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| Bill | CRIM CD-WEAPONS-BILLY | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful to carry or possess a billy on or about one's person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode or fixed place of business (rather than to carry or possess a billy with the intent to use the billy unlawfully against another person). Also prohibits the carrying or possession of a billy, pistol, revolver, stun gun, or taser in a building owned or operated by a county government. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 4206 | Illinois HB 4206 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 43 | 3 | 2007-12-17 | 2008-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/d1b41993-4197-44d3-873f-5a5d87b58804 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4206&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34611&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 4534254636daf51ed61a57626744b17263dfecb5159209ed9877e0289d330d36 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4206 (95th) — CRIM CD-WEAPONS-BILLY
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful to carry or possess a billy on or about one's person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode or fixed place of business (rather than to carry or possess a billy with the intent to use the billy unlawfully against another person). Also prohibits the carrying or possession of a billy, pistol, revolver, stun gun, or taser in a building owned or operated by a county government.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-12-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
filing - 2007-12-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-12-17 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-02-06 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
amendment-introduction - 2008-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2008-03-06 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
amendment-introduction - 2008-04-02 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2008-04-08 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2008-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2008-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2008
reading-1 - 2008-04-10 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- 2008-04-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-16 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2008-05-08 Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- 2008-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
amendment-introduction - 2008-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- 2008-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2008-05-13 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- 2008-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- 2008-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008
reading-3 - 2008-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-29 Arrived in House
introduction - 2008-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2008-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2008-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- 2008-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- 2008-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-30 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2009
- 2008-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0885
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d1b41993-4197-44d3-873f-5a5d87b58804. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).