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+type: "Bill"
+title: "FIREARM OWNERS ID-FIREARM"
+description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Excludes from the definition of \"firearm\", any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or (rather than and) which has a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "HB 4063"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4063 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2012-01-24"
+last_action: "2012-07-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e71f6987-e628-4f9b-9f57-efe1a1e7b610"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4063&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63317&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "4d9d0c01ddcf678eddf46ea2dfabad39f1931bd102fca7ef27cbbef4384e3670"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 4063 (97th) — FIREARM OWNERS ID-FIREARM
+
+Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Excludes from the definition of "firearm", any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or (rather than and) which has a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4063&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63317&DocNum=4063&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4063eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63317&DocNum=4063&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4063enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63317&DocNum=4063&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2012-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
+- **2012-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-01-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
+- **2012-02-06** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
+- **2012-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
+- **2012-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. David Harris
+- **2012-03-21** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
+- **2012-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
+- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
+- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
+- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
+- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2012-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2012
+- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0776 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e71f6987-e628-4f9b-9f57-efe1a1e7b610`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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