---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM &CORR-FIREARM PURCHASE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of one firearm, a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of 2 to 5 firearms at the same time or within a one year period, and a Class X felony with a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years for the purchase or attempted purchase of 6 or more firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm shall not receive a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 5524"
citation: "Illinois HB 5524 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6e0f342-1e7e-4d20-b90d-e5cb65f059db"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5524&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36852&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "569db84efc3204239164817a9c794e76762a902c31a9842f0463ca5abd28449c"
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 5524 (95th) — CRIM &CORR-FIREARM PURCHASE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of one firearm, a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of 2 to 5 firearms at the same time or within a one year period, and a Class X felony with a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years for the purchase or attempted purchase of 6 or more firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm shall not receive a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge.

## 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=09500HB5524&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36852&DocNum=5524&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5524eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36852&DocNum=5524&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5524enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36852&DocNum=5524&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2008-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2008-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2008-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-04-03** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2008-04-03** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 090-001-017 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2008-05-15** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-15** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
- **2008-05-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2008-05-21** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2008
- **2008-05-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2008-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0882 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6e0f342-1e7e-4d20-b90d-e5cb65f059db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).