amendment 2 to HJR26 End Gun Violence Task Force was added to the House Gun Violence Prevention hearing, and House Amendment 1 to HB2327 Employment - Tech was posted to a 4PM House Executive Committee hearing. HJR26 was not heard, and the status of HB2327 is not yet known. Yesterday in the Senate, HB1316 Sch Cd - Gun Incident Reporting was moved from second to third reading. The House and Senate are scheduled for 12:00 Noon. Next Days Scheduled House: 5/9/2025 Senate: 5/9/2025 5/13/2025 House Calendar House Supplemental Calendar 1 Senate Calendar Senate Supplemental Calendar 1
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM House Calendar 12:00 Noon HR181 End Gun Violence Neutral House Sponsor: Harper Status: Order of Resolutions Synopsis As Introduced Honors the lives of those lost to gun violence in Illinois and Chicago. Urges government to work collaboratively to create safer communities through targeted investments, Reaffirms commitment to end gun violence. HJR26 End Gun Violence Task Force Neutral House Sponsor: Harper Status: Order of Resolutions Synopsis As Introduced Creates the End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Task Force to study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in disproportionately impacted areas. House Amendment 1 to HJR26 - Adopted 4/30/2025 Deletes everything. Reinserts language creating the End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Task Force. Makes the Director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity an ex officio, nonvoting, advisory member. House Amendment 2 to HJR26 - Pending Deletes everything. Reinserts language creating the End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Task Force. Makes changes to the membership of the Task Force. Makes changes to the agency providing administrative support. HB2327 Employment - Tech Neutral House Sponsor: Friess Status: Held on Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Labor Dispute Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Amendment 1 to HB2327 - Pending Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act applies to the work of a minor 14 years of age or older working as a scorer at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex on the dates of the U.S. Open and the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships if the minor is located, during those competitions, at least 15 feet behind the firing line of the trap shooters participating in the competitions. Makes a conforming change. SB1899 FOID - Diversionary Program Support Senate Sponsor: Sims, Hunter (Added After Passage: Collins) House Sponsor: Slaughter Status: House Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person charged with certain weapon-related offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program under the Unified Code of Corrections or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or by a court of the State of Illinois may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card before receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program. Directs the Illinois State Police to issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such a person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program, provided the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Specifies that a FOID application made under this provision shall be approved or denied within 10 business days of receiving a court order or written notification from a State's Attorney that the person completed a diversionary program. Senate Amendment 1 to SB1899 - Tabled 4/9/2025 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes changes to provisions regarding application and renewal. In provisions regarding unlawful use of a weapon offense diversionary programs, provides that a person charged with an unlawful use of weapons offense, or the aggravated offense, and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or an Illinois court may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receiving a court order (rather than prior to receiving a court order) demonstrating completion of the program. Provides that the State shall dismiss the pending charge upon successful completion of the program. Senate Amendment 2 to SB1899 - Adopted 4/3/2025 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions concerning the First Time Weapon Offense Program, provides that, upon the successful completion of the Program, a defendant may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the Program. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the Program if the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that nothing in the provisions concerning the First Time Weapon Offense Program shall prohibit the Illinois State Police from denying an application for or revoking a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as provided by law. Adds provisions concerning unlawful possession of weapons offense diversion programs and a defendant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card eligibility. Provides that a State's Attorney, at his or her discretion, may request that a defendant charged with an unlawful possession of weapons offense or aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon offense, if punishable as a Class 4 felony or lower, be sentenced to a First Time Weapon Offense Program. House Amendment 1 to SB1899 - Adopted 5/1/2025 Provides that a State's Attorney, at his or her discretion, may request that a defendant charged with an unlawful possession of weapons offense under the Criminal Code of 2012 or aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon offense under the Criminal Code of 2012, if punishable as a Class 4 felony or lower, be sentenced to an appropriate diversion program (rather