---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FIREARM VIOLATIONS"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2165"
citation: "Illinois SB 2165 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 80
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2004-01-14"
last_action: "2004-11-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17f77ac6-2492-4282-ac69-ec881c77ba22"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2165&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=7961&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "08ba46a9c00a1596b14490aa389653335196a92adf77657f20c9ebe2bcc46195"
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 2165 (93rd) — CRIM CD-FIREARM VIOLATIONS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to a violation of a municipal ordinance that prohibits, regulates, or restricts the private ownership of firearms if the individual who is charged with the violation used the firearm in an act of self-defense or defense of another. 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=09300SB2165&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7961&DocNum=2165&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2165eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7961&DocNum=2165&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2165enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7961&DocNum=2165&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Motion — **40–18** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **38–20** (pass) · upper
- Motion — **85–30** (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — **90–25** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **41–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Petka — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
- Ricca Slone — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Cultra — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward Petka `filing`
- **2004-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-01-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2004-02-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2004-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward Petka `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2004-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2004-02-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2004
- **2004-02-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- **2004-02-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben
- **2004-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2004-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2004
- **2004-02-24** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
- **2004-02-26** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2004-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2004-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 038-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2004-04-27** Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ricca Slone
- **2004-04-30** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2004
- **2004-05-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-05-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-06** Motion Withdrawn Rep. John E. Bradley; Withdrawn
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-025-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-05-13** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2004-05-13** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2004-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 17, 2004
- **2004-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Edward Petka `filing`
- **2004-05-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 006-004-000
- **2004-05-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2004-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 041-016-000
- **2004-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-20** Governor Vetoed `executive-veto`
- **2004-11-05** Placed Calendar Total Veto November 8, 2004
- **2004-11-05** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Edward Petka
- **2004-11-09** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2004-11-09** Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 040-018-000
- **2004-11-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-11-10** Placed on Calendar Total Veto November 16, 2004
- **2004-11-10** Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-11-16** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2004-11-16** Override Governor Veto - House Passed 085-030-001
- **2004-11-16** Both Houses Override Total Veto `veto-override-passage`
- **2004-11-19** Effective Date November 16, 2004
- **2004-11-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-1048 `became-law`
- **2004-11-22** Removed Alt Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17f77ac6-2492-4282-ac69-ec881c77ba22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).