---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-SWITCHBLADES"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides an exemption from the prohibition on sale, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of a switchblade knife to a person who possesses a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police or to a person or an entity engaged in the business of selling or manufacturing switchblade knives. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 607"
citation: "Illinois SB 607 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aea5c6f-5130-45f1-a153-2377cdddae59"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=607&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100589&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "c47379972ee931b32ff818bc3d27b7a3efdc29e61ae4eabbcd6f12e6a523d545"
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 SB 607 (100th) — CRIM CD-SWITCHBLADES

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides an exemption from the prohibition on sale, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of a switchblade knife to a person who possesses a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police or to a person or an entity engaged in the business of selling or manufacturing switchblade knives. 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=10000SB0607&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100589&DocNum=607&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0607eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100589&DocNum=607&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0607enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100589&DocNum=607&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Bivins — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2017-03-01** Do Pass Criminal Law; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
- **2017-03-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2017
- **2017-04-05** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-04-05** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2017-04-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2017-05-18** Motion - Move to Previous Question Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2017-05-18** Motion Prevailed
- **2017-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-045-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0082 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aea5c6f-5130-45f1-a153-2377cdddae59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).