mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 12:53 AM Posted May 21, 2026 at 12:53 AM UPDATE(S): 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.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM Yesterday in the House, the Gun Violence Prevention Committee approved for cosideration HB4471 Convertible Pistols as amended. The same committee approved HB4999 MHDD Cd - Disclosure Exception and HB5209 FOID - Mental Health with the full support of the ISRA. We remain opposed to all three bills. Tomorrow is the printed third reading deadline for House Bills in the Senate and Senate Bills in the House. Though both bodies scheduled session for 5/22, with no committees scheduled and a holiday weekend, it seems possible that Friday session wil be canceled. The House is scheduled for 12:00 PM and the Senate for 11:00 AM today. Next Days Scheduled House: 5/22/2026 Senate: 5/22/2026 5/25/2026 House Calendar Senate Calendar
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 12:59 AM 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. HB4471 Crim Cd - Convertible Pistols Oppose House Sponsor: Slaughter, Crawford, Katz Muhl, Hirschauer, Rashid, Buckner, Olikal, Mah, Morgan, Hernandez (Lisa), Gabel, Ammons Status: Held on Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful possession of weapons when the person knowingly manufactures, sells, or offers to sell, purchases, receives, manufactures, imports, or transfers a convertible pistol. Establishes penalties. Provides exemptions. Provides that a machine gun also includes any convertible pistol equipped with a switch. Defines "convertible pistol", "switch", and "common household tool". Contains a severability provision. House Amendment 1 to HB4471 - Adopted 3/19/2026 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to manufacture a convertible pistol. Provides that it is unlawful for a certified licensee, as defined in the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, to sell, offer to sell, exchange, give, transfer, or deliver any convertible pistol. Provides that a violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty of $10,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois State Police. Provides that, if the person who committed the violation is a certified dealer, at the discretion of the Illinois State Police, the Illinois State Police shall suspend or revoke the certified dealer's license under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the civil penalty and license suspension or revocation shall be assessed by the Illinois State Police after a hearing is held in accordance with the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that a second violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty of $25,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois State Police, and, if the person who committed the violation is a certified dealer, the Illinois State Police shall revoke the certified dealer's license pursuant to the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the civil penalty and license revocation shall be assessed by the Illinois State Police after a hearing is held in accordance with the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides exemptions. Provides that the Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement the Act. Provides for emergency rulemaking by the Illinois State Police to implement the Act. Defines "convertible pistol" as any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily altered by hand or with common household tools so that it can be converted into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a switch. Provides that "convertible pistol" does not include hammer-fired semiautomatic pistols. A tab or other piece of material on a pistol frame is not sufficient to prevent ready alteration so that the pistol can be converted into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a switch, and will not prevent such pistol from qualifying as a convertible pistol, if that tab or other piece of material can be readily removed with common household tools. Defines other terms. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make conforming changes. House Amendment 1 to HB4471 - Adopted 5/20/2026 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. HB4999 MHDD Cd - Disclosure Exception Oppose House Sponsor: Morgan Status: Held on Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. In provisions requiring specified medical and mental health professionals to notify the Department of Human Services whenever they determine a person who is under their professional care poses a clear and present danger to himself or herself, provides that the identity of the reporter shall not be disclosed to the subject of the report unless ordered by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court with appropriate jurisdiction in accordance with the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services and its employees or agents shall not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the disclosure or non-disclosure of the information released in accordance with the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Adds similar provisions to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. House Amendment 1 to HB4999 - Tabled 5/20/2026 HB5209 FOID - Mental Health Oppose House Sponsor: Hirschauer, LaPointe, Avelar, Morgan, Gabel Status: Held on Second Reading Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who has had the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card revoked or denied under certain provisions because the person was a patient in a mental health facility shall not be permitted to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the 5-year period has lapsed, unless the person has received a mental health evaluation by a licensed clinical mental health professional (rather than a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code). Provides that the person receiving a mental health evaluation shall share all collateral records with the licensed clinical mental health professional making the certification and shall attest that all collateral records have been provided before the evaluation. Provides that the licensed clinical mental health professional shall attest that the licensed clinical mental health professional has requested, received, reviewed, and considered all of the person's collateral records in making the licensed clinical mental health professional's determination that the person is not a clear and present danger to self or others. Provides that the licensed clinical mental health professional shall identify the types of collateral records received. Requires the licensed clinical mental health professional to make all reasonable attempts to obtain collateral records, and, if no collateral records are obtained, requires the licensed clinical mental health professional to document the efforts used to obtain such collateral records. Provides that the results of the mental health evaluations that are performed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be transmitted to the Illinois State Police. Defines terms. House Amendment 1 to HB5209 - Tabled 5/20/2026 House Amendment 2 to HB5209 - Adopted 5/20/2026 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. House Amendment 3 to HB5209 - Pending 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 Posted May 21, 2026 at 04:14 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 04:14 PM The Senate is coming to oder.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 05:00 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 05:00 PM The House is coming to order. 112 members are present.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 05:04 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 05:04 PM The Senate is in recess for caucuses.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 06:05 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 06:05 PM SB2756 Wildlife Cd - Wildlife Rifle came up in the House, and passed with no questions and no debate.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 08:17 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 08:17 PM The House is in recess for committees. The Senate has been back about a half hour.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 08:51 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 08:51 PM The Senate stands adjourned until 5/25/2026 @ 4:00 PM. Session previously scheduled for 5/22 has been canceled.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 08:56 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 08:56 PM I'll be away for a bit.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM SB3329 Dom Violence Order - Violation is up in the House.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 11:40 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 11:40 PM Per the sponsor, the bill corrects typos, adds additional notice, and "clarifies" (read enhances) criminal penalties for violations. It is a trailer to Karina's law.
mauserme Posted May 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM Author Posted May 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM SB3329 is passed 78/28/0
mauserme Posted May 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM Author Posted May 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM The House stands adjourned 5/22/2026 @ 9:00 AM.
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