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| Bill | CRIM &CORR-FIREARM PURCHASE | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of one firearm, a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of 2 to 5 firearms at the same time or within a one year period, and a Class X felony with a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years for the purchase or attempted purchase of 6 or more firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm shall not receive a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 5524 | Illinois HB 5524 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2008-02-14 | 2008-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/a6e0f342-1e7e-4d20-b90d-e5cb65f059db | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5524&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36852&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 569db84efc3204239164817a9c794e76762a902c31a9842f0463ca5abd28449c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 5524 (95th) — CRIM &CORR-FIREARM PURCHASE
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of one firearm, a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony) for the purchase or attempted purchase of 2 to 5 firearms at the same time or within a one year period, and a Class X felony with a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years for the purchase or attempted purchase of 6 or more firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm shall not receive a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 90–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
filing - 2008-02-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-05 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-01 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- 2008-04-02 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- 2008-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- 2008-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2008-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- 2008-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2008-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2008-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- 2008-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- 2008-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2008-04-03 Removed from Short Debate Status
- 2008-04-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- 2008-04-03 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 090-001-017
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-08 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2008-04-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2008
reading-1 - 2008-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- 2008-04-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-16 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-04-16 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- 2008-04-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2008-05-15 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2008-05-15 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
- 2008-05-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- 2008-05-21 Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 22, 2008
- 2008-05-22 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 23, 2008
- 2008-05-23 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2008-05-23 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008
reading-3 - 2008-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2008-05-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2008-05-28 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-26 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 . . . . . . . . . 95-0882
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a6e0f342-1e7e-4d20-b90d-e5cb65f059db. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).