---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-DOM BATT FIREARMS"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes a provision allowing legally possessed firearms to be returned to a person that completes a sentence for a conviction on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 892"
citation: "Illinois HB 892 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e16f5f81-9cb4-4e21-8a8b-20612de9a3e9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=892&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15501&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "dc2c0627724b41aa1c380f329d86063e82580c736601ca20941aafc2cc72c4db"
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 892 (94th) — CRIM PRO-DOM BATT FIREARMS

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes a provision allowing legally possessed firearms to be returned to a person that completes a sentence for a conviction on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge.

## 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=09400HB0892&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15501&DocNum=892&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0892eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15501&DocNum=892&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0892enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15501&DocNum=892&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Edward D. Maloney — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- James F. Clayborne, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Sacia — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John J. Millner `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-10** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2005-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-02-18** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2005-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2005-02-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2005-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 1, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Peter J. Roskam
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0590 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e16f5f81-9cb4-4e21-8a8b-20612de9a3e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).