---
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 2386"
citation: "Illinois SB 2386 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0dffa37a-18d8-443a-a750-650f36a66a79"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2386&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8536&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "50916a48406dcfb3179fdd960126d19e564b70dee10496c83dfcc02f496d7b6d"
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 2386 (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=09300SB2386&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8536&DocNum=2386&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2386eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8536&DocNum=2386&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2386enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8536&DocNum=2386&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Careen Gordon — cosponsor (person)
- George P. Shadid — primary (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Bailey — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
- Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Kurtz — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid `filing`
- **2004-02-03** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Vince Demuzio
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2004-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-02-09** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward Petka
- **2004-02-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000 `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
- **2004-02-18** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2004-02-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2004-02-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **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 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
- **2004-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2004-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Shadid `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-03-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-04-20** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-04-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2004-05-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-28** Effective Date July 28, 2004
- **2004-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0832 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0dffa37a-18d8-443a-a750-650f36a66a79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).