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| Bill | CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR | Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant has completed firearms training as required under the Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person guilty of this violation is not eligible for court supervision. Provides that the Department of State Police shall permanently revoke the firearms instructor certification of a person convicted of this violation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 4290 | Illinois HB 4290 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2014-01-23 | 2014-08-15 | openstates | ocd-bill/36d9f3cd-0cc1-4988-b2e4-26aaff551c72 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4290&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=78460&SessionID=85&GA=98 | f8058bb3e4cc400c93b918f656a6732e15fcce837e39b4a73076e8bceadbfd44 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4290 (98th) — CERTIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant has completed firearms training as required under the Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person guilty of this violation is not eligible for court supervision. Provides that the Department of State Police shall permanently revoke the firearms instructor certification of a person convicted of this violation. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 109–2 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2014-01-23 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
filing - 2014-01-24 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-01-24 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2014-01-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2014-02-04 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- 2014-02-11 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-02-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- 2014-02-26 To Firearms Subcommittee
- 2014-03-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 015-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2014-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2014-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2014-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-001
reading-3, passage - 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2014-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- 2014-03-28 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2014-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-03-28 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
- 2014-03-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2014-03-28 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2014-04-23 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2014-04-29 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2014-05-07 Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2014
- 2014-05-08 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2014-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2014
- 2014-05-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- 2014-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2014-05-20 Passed Both Houses
- 2014-05-30 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- 2014-06-18 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2014-08-15 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2014-08-15 Effective Date August 15, 2014
- 2014-08-15 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0899
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/36d9f3cd-0cc1-4988-b2e4-26aaff551c72. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).