Illinois General Assembly 5/7/2026

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Reserved for update(s).

 

 

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The House Gun Violence Prevention Committee was scheduled to hear subject matter on HB34 Elec Cd - Firearms Polling Place yesterday, and they might have done that.  We may never know, however, as the feed never seemed to find any life.

 

The House and Senate are both scheduled to be in today, but only the Senate tomorrow as 5/8/2026 House session has been canceled.  Friday being the printed committee deadline in both bodies, today is the effective deadline in the House.

 
The House and the Senate are scheduled for 12:00 Noon today.
 
 
 
Next Days Scheduled
 
House:  5/12/2026 (5/8/2026 House Session Canceled)
 
Senate: 5/8/2026  5/12/2026 (5/8/2026 Senate Session Also Canceled)
   
 
  
  
House Calendar
 
Senate Calendar
 
  

 

 

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House Calendar

12:00 Noon

 

HR409 Gun Violence Awareness Day
 
Neutral
 
House Sponsor:  Harper, Hirschauer, Davis (Lisa), Crawford, Meyers-Martin
 
Status:  Order of Resolutions
 
Synopsis As Introduced
 
Declares June 6, 2025 as Gun Violence Awareness Day and encourages all citizens to support their communities' efforts to prevent the tragic effects of gun violence and to honor and value human lives.
 
 
 
HR551 Gun Violence - Prevent
 
Neutral
 
House Sponsor:  Ford
 
Status:  Order of Resolutions
 
Synopsis As Introduced
 
Urges the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to identify and publish a list of evidence-based, decision-making, and impulse-control curricula that have been demonstrated to reduce violence involvement, make at least one free or low-cost curriculum available statewide for optional integration into existing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) instruction, encourage districts to implement these programs using existing resources and staff development, and develop, pilot, and rigorously test new school-based decision-making and violence-prevention curricula that can be easily adopted by ISBE and schools statewide if proven effective in reducing violence. Urges the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC), the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), and county probation and diversion programs to identify and approve evidence-based, decision-making curricula appropriate for minors under supervision, diversion, or detention, to encourage their integration as standard early interventions, and to implement these initiatives within existing budgets and structures. Urges the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to coordinate with ISBE, AOIC, DJJ, and local partners to align violence-prevention curricula and community-based interventions across settings. Recognizes Professor Jens Ludwig for his groundbreaking research, leadership, and publication of Unforgiving Places. Acknowledges the contributions of other scholars and organizations advancing behavioral approaches to violence prevention.
 
 
 
 
 
SB2756 Wildlife Cd - Wildlife Rifle
 
Neutral
 
Senate Sponsor:  Joyce (Added after Passage:  Chesney, Bryant, Tracy, Arelliano
 
House Sponsor:  Walsh
 
Status:  House Second Reading
 
Synopsis As Introduced
 
Amends the Wildlife Code. Defines "wildlife rifle" as a rifle that can hold up to 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except (i) with a shotgun, handgun, centerfire wildlife rifle (rather than single shot centerfire rifle), or muzzleloading rifle, or (ii) as provided by administrative rule, with a bow and arrow, during the open season, with certain requirements. Limits legal rifles to centerfire wildlife rifles (rather than centerfire rifles that are single shot). Prohibits deer hunting while being in possession of or in close proximity to a magazine that is capable of making a rifle hold more than 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined (rather than making a rifle not a single shot).
 
Senate Amendment 1 to SB2756 - Adopted 2/26/2026
 
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to take deer except (i) with a shotgun, centerfire handgun (rather than just a handgun), centerfire revolver, centerfire rifle (rather than single shot centerfire rifle), or muzzleloading rifle or (ii) as provided by administrative rule, with a bow and arrow, with other requirements. Limits legal handguns and rifles to centerfire revolvers, centerfire handguns capable of holding not more than 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined, and centerfire rifles capable of holding not more than 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined. Provides that if a centerfire handgun or centerfire rifle is capable of holding more than 3 rounds, it shall be fitted with a one-piece plug that is irremovable without dismantling the handgun or rifle or it shall be otherwise altered to render it incapable of holding more than 3 rounds in the magazine and chamber combined without dismantling the handgun or rifle. Moves a provision regarding standards and specifications for deer hunting established by administrative rule and moves a prohibition that a person may not have in his or her possession any firearm not authorized by administrative rule for a specific hunting season when taking deer unless in accordance with the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Prohibits, while deer hunting, possessing, being in close proximity to, or using a rifle, handgun, revolver, or muzzleloading rifle or a magazine that is not in compliance with certain provisions or administrative rules. Repeals a definition of "single shot".
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Senate is coming to order.

 

 

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The House is coming to order.

 

110 members are present.

 

 

 

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The House stands adjourned until 5/12/2026 @ 12:00 Noon.

 

Senate session previously scheduled for 5/8/2026 has been canceled.

 

 

[countyline]

Do they know something? Late night session for the RIFL act perhaps?

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^  wonderful ...

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The Senate stands adjourned until 5/12/2026 @ 12:00 Noon.

 

 

[EdDinIL]

On 5/7/2026 at 3:04 PM, mauserme said:

^  wonderful ...

Do they still not have the votes, or is that just a smokescreen to keep pro-2A groups thinking "Naah, they'll never pass something that stupid." ?

[mauserme]

I don't believe they have enough votes for the bill as introduced but, as I've mentioned earlier, they are working on that language.