5941153bb7
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
109 lines
6.7 KiB
Markdown
109 lines
6.7 KiB
Markdown
---
|
||
type: "Bill"
|
||
title: "CRIM &CORR-FIREARM PURCHASE"
|
||
description: "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."
|
||
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
|
||
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
|
||
session: "95th"
|
||
identifier: "HB 5524"
|
||
citation: "Illinois HB 5524 (95th)"
|
||
classification: ["bill"]
|
||
subjects: []
|
||
status: "enacted"
|
||
primary_sponsors: []
|
||
version_count: 3
|
||
action_count: 45
|
||
vote_count: 2
|
||
first_action: "2008-02-14"
|
||
last_action: "2008-08-22"
|
||
source: "openstates"
|
||
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6e0f342-1e7e-4d20-b90d-e5cb65f059db"
|
||
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5524&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=36852&SessionID=51&GA=95"
|
||
source_hash: "569db84efc3204239164817a9c794e76762a902c31a9842f0463ca5abd28449c"
|
||
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 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.
|
||
|
||
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5524&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36852&DocNum=5524&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
|
||
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5524eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36852&DocNum=5524&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
|
||
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB5524enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=36852&DocNum=5524&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
|
||
|
||
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6e0f342-1e7e-4d20-b90d-e5cb65f059db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
|
||
|