mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:03 AM Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:03 AM UPDATE(S): In a last minute committee postings, House Amendment 1 to SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework was approved by the Senate Licensed Activity Committee, followed by approval of HB850 Safety - Tech by the Senate Executive Committee.
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:04 AM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:04 AM Yesterday in the House, SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework was passed back to the Senate, as amended by House Amendment 1. Also in the House, House Amendment 1 to SB8 Safe Gun Storage was filed but later tabled. SB8 Safe Gun Storage was later passed out of the House and will be sent to the Governor as originally offered in the Senate. HB850 Safety - Tech was amended in the House late in the afternoon/early evening to amend the Clear and Present Danger provisions of the FOID Act. It was rushed to the floor with no committee hearing to speak of, and quickly passed to the Senate. The House is scheduled for 11:00 AM today, and the Senate for 12:00 Noon. Next Days Scheduled House: 5/30/2025 Senate: 5/30/2025 House Calendar House Supplemental Calendar 1 Senate Calendar
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:05 AM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:05 AM House Calendar 11:00 AM 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. House Amendment 3 to HJR26 - Approved for Consideration 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.
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:06 AM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:06 AM Senate Calendar 12:00 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. HB850 Safety - Tech Under Review House Sponsor: Morgan, Hirschauer, Faver Dias, Hernandez (Norma), Crawford, Ness, Mah, Mayfield, Smith, Ryan, Blair-Sherlock, Hanson, Syed, Hernandez (Barbara), Ortiz, Cassidy, Olickal, Mussman, Huynh, Avelar, Didech, Katz Muhl, Grasse Senate Sponsor: Harmon Status: Pending Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Radon Resistant Construction Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. House Amendment 1 to HB850 - Adopted 5/28/2025 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall conduct an analysis of the cumulative data regarding the disposition of cases involving a stolen firearm or a firearm with an obliterated serial number that was used or alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense and make that information available on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible databases. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall publish the results of its analysis in a report to the General Assembly, Governor, and Attorney General and shall make the report available on its website. Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the final disposition information that must be provided by the clerks of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police shall include for each charge in any case in which a firearm is alleged to have been used in the commission of an offense, the serial number of any firearm involved in the case, or if the serial number was obliterated, as provided by the State's Attorney to the clerk of the circuit court at the time of disposition. Deletes the amendatory changes to the sentencing hearing provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person, if the reporting person is a law enforcement officer or school administrator, may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that, if and only if Senate Bill 8 of the 104th General Assembly becomes law in the form passed by the Senate on April 10, 2025, then the Unified Code of Corrections is amended to delete from a provision concerning sentencing hearings the changes made to that provision by Senate Bill 8. Effective immediately, except that (i) some provisions take effect on January 1, 2026 and (ii) other provisions take effect immediately or upon the date Senate Bill 8 of the 104th General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later. SB1899 FOID - Diversionary Program Support Senate Sponsor: Sims, Hunter (Added After Passage: Collins, Belt) House Sponsor: Slaughter Status: Senate Concurrence in House Amendment 1 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). SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework Oppose Senate Sponsor: Turner (Doris) House Sponsor: Hoffman Status: Senate Concurrence in House Amendment 1 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 29, 2025 at 02:10 AM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 02:10 AM Senate Committee(s) Senate Executive Committee - 7:30 PM Room 212 HB850 Safety - Tech - Under Review Senate Licensed Activity Committee - 7:30 PM Room 400 SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework - Oppose House Amendment 1 to SB2431 - Oppose
AlphaKoncepts aka CGS Posted May 29, 2025 at 04:23 PM Posted May 29, 2025 at 04:23 PM I spent like 5 minutes wondering why Mauser didn't start a post for today's legislative update... thinking today was the 30th. More coffee is needed.
