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type: "Bill"
title: "FIREARM OWNERS ID-FIREARM"
description: "Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Excludes from the definition of \"firearm\", any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or (rather than and) which has a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4063"
citation: "Illinois HB 4063 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2012-01-24"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e71f6987-e628-4f9b-9f57-efe1a1e7b610"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4063&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=63317&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4d9d0c01ddcf678eddf46ea2dfabad39f1931bd102fca7ef27cbbef4384e3670"
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 4063 (97th) — FIREARM OWNERS ID-FIREARM
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Excludes from the definition of "firearm", any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or (rather than and) which has a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second. 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=09700HB4063&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63317&DocNum=4063&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4063eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63317&DocNum=4063&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4063enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=63317&DocNum=4063&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Harris — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2012-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-02-06** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2012-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. David Harris
- **2012-03-21** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2012-03-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 28, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2012-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date July 13, 2012
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0776 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e71f6987-e628-4f9b-9f57-efe1a1e7b610`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).