republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5682.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-SECURITY-TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the statute exempting from an unlawful use of weapons violation or an aggravated unlawful use of a weapon violation, persons licensed as private security contractors, private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or employed by an agency certified by the Department of Professional Regulation, if their duties include the carrying of a weapon, deletes provision that the Department of Professional Regulation shall provide suitable documentation demonstrating the successful completion of the prescribed firearms training and that the documentation shall be carried at all times when those persons are in possession of a concealable weapon. Provides that the licensed person shall be considered eligible for the exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that conditions for the renewal of firearm control cards issued under these provisions shall be the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that the firearm control card shall be carried by the licensed person at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5682"
citation: "Illinois HB 5682 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64d967f3-49e5-4989-8d42-2dc5b599bfbb"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5682&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66162&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2bda4562b95ccd1ef0cde3e012074c3ebe618a95e3146acbed12a566207b253c"
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 5682 (97th) — CRIM CD-SECURITY-TRAINING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the statute exempting from an unlawful use of weapons violation or an aggravated unlawful use of a weapon violation, persons licensed as private security contractors, private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or employed by an agency certified by the Department of Professional Regulation, if their duties include the carrying of a weapon, deletes provision that the Department of Professional Regulation shall provide suitable documentation demonstrating the successful completion of the prescribed firearms training and that the documentation shall be carried at all times when those persons are in possession of a concealable weapon. Provides that the licensed person shall be considered eligible for the exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that conditions for the renewal of firearm control cards issued under these provisions shall be the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that the firearm control card shall be carried by the licensed person at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon.

## 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=09700HB5682&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66162&DocNum=5682&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5682eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66162&DocNum=5682&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5682enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66162&DocNum=5682&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **95–11** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Scott E. Penny — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Scott E. Penny `filing`
- **2012-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-011-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Held in Public Health
- **2012-05-01** Do Pass Public Health; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2012-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1010 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64d967f3-49e5-4989-8d42-2dc5b599bfbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).