---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARM OWNERS-ORDINANCES"
description: "FIREARM OWNERS-ORDINANCES"
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "92nd"
identifier: "HB 542"
citation: "Illinois HB 542 (92nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2001-02-01T00:00:00-06:00"
last_action: "2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50a18158-8bb2-440d-a821-84a55cb399be"
source_url: "http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/92gatoc.html"
source_hash: "cf06427dc1ed7320c3488224735a3e0644d7de70415801d64119d3afce469b90"
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 542 (92nd) — FIREARM OWNERS-ORDINANCES

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0542** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/hbgroups/hb/920HB0542LV.html)

## Sponsors

- BERNS — cosponsor (person)
- BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- JONES,JOHN — cosponsor (person)
- MYERS — cosponsor (person)
- RIGHTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2001-02-01T00:00:00-06:00** FILED WITH CLERK `introduction`
- **2001-02-05T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2001-02-05T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2001-02-21T00:00:00-06:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL `referral-committee`
- **2001-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-003-001 HJUB
- **2001-03-16T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE `reading-2`
- **2001-03-20T00:00:00-06:00** PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE
- **2001-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BLACK
- **2001-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,JOHN
- **2001-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BERNS
- **2001-03-22T00:00:00-06:00** THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 101-013-001 `reading-3`
- **2001-03-27T00:00:00-06:00** ARRIVE IN SENATE
- **2001-03-27T00:00:00-06:00** PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-28
- **2001-03-27T00:00:00-06:00** CHIEF SPONSOR MYERS
- **2001-03-27T00:00:00-06:00** FIRST READING `reading-1`
- **2001-03-27T00:00:00-06:00** REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-06T00:00:00-05:00** ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2001-04-18T00:00:00-05:00** TO SUBCOMMITTEE
- **2001-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** DO PASS 008-000-002 SJUD
- **2001-05-02T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-05-03
- **2001-05-03T00:00:00-05:00** SECOND READING `reading-2`
- **2001-05-03T00:00:00-05:00** PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-05-08
- **2001-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** THIRD READING - PASSED 048-004-004 `reading-3`
- **2001-05-09T00:00:00-05:00** PASSED BOTH HOUSES
- **2001-06-07T00:00:00-05:00** SENT TO THE GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00** GOVERNOR APPROVED `executive-signature`
- **2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00** EFFECTIVE DATE 01-08-03
- **2001-08-03T00:00:00-05:00** PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0238

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50a18158-8bb2-440d-a821-84a55cb399be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).