---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-WEAPONS-FELON-IMPRISON"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon who is not confined to a penal institution or who is on parole or mandatory supervised release is an offense for which the person shall receive a mandatory sentence of imprisonment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1589"
citation: "Illinois SB 1589 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b90ed1f-ea2f-4eb4-9786-414c3818dc13"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1589&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57489&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "785da102131e9cd9a3bb458f1b20c1ad3395052ea12609109d31e6e294ed55a6"
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 1589 (97th) — CRIM CD-WEAPONS-FELON-IMPRISON

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon who is not confined to a penal institution or who is on parole or mandatory supervised release is an offense for which the person shall receive a mandatory sentence of imprisonment.

## 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=09700SB1589&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57489&DocNum=1589&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1589eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57489&DocNum=1589&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1589enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57489&DocNum=1589&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2011
- **2011-03-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-08** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-14** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2011-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2011-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2011-05-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0237 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b90ed1f-ea2f-4eb4-9786-414c3818dc13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).