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type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARM OWNERS ID-MILITARY"
description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt from the application fee. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4198"
citation: "Illinois HB 4198 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-27"
last_action: "2009-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f51a09a-d43a-40cc-88e3-2520cd8f8e4a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4198&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=47068&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "96e47ffae9d497ac7a919095005214cf4a6fa8298db0e3f057ba2ee0ec24e8c0"
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 4198 (96th) — FIREARM OWNERS ID-MILITARY
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt from the application fee. 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=09600HB4198&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47068&DocNum=4198&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4198eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47068&DocNum=4198&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4198enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=47068&DocNum=4198&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ron Stephens `filing`
- **2009-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy Ramey, Jr.
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry L. Mitchell
- **2009-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2009-04-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2009
- **2009-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0091 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f51a09a-d43a-40cc-88e3-2520cd8f8e4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).