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HB1343

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FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL

What this bill does

Repeals the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Sponsor: Paul Jacobs Chamber: House Introduced: 2025-01-14
Stuck
P(Advance)
4.0%
Chance it ever reaches a milestone (committee, floor, etc.). Not “next step.”
P(Law)
0.9%
Chance it becomes law given where it is now (stage, momentum).
Forecast
1.8%
Low P(law) at intro — sponsor & topic only; no progress or delay.
Confidence: 96%

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Pipeline Progress

Current stage: In Committee · Last action 365 days ago · STAGNANT

How does a bill become law in Illinois?
  1. Introduction of Bill

    A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.

  2. Committee Work — Hearings

    The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.

  3. Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report

    The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.

  4. Floor Debate

    The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.

  5. Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber

    If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.

  6. Gubernatorial Action

    The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.

Sponsor Context

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts to the people on this bill, not Moneyball and not earmarked to the bill.

Money is campaign receipts to matched candidate committees, not earmarked to this bill. Window 2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13.

$214,188.89 Across sponsors / voters
3 Members with trails
6 Overlapping donors

Sponsor and voter funding

Member Role Receipts Total received Top donors
Paul Jacobs Chief sponsor 56 $102,313.89 Paul Jacobs ($25,000.00); Illinois Optometric Association ($16,150.00); Realtor Political Action Committee ($10,000.00)
Patrick Windhorst Sponsor 173 $110,375.00 Realtor PAC ($7,500.00); Downstate Operators Joint Labor/Mgmt PAC ($5,000.00); Health Care of IL PAC ($5,000.00)
Blaine Wilhour Sponsor 2 $1,500.00 Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 ($1,000.00); Illinois Policy PAC ($500.00)

Overlapping donors

Donors who gave to more than one sponsor or voter on this bill. Still not earmarked to the bill.

Donor Members Total
Ameren Illinois PAC Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs $6,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs $3,000.00
Vistra Corp Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs $1,500.00
Illinois Lawyers PAC Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs $1,500.00
Michael Painter Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs $1,000.00
Sorling, Northrup, Hanna Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs $550.00

Top donors across these members

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Paul Jacobs Representative State of Illinois 1 $25,000.00
Illinois Optometric Association — — 3 $16,150.00
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 1 $10,000.00
Realtor PAC — — 2 $7,500.00
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement — — 7 $7,001.81
Ameren Illinois PAC — — 4 $6,000.00
Hal Pearlman Retired Unemployed/Retired 1 $5,000.00
Downstate Operators Joint Labor/Mgmt PAC — — 2 $5,000.00
Health Care of IL PAC — — 1 $5,000.00
David & Katherine Asbery Physicain Self Employed 2 $4,000.00
Comcast — — 2 $4,000.00
IMHA PAC — — 2 $3,500.00
AMEREN ILLINOIS — — 2 $3,000.00
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC — — 3 $3,000.00
Chicago J Dineen Lodge 7 PAC — — 1 $3,000.00
Citizens For Patrick Windhorst — — 2 $2,825.00
E.T. Simonds Construction Company — — 1 $2,500.00
E.T. Simonds Construction Co — — 1 $2,500.00
IL State Med Society PAC — — 2 $2,500.00
Lomalex Business Enterprises Series EQ LP — — 1 $2,300.00
ISAPAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Operator Action Fund Local 318 — — 2 $2,000.00
Amazon.com Services — — 2 $2,000.00
Illinois Hospital Assoc PAC — — 3 $2,000.00
Associated Fire Fighters PAC — — 2 $2,000.00

Hearings

This bill has not been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Action History

5 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-10-10 — Added Co-SponsorRep. Blaine Wilhour. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.

2025-01-14 Introduction & Filing
Filed with the Clerk byRep. Paul Jacobs House Rule 6(b)
Bill officially submitted to the House Clerk during the session.
2025-01-28 Introduction & Filing
First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38
Formal introduction — title read into the official record. Required procedural step; bill now exists in the system.
2025-01-28 Committee Assignment
Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a)
Sent to a committee (usually Rules in the House, Assignments in the Senate). The gatekeeping step — Rules/Assignments decides which substantive committee hears the bill.
2025-02-20 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Patrick Windhorst Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.
2025-10-10 Co-Sponsorship Mild +
Added Co-SponsorRep. Blaine Wilhour Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a)
A legislator adds their name as co-sponsor, signaling public support for the bill.

All actions (table)

Date Chamber Action Category Signal
2025-01-14 House Filed with the Clerk byRep. Paul Jacobs House Rule 6(b) Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-28 House First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 Introduction & Filing —
2025-01-28 House Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) Committee Assignment —
2025-02-20 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Patrick Windhorst Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +
2025-10-10 House Added Co-SponsorRep. Blaine Wilhour Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) Co-Sponsorship Mild +