crufflesmuth Posted May 29, 2025 at 04:49 PM Posted May 29, 2025 at 04:49 PM Take a look at the list of people below. Print it out and pass it along. These are the very people who oppose the legacy of DC v. Heller; Chicago v. McDonald and Chicago v. Ezell, which found Americans have a right to have a loaded and operable handgun within the home in case of confrontation. Senate Sponsors Sen. Laura Ellman - Ram Villivalam - Mike Simmons - Graciela Guzmán, Laura Fine, Laura M. Murphy, Karina Villa, Celina Villanueva, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen, Mark L. Walker, Willie Preston, Michael E. Hastings, Sara Feigenholtz, Cristina Castro and Kimberly A. Lightford House Sponsors (Rep. Maura Hirschauer - Kevin John Olickal - Bob Morgan - Nabeela Syed - Rita Mayfield, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Janet Yang Rohr, Dagmara Avelar, Tracy Katz Muhl, Barbara Hernandez, Laura Faver Dias, Edgar González, Jr., Lilian Jiménez, Anna Moeller, La Shawn K. Ford, Terra Costa Howard, Martha Deuter, Joyce Mason, Abdelnasser Rashid, Norma Hernandez, Jawaharial Williams, Nicolle Grasse, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Michelle Mussman, Daniel Didech, Theresa Mah, Sharon Chung, Hoan Huynh, Yolonda Morris, Margaret Croke, Camille Y. Lilly, Mary Beth Canty, Kelly M. Cassidy, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Suzanne M. Ness and Debbie Meyers-Martin)
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 05:11 PM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 05:11 PM The House is coming to order. 115 members are present.
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 05:42 PM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 05:42 PM House Supplemental Calendar 1 is available. It adds a shell bill that will become part of the budget package.
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 05:49 PM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 05:49 PM The House is in recess for caucuses.
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 07:20 PM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 07:20 PM At long last, the Senate is coming to order.
mauserme Posted May 29, 2025 at 09:00 PM Author Posted May 29, 2025 at 09:00 PM I'm not sure were everyone is at the moment. Off doing secret budget things, I suppose. I'll be back later.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM The House and Senate are both back on the floor. House Amendment 1 to SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework has been posted to a 7:30 PM Senate Licensed Activity hearing.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM Posting requirements were just waived for HB850 Safety - Tech. It will be posted to this evening's Senate Executive Committee hearing shortly.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM The House stands adjourned until 5/30/2025 @ 9:30 AM.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM The Senate is in recess for committees, to return for paper work later. There will be additional votes this evening.
AlphaKoncepts aka CGS Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM On 5/29/2025 at 7:26 PM, mauserme said: The Senate is in recess for committees, to return for paper work later. There will be additional votes this evening. Can I send you a coffee or something?
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM On 5/29/2025 at 7:35 PM, AlphaKoncepts aka CGS said: Can I send you a coffee or something? lol I appreciate the offer. I'm about ready for a sip of single malt scotch to be honest.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM The Senate Licensed Activity Committee came to order, quickly approved House Amendment 1 to SB2431 Explosives & Consumer Firework along with amendments on a bill unrelated to us, and adjourned.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:28 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:28 AM HB850 is introduced in the Senate Executive Committee as an initiative of ISP to strengthen due process.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:30 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:30 AM Todd Vandermyde offers testimony that this bill does not do much for due process. He points out that a recent court ruling requires illegal aliens must be given a court hearing before deportation, yet this bill continues to rely on administrative review.
crufflesmuth Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:33 AM Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:33 AM Criticisms for our side in the ILGA today: 1. Hirschauer does not care about good law. Read that again, if you cannot comprehend. Good law means adding further penalties for a prohibited person under the UUW statutes. That is not what we got today from Hirschauer. We got a bill that contradicts Heller. A bill, that quite frankly, should not be law. But according to some republicans, Hirschauer likes to make "good" law. No. She does not. If she did, why are her handlers feeding her talking points? oh, that's right: because she is a Mom's Demand Action Cultist. 2. Stop saying illegal immigrant! Start using: a person subject to another foreign jurisdiction who is unlawfully present. It sets a better tone for everyone.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:33 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:33 AM He says there is a case in Normal, IL where 2 officers are charged with fabricating evidence about an aggravated assault against an individual who lost his FOID card as a result. He says ISP just went along with the report without checking into it.