than a First Time Weapon Offense Program). SB2002 ISP Fund Consolidation Neutral Senate Sponsor: Loughran Cappel, Turner (Sally), Holmes, Koehler, Hastings House Sponsor: Cabello Status: House Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois State Police Law, the State Finance Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act, the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, the Sex Offender Registration Act, the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act, and the Illinois False Claims Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning how certain moneys paid to the State are deposited into certain funds pertaining to the Illinois State Police. Provides that certain funds shall be dissolved after transferring the remaining balance in those funds to designated funds. Makes conforming changes. Effective September 1, 2026. House Amendment 1 to SB2002 - Tabled 4/23/2025 Provides that moneys in the State Police Operations Assistance Fund shall be allocated in the manner described in specified provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act and specified provisions of the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Removes language requiring 50% of the of the moneys received from specified provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act and specified provisions of the Murder and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act to be allocated by the Illinois State Police for sheriffs' offices and police departments. SB2280 Office Firearm Violence Prev Neutral Senate Sponsor: Peters House Sponsor: Slaughter Status: House Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Reimagine Public Safety Act. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall issue a report to the General Assembly annually (rather than no later than January 1 of each year) that identifies communities within Illinois municipalities of 1,000,000 or more residents and municipalities with less than 1,000,000 residents and more than 35,000 residents that are experiencing concentrated firearm violence, explaining the investments that are being made to reduce concentrated firearm violence, and making further recommendations on how to end Illinois' firearm violence epidemic. Provides that the Office of Firearm Violence Prevention shall compile recommendations from all Lead Violence Prevention Conveners and report to the General Assembly annually (rather than bi-annually) on these funding recommendations. SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework Oppose Senate Sponsor: Turner (Doris) House Sponsor: Hoffman Status: House Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Explosives Act. Makes changes to defined terms. Provides that no person shall acquire, possess, use, transfer, or dispose of explosive materials unless the person has obtained a valid Illinois Individual Explosives License issued by the Department of Natural Resources, except as provided in the Act. In provisions concerning qualifications for licensure, provides that no person shall qualify to hold a license who is an unlawful user of or addicted to alcohol or any controlled substance or has been adjudicated a person with a mental disability as defined in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or the person's FOID card is suspended or revoked. Provides that upon receipt of a second revocation of an explosives license, the person shall no longer be eligible to apply for an Illinois individual explosive license. Provides that any bulk storage or holding of consumer fireworks in quantities of 1,001 pounds or greater that is not in compliance with the Pyrotechnic Use Act or the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act must be stored in a Department certified Type 1, Type 2, or Type 4 magazine and must meet the distancing requirements for low explosives in applicable law. Provides that no consumer firework cake, designed for consumer use, shall exceed 500 grams in total explosive chemical composition. Provides that any person transporting explosive materials in the State shall comply with the placard requirements, as required by federal administrative rule. Makes other changes. Senate Amendment 1 to SB2431 - Adopted 3/19/2025 Makes a change concerning the definition of "consumer fireworks". In provisions concerning storage requirements, provides that any bulk storage or holding of consumer fireworks in quantities of 1,001 pounds or greater that is not in compliance with the Pyrotechnic Use Act or the Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator Licensing Act must be stored in a Department certified Type 1, Type 2, or Type 4 magazine and must meet the distancing requirements, provided by administrative rule, that pertain to the safe storage of low explosives (rather than the distancing requirements for low explosives in federal rules and applicable law). Removes the language that provides that no consumer firework cake, designed for consumer use, shall exceed 500 grams in total explosive chemical composition. In provisions concerning unlawful possession, storage, and transfer, makes changes concerning penalties. Corrects typographical errors. Senate Amendment 2 to SB2431 - Adopted 4/9/2025 Removes language providing that no person may possess or store a firework cake, designed for consumer use, that exceeds 500 grams in total explosive chemical composition. House Amendment 1 to SB2431 - Adopted 5/6/2025 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following change. In provisions concerning the powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Natural Resources, adds the ability to authorize any officer or Department employee to enter upon, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the records and properties of persons licensed or certified under the Act to the extent such records and properties relate to the safe and proper storage, handling, and use of explosive materials. Makes grammatical changes.