---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARMS-PURCHASE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty provisions of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm apply to attempting to purchase firearms in violation of the statute. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 312"
citation: "Illinois HB 312 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-01-23"
last_action: "2003-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e36b992-327b-4d7e-9d36-f5f9bca53a4b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=312&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=642&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "72301e829464e762db5c56dc415cf2eb8261a938bbbbab6e4e0b2cc83681c6be"
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 312 (93rd) — FIREARMS-PURCHASE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty provisions of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm apply to attempting to purchase firearms in violation of the statute. 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=09300HB0312&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=642&DocNum=312&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0312eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=642&DocNum=312&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0312enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=642&DocNum=312&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **37–20** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **112–4** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **107–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robin Kelly — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David E. Miller `filing`
- **2003-01-23** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2003-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2003-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. George Scully, Jr.
- **2003-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2003-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2003-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2003-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2003-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2003-02-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-02-20** Judicial Note Filed
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2003-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2003-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2003-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-07** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Passed; 037-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robin Kelly; Motion #1
- **2003-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-006-002
- **2003-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2003
- **2003-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0451 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e36b992-327b-4d7e-9d36-f5f9bca53a4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).