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type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARM OWNERS ID-AMMO"
description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an Illinois resident may purchase ammunition from a person outside of Illinois. Provides that a resident purchasing ammunition outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a copy of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the ammunition. Provides that the ammunition may be shipped only to an address on either of those 2 documents. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 53"
citation: "Illinois SB 53 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8cf6f77-16b5-46a3-b044-227a281c5b2a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=53&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14688&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d75d59d4710a5a1430696a733c6d973ca0b2723fb45b3327ea78a3936fa6a1cf"
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 53 (94th) — FIREARM OWNERS ID-AMMO
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an Illinois resident may purchase ammunition from a person outside of Illinois. Provides that a resident purchasing ammunition outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a copy of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the ammunition. Provides that the ammunition may be shipped only to an address on either of those 2 documents. 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=09400SB0053&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14688&DocNum=53&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0053eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14688&DocNum=53&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0053enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14688&DocNum=53&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1121** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **523** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- William E. Peterson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Peterson `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 17, 2005
- **2005-02-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-02-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2005
- **2005-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2005-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2005-03-02** Third Reading - Passed; 052-003-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-02** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-02** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2005-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2005-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2005-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-20** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 23, 2005.
- **2005-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William E. Peterson `filing`
- **2005-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-001
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2005
- **2005-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0571 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8cf6f77-16b5-46a3-b044-227a281c5b2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).