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Bill UNLAWFUL POSSESSION WEAPONS Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the names of the offenses of unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of firearm projectiles, and unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone to unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, persistent unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearm projectiles, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone. Provides that if any person before the effective date of the amendatory Act has been arrested, charged, prosecuted, convicted, or sentenced for unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of firearm projectiles, or unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone, the changes of the names and the defendants to unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, persistent unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearm projectiles, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone, shall retroactively be made in any criminal background records maintained by the Illinois State Police, law enforcement agencies, clerks of the circuit court, and any other State agencies providing criminal background information to the public under specified timelines. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2025. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 4500 Illinois HB 4500 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 4500 (103rd) — UNLAWFUL POSSESSION WEAPONS

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the names of the offenses of unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of firearm projectiles, and unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone to unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, persistent unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearm projectiles, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone. Provides that if any person before the effective date of the amendatory Act has been arrested, charged, prosecuted, convicted, or sentenced for unlawful use of weapons, unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of firearm projectiles, or unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone, the changes of the names and the defendants to unlawful possession of weapons, unlawful possession of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections facilities, aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, persistent unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of firearm projectiles, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone, shall retroactively be made in any criminal background records maintained by the Illinois State Police, law enforcement agencies, clerks of the circuit court, and any other State agencies providing criminal background information to the public under specified timelines. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2025.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Executive — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 95 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence — 1060 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading, Amendment 1 — 85 (pass) · lower
  • Executive — 120 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 6836 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Javier L. Cervantes — primary (person)
  • Kam Buckner — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Lilian Jiménez — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
  • Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
  • Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
  • Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
  • Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-01-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner filing
  • 2024-01-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2024-01-31 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-01-31 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2024-03-05 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
  • 2024-03-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 009-005-000
  • 2024-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-04-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  • 2024-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner amendment-introduction
  • 2024-04-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2024-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  • 2024-04-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  • 2024-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-04-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  • 2024-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
  • 2024-04-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-036-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2024-04-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2024-04-24 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-24 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-04-30 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
  • 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  • 2024-04-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  • 2024-04-30 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
  • 2024-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes amendment-introduction
  • 2024-05-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2024-05-01 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  • 2024-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  • 2024-05-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
  • 2024-05-10 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
  • 2024-05-14 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  • 2024-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2024-05-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-05-15 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000
  • 2024-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2024 reading-2
  • 2024-05-16 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2024-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2024
  • 2024-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  • 2024-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2024-05-17 Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 24, 2024
  • 2024-05-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
  • 2024-05-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  • 2024-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2024-05-22 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2024-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2024-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Kam Buckner
  • 2024-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  • 2024-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  • 2024-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 106-000-000
  • 2024-05-25 House Concurs
  • 2024-05-25 Passed Both Houses
  • 2024-06-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  • 2024-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2024-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2025
  • 2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0822 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a81b3aa9-94ae-4a31-941c-53449f9e4142. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).