---
type: "Bill"
title: "CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR"
description: "Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant has completed firearms training as required under the Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person guilty of this violation is not eligible for court supervision. Provides that the Department of State Police shall permanently revoke the firearms instructor certification of a person convicted of this violation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 4290"
citation: "Illinois HB 4290 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-01-23"
last_action: "2014-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36d9f3cd-0cc1-4988-b2e4-26aaff551c72"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4290&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78460&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "f8058bb3e4cc400c93b918f656a6732e15fcce837e39b4a73076e8bceadbfd44"
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 4290 (98th) — CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant has completed firearms training as required under the Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person guilty of this violation is not eligible for court supervision. Provides that the Department of State Police shall permanently revoke the firearms instructor certification of a person convicted of this violation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB4290&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78460&DocNum=4290&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4290eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78460&DocNum=4290&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB4290enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=78460&DocNum=4290&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–2** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-01-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. `filing`
- **2014-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-01-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2014-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2014-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2014-02-26** To Firearms Subcommittee
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2014-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2014-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2014-03-28** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- **2014-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- **2014-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2014-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2014-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2014
- **2014-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0899 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36d9f3cd-0cc1-4988-b2e4-26aaff551c72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).