crufflesmuth Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:36 AM Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:36 AM On 5/29/2025 at 8:33 PM, mauserme said: He says there is a case in Normal, IL where 2 officers are charged with fabricating evidence against an individual who lost his FOID card as a result. Those Pritzker supporters must still think they can register their AR's
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:38 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:38 AM HB850 is approved for consideration, and the committee stands adjourned.
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:01 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:01 AM The Senate stands adjourned until 5/30/2025 @ 11:00 AM
mab22 Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:07 AM Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:07 AM On 5/29/2025 at 8:38 PM, mauserme said: HB850 is approved for consideration, and the committee stands adjourned. I believe this is the one that ISRA just sent emails about. Is IC not as concerned about it?
mauserme Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:22 AM Author Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:22 AM On 5/29/2025 at 9:07 PM, mab22 said: I believe this is the one that ISRA just sent emails about. Is IC not as concerned about it? As was mentioned in the hearing, the bill doesn't do much regarding due process. It doesn't make it worse and, in some ways, makes it a tiny bit better. ISRA's argument seems to be that it isn't the fix they would have written. Well, sure, we wish the legislature would fix due process and everything else wrong in this state but it doesn't make sense to come out swinging on a bill that doesn't cause any new harms, but just doesn't fix things as much as we would like them to be fixed.
mab22 Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:35 AM Posted May 30, 2025 at 02:35 AM On 5/29/2025 at 9:22 PM, mauserme said: As was mentioned in the hearing, the bill doesn't do much regarding due process. It doesn't make it worse and, in some ways, makes it a tiny bit better. ISRA's argument seems to be that it isn't the fix they would have written. Well, sure, we wish the legislature would fix due process and everything else wrong in this state but it doesn't make sense to come out swinging on a bill that doesn't cause any new harms, but just doesn't fix things as much as we would like them to be fixed. Thanks for the clarification!
crufflesmuth Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:59 PM Posted May 30, 2025 at 01:59 PM At this point I am convinced of two things: 1. Maura Hirschauer owns a handgun. Much like the Cultists of the '80s and '90s, the opposite of the denied is factual. 2. The Anti-Violence Committee is doing everything they can to stall PICA litigation, within the 7th Circuit. Whether that was SB8, or similar. This new proximate cause model being introduced is just another technical misfire that only sets us back that much further. On the broader landscape, we have a social movement which is trying to disconnect our overall culture from exposure to firearms. They have no problem with exposing individuals to abortion or pornography, but when it comes to firearms all the sudden that rulebook of "awareness" and "responsibility", flies out the window. Heller and McDonald did a few things for our movement. They proved the people were right. The second amendment was an individual right, and the states could not outright discriminate against that right. But here we are, in 2025, 17 years after the Heller decision and a state legislature is passing legislation which violates a Supreme Court ruling. We have two cultures colliding: wealthy suburbanites who have forgotten why their communities are so safe and the immigrant/working class who have experienced many atrocities. There are many unsaid practices within the law, but among those is this: if you scream loud enough, everyone laughs. That is our problem. We have broader standing and remedies in the courts, for these violations (SB8), I feel we spend too much faith in the courts, when the broader issues of culture should be addressed at ranges and shops. We should be inviting our enemies, like Mom's Demand Action to see what they are destroying, if for no other reason, so people can meet the face behind their next court date. It's not the police. It is the smug, wine and crackers (set) from the quiet and still waters of Batavia, who does not want easily accessible firearms in your home, which you pay property taxes on, to merely live. My final thoughts on these bills: they serve two purposes. Fundraising for the non-profit, from which we can see the true beneficiaries. Second, slowing litigation against what was passed, which is benefitting them. It is a very reciprocal system.
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