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM Senate Calendar 12:)0 Noon AM1040005 Appoint - Jordan Campanella Neutral Senate Sponsor: Murphy Status: Executive Appointments Synopsis As Introduced Nominates Jordan Campanella as a Member of the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board. AM1040006 Appoint - Frank Leo DePodesta Neutral Senate Sponsor: Murphy Status: Executive Appointments Synopsis As Introduced Nominates Frank Leo DePodesta as a Member of the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board. AM1040007 Appoint - Richard C. Schoenstedt Neutral Senate Sponsor: Murphy Status: Executive Appointments Synopsis As Introduced Nominates Richard Carl Schoenstedt as a Member of the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board. HB1316 Sch Cd - Gun Incident Reporting Neutral House Sponsor: Davidsmeyer, Hirschauer, Katz Muhl, Crawford, Deuter, Grasse, Cassidy, Hammond, Miller, Faver Dias, Windhorst (Added After Passage: Benton, Sheehan) Senate Sponsor: Tracy, Turner (Sally), Bryant Status: Senate Third Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the School Code. Requires all school officials to immediately notify the office of the principal in the event that they: observe any person in possession of a firearm on school grounds; become aware of any person in possession of a firearm on school grounds; or become aware of any threat of gun violence on school grounds. If there is a report filed notifying a local law enforcement agency of any of such event, requires the principal to immediately notify the student's parent or guardian and, in coordination with the local law enforcement agency, to attempt to meet with the student's parent or guardian to ensure the student does not have access to a firearm. Effective immediately. House Amendment 1 to HB1316 - Adopted 4/9/2025 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but provides that the principal or principal's designee (rather than the principal or principal's designee in coordination with the local law enforcement agency) shall attempt to contact (rather than meet with) the student's parent or guardian to ensure the student does not have access to a firearm. Effective immediately. House Amendment 2 to HB1316 - Adopted 4/9/2025 Provides that if the report pertains to a threat of firearm violence made by a student, the principal or the principal's designee shall attempt to (rather than immediately) notify that student's parent or guardian as soon as possible. Provides that the principal or principal's designee shall further attempt to contact the student's parent or guardian so that the parent or guardian may ensure that the student does not have access to a firearm. HB1710 Criminal Justice Reform Neutral House Sponsor: Buckner, Welch, Morgan, Morris, Ammons, Gong-Gershowitz, Katz Muhl, Faver Dias, Syed, Ford, Cassidy, Blair-Sherlock, Crawford, Hirschauer, Deuter, Costa Howard, Stava-Murray, Hernandez (Barbara), Hanson, Lilly (Added After Passage: Canty, Grasse, Harper) Senate Sponsor: Peters, Curran, Collins, Fine, Villa, Walker Status: Senate Second Reading (Agreed List) Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act and the Uniform Crime Reporting Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, the Illinois State Police shall submit to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, or provide to the Authority through a web-based portal, specified information concerning homicides on a quarterly basis. Requires the Authority to study and compile the information and, on a quarterly basis, publish the information on the Authority's public website in a form determined by the Authority. House Amendment 1 to HB1710 - Adopted 4/8/2025 Provides that moneys in the State Police Operations Assistance Fund shall be allocated in the manner described in specified provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act and specified provisions of the Murderer and the Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Removes language requiring 50% of the of the moneys received from specified provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act and specified provisions of the Murder and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act to be allocated by the Illinois State Police for sheriffs' offices and police departments.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:02 PM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:02 PM The House is coming to order. 115 members are present.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:24 PM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:24 PM The Senate has also come to order.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:36 PM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:36 PM HB1710 Criminal Justice Reform is moved to third reading in the Senate.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:45 PM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:45 PM House Supplemental Calendar 1 and Senate Supplemental Calendar 1 are available.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:59 PM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 05:59 PM The House stands adjourned until 5/9/202 @ 9:00 AM.
mauserme Posted May 8, 2025 at 07:13 PM Author Posted May 8, 2025 at 07:13 PM (edited) It appears that Senate session tomorrow has been cancelled, though I can't confirm yet. The Senate stands adjourned until 5/13/2025 @ 12:00 Noon, as far as I can tell at the moment. ETA: Later confirmed. Edited May 8, 2025 at 08:43 PM by mauserme
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