Illinois General Assembly 5/27/2026

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Reserved for updates.

 

 

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Yesterday, the second day of the final 7 days of Spring Session, was as quiet as the first.
 
 
The House is scheduled for 12:00 Noon today, and Senate for 11:00 AM.
 
 
 
Next Days Scheduled
 
House:  5/28/2026
 
Senate: 5/28/2026
   
 
  
  
House Calendar

 

House Supplemental Calendar 1

 
 
Senate Calendar
 

Senate Supplemental Calendar 1

 

 

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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, DeLaRosa, Lilly,  Mason, Faver Dias
 
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
 
 
 
 
 

[countyline]

Are we expecting a late-night vote this weekend? Isn't Sunday the last of session (for now)?

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On 5/27/2026 at 8:36 AM, countyline said:

Are we expecting a late-night vote this weekend? Isn't Sunday the last of session (for now)?

 

Yes, Sunday is the last day of Spring Session.  They typically stay 'till midnight.  I expect that's what will happen again.

 

They can extend beyond 5/31 but the vote threshold would go up, or effective dates would need to be changed on some bills.

 

 

 

 

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I almost forget to mention that today's proceedings will include a joint session "for the purpose of welcoming and celebrating retiring United States Senator Richard J. Durbin and to invite him to address the General Assembly."

 

 

 

 

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The Senate is coming to order.

 

 

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The Senate is in recess, making their way to the House chamber for the joint session.  They will return "for committees, reports, and maybe second readings".

 

 

 

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The House is coming to order.

 

114 members are present.

 

 

 

 

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And the joint session begins ...

 

 

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This is actually pretty sad.  Mr. Durbin is rambling on and on about his life and things he considers high points of his career, hoping someone still gives a sh...   I doubt that there's a single issue I ever agreed with him on and I'm glad to see him retire but, right now, I feel sorry for a feeble old man.

 

 

 

 

 

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The joint session is finished and the House is in recess for photo ops.

 

 

[Felixd]

Mauserme. You are a better man than I. I find it impossible to feel sorry for one of the most morally and politically corrupt people in our countries history. The Illinois machine made him and his pay back to them was a bobbling head. With time the strings that animate him have grown invisible, but what has done, or failed to do, makes him the envy of AOC. He’s only an American by accident of birth. 

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It was sort of like seeing Voldemort in the fetal position in the Deathly Hallows.  Even knowing his history, the image evokes simultaneous compassion and disgust.

 

 

 

 

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The House is in recess until 4 PM, for committees.

 

 

 

[springfield shooter]

My clearest memory of Dick Durbin is him comparing our troops to Pol Pot. And then the Mayor Daley of that time (whose son was an Army Ranger) rightfully took grave exception to it. When Durbin started backtracking, I thought that I got a pretty good idea where the real political power in this state was. 

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Well, no one is back yet.  I'll be away for a while now, too.

 

 

[Dumak_from_arfcom]

On 5/27/2026 at 1:06 PM, mauserme said:

This is actually pretty sad.  Mr. Durbin is rambling on and on about his life and things he considers high points of his career, hoping someone still gives a sh...   I doubt that there's a single issue I ever agreed with him on and I'm glad to see him retire but, right now, I feel sorry for a feeble old man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Durbin was a great example of what the DNC wants and expects from its Representatives and Senators. I'm surprised they aren't building a statue for him. 

[rmart]

Oh, now you dunnit...

[mauserme]

The House stands adjourned until 5/28/2026 @ 12:00 Noon.

 

The Senate previously adjourned.