SB1899
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What this bill does
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person charged with certain weapon-related offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program under the Unified Code of Corrections or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or by a court of the State of Illinois may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card before receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program. Directs the Illinois State Police to issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such a person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program, provided the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Specifies that a FOID application made under this provision shall be approved or denied within 10 business days of receiving a court order or written notification from a State's Attorney that the person completed a diversionary program.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 237 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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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.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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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.
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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
Bills sponsored by Elgie R. Sims, Jr. advance 4% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
18 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Cameron | Self | Self | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-05-01 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-05-01 |
| Sharlyn Grace | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-05-01 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-04-24 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-04-24 |
| Sharlyn Grace | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-04-24 |
| Ed Sullivan | EOSullivan Consulting | Illinois State Rifle Association | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Josh Witkowski | XLN Services, LLC | SELF | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Kathleen Sances | Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Gun Violence Prevention PAC | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Michael Zalewski | Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, LLP | Illinois State's Attorney Association | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Miranda Hernandez | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Sharlyn Grace | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Yvette Loizon | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Proponent | Executive | 2025-04-03 |
| Miranda Hernandez | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-05-01 |
| Sharlyn Grace | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-05-01 |
| Yvette Loizon | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Cook County State's Attorney's Office | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-05-01 |
| Sharlyn Grace | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender | Proponent | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 2025-04-24 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| 2025-05-01 | H | Committee | Restorative Justice & Public Safety | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 10 | — |
| 2025-05-23 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 97 | 11 | 0 | 10 | Passed | 86 | — |
| S | Committee | Executive | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Passed | 13 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Passed | 54 | — |
Action History
51 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-15 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0398. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Mattie Hunter Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Assigned toExecutive Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(3-4) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toExecutive | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary bySen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers toExecutive | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass as AmendedExecutive; 013-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;054-000-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Kelly M. Cassidy Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-10 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed toRep. Justin Slaughter Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Lakesia Collins Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Assigned toRestorative Justice & Public Safety Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-04-21 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk byRep. Justin Slaughter | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-21 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred toRules Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-22 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers toRestorative Justice & Public Safety Committee | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-01 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted inRestorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; by Voice Vote | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short DebateRestorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 010-000-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-23 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed097-011-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-SponsorSen. Christopher Belt Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 28, 2025 Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Mild + |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with SecretarySen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred toExecutive | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do AdoptExecutive; 012-000-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs055-000-000 | Amendment Actions | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Senate Concurs Senate Rule 8-1/Article VIII; House Rule 72/Article VIII | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Mike Simmons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-06-27 | Senate | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Effective Date January 1, 2026 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-15 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0398 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |