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type: "Bill"
title: "FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM"
description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person charged with certain weapon-related offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program under the Unified Code of Corrections or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or by a court of the State of Illinois may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card before receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program. Directs the Illinois State Police to issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such a person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program, provided the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Specifies that a FOID application made under this provision shall be approved or denied within 10 business days of receiving a court order or written notification from a State's Attorney that the person completed a diversionary program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 1899"
citation: "Illinois SB 1899 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elgie R. Sims, Jr.", "Justin Slaughter"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0509489b-5849-4ffc-8d19-e7f7d899aed8"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1899&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=161184&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "f4e6d791c99dcbafe25a266d68611614ce7a2c718618172ad2ac3f8d48e75a57"
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 1899 (104th) — FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person charged with certain weapon-related offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program under the Unified Code of Corrections or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or by a court of the State of Illinois may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card before receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program. Directs the Illinois State Police to issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such a person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program, provided the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Specifies that a FOID application made under this provision shall be approved or denied within 10 business days of receiving a court order or written notification from a State's Attorney that the person completed a diversionary program.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1899.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1899eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1899ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1899sam001.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1899sam002.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1899enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **550** (pass) · upper
- Restorative Justice & Public Safety — **100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Executive — **130** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **9711** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **130** (pass) · upper
- Executive — **120** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — primary (person)
- Justin Slaughter — primary (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2025-03-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- **2025-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2025-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2025-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000
- **2025-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025
- **2025-04-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2025-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-10** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2025-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee
- **2025-05-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-01** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 010-000-000
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-011-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-26** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2025-05-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2025-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2025
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. `filing`
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
- **2025-05-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
- **2025-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 055-000-000
- **2025-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2025-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-31** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2025-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0398 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0509489b-5849-4ffc-8d19-e7f7d899aed8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).