Illinois General Assembly 5/20/2026

[mauserme]

UPDATE(S):

 

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.

 

 

[mauserme]

Yesterday in the House, SB2756 Wildlife Cd - Wildlife Rifle and SB3329 Dom Violence Order - Violation moved from second to third reading.
 
Today the House Gun Violence Prevention Committee has three bills we oppose posted to its afternoon hearing.  Make sure to get those witness slips filed.
 
 
The House is scheduled for 12:00 PM and the Senate for 11:00 AM today.
 
 
 
Next Days Scheduled
 
House:  5/21/2026
 
Senate: 5/21/2026
   
 
  
  
House Calendar
 
Senate Calendar
 
 
 

[mauserme]

House Calendar

12:00 Noon

 

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 Third 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".
 
 
 
 
 
SB3329 Dom Violence Order - Violation
 
Oppose
 
Senate Sponsor:  Villanueva (Added After Passage: Murphy)
 
House Sponsor:  Hirschauer, González, Cassidy
 
Status:  House Third Reading
 
Synopsis As Introduced
 
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a person commits the crime of violation of an order of protection under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 if the person, in violation of an order to surrender the person's firearms and firearm parts, knowingly transfers a firearm or firearm parts to the respondent or otherwise allows the respondent access to a firearm or firearm parts. Provides that, if the law enforcement agency seeks to correct or negate the warrant for the seizure of the respondent's firearms and firearm parts, it shall take reasonable steps to notify the petitioner before appearing before the court. Makes technical changes.https://ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus/fulltext?
 
Senate Amendment 1 to SB3329 - Adopted 4/15/2026
 
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Deletes provisions that a person commits the crime of violation of an order of protection if the person, knowingly transfers a firearm or firearm parts to the respondent or otherwise allows the respondent access to a firearm or firearm parts. Makes other changes to protective order remedies. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits unlawful sale or delivery of firearms when the person gives a firearm or firearm parts to or allows a respondent in an order of protection action access to a firearm or firearm parts in violation of a court order under the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation and a Class 4 felony violation for a second or subsequent violation.
 
  

  

[mauserme]

House Committee(s)

 
House Gun Violence Prevention Committee - 2:00 PM Room 118
 
 
HB4471 Convertible Pistols - Oppose
 

HA1 to HB4471 - Oppose

  
HB4999 MHDD Cd - Disclosure Exception - Oppose

 

HA1 to HB4999 - Oppose

HB5209 FOID - Mental Health - Oppose

 

HA1 to HB5209 - Oppose

 

HA2 to HB5209 - Oppose

 

 
 
 
 

[Dumak_from_arfcom]

Should we file slips for the amendments too?

[mauserme]

On 5/19/2026 at 9:58 PM, Dumak_from_arfcom said:

Should we file slips for the amendments too?

 

Yes.  The amendments weren't available for slips when our alert went out and I'm not going to send a follow up alert but, yes, it would be good to get some filed.

 

 

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The Senate is underway.

 

 

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The Senate is in recess for caucuses.

 

 

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The House is coming to order.

 

114 members are present.

 

 

 

 

[countyline]

On 5/19/2026 at 7:31 PM, mauserme said:

House Committee(s)

 
House Gun Violence Prevention Committee - 2:00 PM Room 118
 
 
HB4471 Convertible Pistols - Oppose
 

HA1 to HB4471 - Oppose

  
HB4999 MHDD Cd - Disclosure Exception - Oppose

 

HA1 to HB4999 - Oppose

HB5209 FOID - Mental Health - Oppose

 

HA1 to HB5209 - Oppose

 

HA2 to HB5209 - Oppose

 

 
 
 
 

Interesting, ISRA just sent out an alert in SUPPORT of HB4999.

[mauserme]

On 5/20/2026 at 12:30 PM, countyline said:

Interesting, ISRA just sent out an alert in SUPPORT of HB4999.

 

I know.  Last night and again this morning. 

 

We remain opposed.

 

 

[mauserme]

The House stands adjourned until 5/21/2026 @ 12:00 Noon.

 

 

[Buzz69]

Committee late as usual.

[mauserme]

Yeah, it seems to be a pattern at this point.

 

 

[EdDinIL]

On 5/20/2026 at 2:19 PM, Buzz69 said:

Committee late as usual.

 

On 5/20/2026 at 2:23 PM, mauserme said:

Yeah, it seems to be a pattern at this point.

 

Dem 1:  Are those pests from IC still watching?

Dem 2: Yep.

Dem 3: Ok, it's my deal then... 

[mauserme]

The Senate stands adjourned until 11 AM (?) on 5/21/2026.

 

It looks like I'll have to miss another Gun Violence Hearing.  I could try to arrange my day to plan on them always being late but as soon as I do that, they'll start on time.

 

 

[Buzz69]

Video is live.

[Buzz69]

On 5/20/2026 at 3:31 PM, EdDinIL said:

 

 

Dem 1:  Are those pests from IC still watching?

Dem 2: Yep.

Dem 3: Ok, it's my deal then... 

haha

[Buzz69]

The hearing just started.

[Molly B.]

I lost the feed! Anyone else have it?

[Buzz69]

On 5/20/2026 at 4:21 PM, Molly B. said:

I lost the feed! Anyone else have it?

Still working for me.

Room 118

 

Edited May 20, 2026 at 09:24 PM by Buzz69

[Molly B.]

I just get a black screen.  Crap.

[Buzz69]

On 5/20/2026 at 4:24 PM, Molly B. said:

I just get a black screen.  Crap.

That happened to me earlier before the hearing started, a refresh of my browser helped.

[Dumak_from_arfcom]

Someone on FB said that Hirshauer? stated that today's hearing isn't informative, they will be voting.  

[Molly B.]

HB5209 FOID - Mental Health passes out of committee with 9 to 5 vote, sponsor plans to call the bill for floor vote. More work is promised over the summer for amendments - yep, heard that since 2013.

[Buzz69]

On 5/20/2026 at 4:41 PM, Dumak_from_arfcom said:

Someone on FB said that Hirshauer? stated that today's hearing isn't informative, they will be voting.  

She was answering Windhorst in reference to HB5209. I assume HB4471 will be the same.

Edited May 20, 2026 at 09:48 PM by Buzz69

[Molly B.]

HB4471 bill and amendments up for debate. "Glock ban"

[Molly B.]

As always, after all the logic from our side, the dems continue to ignore constitutional rights, HB4471 passes out of committee 9 to 5.

[Dumak_from_arfcom]

The expert at the end had it wrong of course. 

 

Walther, S&W, etc all had cruciform triggers prior to the patent running out.  And polymer guns probably make up to 80% of the sales market.  20% being DA/SA or SAO. 

 

Did any of them mention that Glock changed their design with the V and G6?  

[Buzz69]

On 5/20/2026 at 5:44 PM, Dumak_from_arfcom said:

The expert at the end had it wrong of course. 

 

Walther, S&W, etc all had cruciform triggers prior to the patent running out.  And polymer guns probably make up to 80% of the sales market.  20% being DA/SA or SAO. 

 

Did any of them mention that Glock changed their design with the V and G6?  

The guy from ISRA mentioned it.

 

Their experts always come off as smug and Slaughter is clueless as usual.

 

AROCK