Translate
SB0008 - 104th General Assembly
SAFE GUN STORAGE
Last Action
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Laura Ellman - Ram Villivalam - Mike Simmons - Graciela Guzmán, Laura Fine, Laura M. Murphy, Karina Villa, Celina Villanueva, Adriane Johnson, Mary Edly-Allen, Mark L. Walker, Willie Preston, Michael E. Hastings, Sara Feigenholtz, Cristina Castro and Kimberly A. Lightford
House Sponsors
(Rep. Maura Hirschauer - Kevin John Olickal - Bob Morgan - Nabeela Syed - Rita Mayfield, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Janet Yang Rohr, Dagmara Avelar, Tracy Katz Muhl, Barbara Hernandez, Laura Faver Dias, Edgar González, Jr., Lilian Jiménez, Anna Moeller, La Shawn K. Ford, Terra Costa Howard, Martha Deuter, Joyce Mason, Abdelnasser Rashid, Norma Hernandez, Jawaharial Williams, Nicolle Grasse, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Michelle Mussman, Daniel Didech, Theresa Mah, Sharon Chung, Hoan Huynh, Yolonda Morris, Margaret Croke, Camille Y. Lilly, Mary Beth Canty, Kelly M. Cassidy, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Suzanne M. Ness and Debbie Meyers-Martin)
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
430 ILCS 65/3from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
430 ILCS 65/3.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1
430 ILCS 65/7.10 new
430 ILCS 65/8from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
430 ILCS 65/8.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1
430 ILCS 66/56 new
Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
Adds reference to:
Amends the Gun Trafficking Information Act. Provides that the publicly available reports on an ongoing bases of crimes committed with firearms, locations where the crimes occurred, the number of persons killed or injured in the commission of the crimes shall include those crimes whether or not a stolen firearm was used in the commission of the crimes. In the Criminal Code of 2012, deletes the amendatory changes to the possession of a stolen firearm and aggravated possession of stolen firearm statutes. In the firearms trafficking statute, deletes the provision that the trier of fact may, but is not required to, infer intent to transfer or deliver from transportation on an expressway in the State in a vehicle more than one stolen or converted firearm per occupants of the vehicle. In the firearms trafficking statute, includes as an element of the offense bringing, or causing to be brought, into the State, in a vehicle on an expressway in the State, more than one assault weapon that a person is prohibited from possession under the Code, per occupants of the vehicle. Changes various dates from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027. Provides that the report of lost or stolen firearms shall include the Firearm Owner's Identification Card number of the person making the report, if applicable. Provides that beginning January 1, 2027, the person who is not a federally license firearm dealer (rather than the Illinois State Police) shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are available for public access for individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that at the sentencing hearing the court shall make a finding of whether a firearm with a serial number reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible stolen firearms database was used in the commission of the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced. Provides that in cases in which the court finds that a firearm with a serial number reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly accessible database was used in the commission of the offense for which the defendant is being sentenced, the clerk of the court shall, within 5 days thereafter, forward a report of such conviction to the Illinois State Police Division of Justice Services.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3
In the Safe Gun Storage Act, provides that a provision concerning the storage of firearms does not apply (1) if the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person gains access to a firearm and uses it in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another; or (2) to any firearm obtained by a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person because of an unlawful entry of the premises by the minor, at-risk person, prohibited person or another person. In the amendatory changes to the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, provides that the sign posted in a conspicuous position on the certified licensee's premises must contain the warning that it is unlawful for the licensee to fail to report the loss or theft of the licensee's firearm to local law enforcement within 48 (rather than 72) hours. In the amendatory changes to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, provides that the violation applies to a person who fails 2 or more times to report a loss or theft of a firearm within 48 hours after the discovery of such loss or theft to local law enforcement as required under the Criminal Code of 2012. In the amendatory changes to the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm who fails to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 48 hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft, deletes a provision which specifies that, for a second or subsequent offense, the failure to report the loss or theft of the firearm within 48 hours of the discovery of such loss or theft shall result in revocation of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Adds a severability provision to the bill.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/13/2025 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 01/13/2025 | Senate | Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| 01/13/2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| 01/13/2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 01/16/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 01/30/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine |
| 02/19/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| 03/07/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| 03/12/2025 | Senate | Assigned to Executive |
| 03/21/2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000 |
| 04/03/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025 |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson |
| 04/04/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| 04/08/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive |
| 04/09/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000 |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ellman |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 033-019-000 |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| 04/10/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Arrived in House |
| 04/10/2025 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 04/11/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 04/11/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 04/14/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| 04/17/2025 | House | Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee |
| 04/21/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz |
| 04/30/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| 05/06/2025 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| 05/09/2025 | House | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| 05/13/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard |
| 05/23/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| 05/23/2025 | House | Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee |
| 05/23/2025 | House | Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Gun Violence Prevention Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-039-000 |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Gun Violence Prevention Committee; 009-005-000 |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/27/2025 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate |
| 05/28/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| 05/28/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 069-040-000 |
| 05/28/2025 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| 05/28/2025 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| 05/28/2025 | Senate | Passed Both Houses |