---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARM OWNERS ID-TASERS"
description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Requires a person to have a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued in his or her own name by the Department of State Police in order to acquire or possess a stun gun or taser. Exempts certain military, law enforcement, and other specified persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 1962"
citation: "Illinois SB 1962 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-25"
last_action: "2005-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bec0faf4-1953-42d2-99b9-8136e08d695c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1962&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=20388&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "f9edf36187673d0badcb64f57adf43835b5158b231d1353bbb9c487a8e79a51c"
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 1962 (94th) — FIREARM OWNERS ID-TASERS

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Requires a person to have a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued in his or her own name by the Department of State Police in order to acquire or possess a stun gun or taser. Exempts certain military, law enforcement, and other specified persons.

## 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=09400SB1962&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20388&DocNum=1962&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1962eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20388&DocNum=1962&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1962enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=20388&DocNum=1962&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Amendments, Amendment 1 — **110–5** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2005-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Schoenberg `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-04-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-04-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2005-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-05-10** Re-assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-10** Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-001-001 `committee-failure`
- **2005-05-18** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2005-05-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-002-002 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2005-05-25** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-25** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 28, 2005
- **2005-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2005-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Held in Judiciary
- **2005-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Non-Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2005-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules; 3-9(b) `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-28** Senate Non-Concurs 01
- **2005-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Non-Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2005-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2005-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Recede Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 House Recedes 110-005-001
- **2005-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-03** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0006 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bec0faf4-1953-42d2-99b9-8136e08d695c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).