---
type: "Bill"
title: "PROBATION OFFICER-TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the prohibitions on carrying concealed firearms or firearms in a vehicle and carrying firearms on a public way do not apply to parole agents and parole supervisors who meet certain qualifications and conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 202"
citation: "Illinois HB 202 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-01-14"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5909037f-5a17-4756-bb2c-052c61867e63"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=202&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40246&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3e69d1a1388af0b9d6cf4eea173ceb09455f33deede229f1abec07f50734ac5b"
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 202 (96th) — PROBATION OFFICER-TRAINING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the prohibitions on carrying concealed firearms or firearms in a vehicle and carrying firearms on a public way do not apply to parole agents and parole supervisors who meet certain qualifications and conditions.

## 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=09600HB0202&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40246&DocNum=202&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0202eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40246&DocNum=202&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0202enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40246&DocNum=202&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **67–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-10** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed 067-040-004
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2009-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0230 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5909037f-5a17-4756-bb2c-052c61867e63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).