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Bill	CRIM CD&AIR RIFLE-AIR RIFLE	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an assault using an air rifle constitutes aggravated assault. Provides that the penalty for aggravated battery involving the use of a firearm does not include an air rifle as defined by the Air Rifle Act. Amends the Air Rifle Act. Eliminates the maximum $50 fine that may be imposed for violation of the Act by a person who is not a dealer of air rifles. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	SB 211	Illinois SB 211 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	42	2	2009-02-03	2009-08-10	openstates	ocd-bill/b6f5a205-df8b-41ea-8ec4-12988a0506d2	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=211&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40702&SessionID=76&GA=96	0512b59c33dcad5fd554663be5da64c3dc48c2a1b46817268cefa16287aab4c1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 211 (96th) — CRIM CD&AIR RIFLE-AIR RIFLE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an assault using an air rifle constitutes aggravated assault. Provides that the penalty for aggravated battery involving the use of a firearm does not include an air rifle as defined by the Air Rifle Act. Amends the Air Rifle Act. Eliminates the maximum $50 fine that may be imposed for violation of the Act by a person who is not a dealer of air rifles. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Careen M. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
• Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
• Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
• Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
• Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2009-02-03 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins filing
• 2009-02-03 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-02-03 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-02-10 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2009-02-19 Held in Criminal Law
• 2009-02-26 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2009-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins amendment-introduction
• 2009-03-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2009-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2009-03-05 To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
• 2009-03-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2009-03-12 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009
• 2009-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2009-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009
• 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-04-02 Arrived in House introduction
• 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. André M. Thapedi
• 2009-04-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2009-04-02 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-14 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
• 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2009-04-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
• 2009-04-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2009-04-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-04-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
• 2009-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2009-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2009-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
• 2009-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2009-04-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
• 2009-05-05 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
• 2009-05-12 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2009-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2009-05-13 Passed Both Houses
• 2009-06-11 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2009-08-10 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2009-08-10 Effective Date August 10, 2009
• 2009-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0201 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6f5a205-df8b-41ea-8ec4-12988a0506d2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).