---
type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARMS-MINORS-FELONY"
description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a minor subject to a delinquency petition filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony is ineligible for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that the ineligibility continues through adulthood."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1536"
citation: "Illinois HB 1536 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6bb4b91-142b-4e5e-b115-9686d8bf23a9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1536&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2321&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c8b5b627c7a3ff11160caa89667d2d9f7d4ba780081ce482a9113bf2fbe3f187"
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 1536 (93rd) — FIREARMS-MINORS-FELONY

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a minor subject to a delinquency petition filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony is ineligible for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that the ineligibility continues through adulthood.

## 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=09300HB1536&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2321&DocNum=1536&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1536eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2321&DocNum=1536&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1536enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2321&DocNum=1536&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **93–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- James T. Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Susana Mendoza — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Susana Mendoza `filing`
- **2003-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2003-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-006-017 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2003-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
- **2003-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 19, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
- **2003-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2003-03-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 29, 2003
- **2003-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-01** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0367 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6bb4b91-142b-4e5e-b115-9686d8bf23a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).