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IL SB 8

enacted

SAFE GUN STORAGE

Illinois · 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session · upper

Quick answers

Did IL SB 8 pass?

Yes. IL SB 8 has been enacted into law as of 2025-07-28. Latest recorded action (2025-07-28): Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031

What is IL SB 8 about?

IL SB 8 is a bill in the 104th General Assembly, 2026 Session titled “SAFE GUN STORAGE”.

Who sponsors IL SB 8?

Maura Hirschauer, Laura Ellman are the primary sponsors of IL SB 8, joined by 50 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-07-28 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Maura Hirschauerprimary
  • Laura Ellmanprimary
  • Mike Simmonscosponsor
  • Graciela Guzmáncosponsor
  • Laura Finecosponsor
  • Laura M. Murphycosponsor
  • Karina Villacosponsor
  • Celina Villanuevacosponsor
  • Adriane Johnsoncosponsor
  • Mary Edly-Allencosponsor
  • Mark L. Walkercosponsor
  • Willie Prestoncosponsor
  • Michael E. Hastingscosponsor
  • Sara Feigenholtzcosponsor
  • Cristina Castrocosponsor
  • Kimberly A. Lightfordcosponsor
  • Kevin John Olickalcosponsor
  • Bob Morgancosponsor
  • Nabeela Syedcosponsor
  • Rita Mayfieldcosponsor
  • Jennifer Gong-Gershowitzcosponsor
  • Janet Yang Rohrcosponsor
  • Dagmara Avelarcosponsor
  • Tracy Katz Muhlcosponsor
  • Barbara Hernandezcosponsor
  • Laura Faver Diascosponsor
  • Edgar González, Jr.cosponsor
  • Lilian Jiménezcosponsor
  • Anna Moellercosponsor
  • La Shawn K. Fordcosponsor
  • Terra Costa Howardcosponsor
  • Martha Deutercosponsor
  • Joyce Masoncosponsor
  • Abdelnasser Rashidcosponsor
  • Norma Hernandezcosponsor
  • Jawaharial Williamscosponsor
  • Nicolle Grassecosponsor
  • Diane Blair-Sherlockcosponsor
  • Michelle Mussmancosponsor
  • Daniel Didechcosponsor
  • Theresa Mahcosponsor
  • Sharon Chungcosponsor
  • Hoan Huynhcosponsor
  • Yolonda Morriscosponsor
  • Margaret Crokecosponsor
  • Camille Y. Lillycosponsor
  • Mary Beth Cantycosponsor
  • Kelly M. Cassidycosponsor
  • Marcus C. Evans, Jr.cosponsor
  • Suzanne M. Nesscosponsor
  • Debbie Meyers-Martincosponsor
  • Ram Villivalamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-13

    Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman

    filing

  2. 2025-01-13

    Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam

  3. 2025-01-13

    First Reading

    reading-1

  4. 2025-01-13

    Referred to Assignments

  5. 2025-01-16

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  6. 2025-01-30

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine

  7. 2025-02-19

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  8. 2025-03-07

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa

  9. 2025-03-12

    Assigned to Executive

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-03-21

    Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025

  11. 2025-04-03

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman

    amendment-introduction

  12. 2025-04-03

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  13. 2025-04-03

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive

  14. 2025-04-03

    Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-04-03

    Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000

  16. 2025-04-03

    Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-04

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-04-04

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  19. 2025-04-04

    Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  20. 2025-04-04

    Second Reading

    reading-2

  21. 2025-04-04

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025

  22. 2025-04-04

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva

  23. 2025-04-04

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson

  24. 2025-04-04

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  25. 2025-04-08

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive

  26. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments

  28. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive

  29. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive

  30. 2025-04-09

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000

  31. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  32. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston

  33. 2025-04-10

    Recalled to Second Reading

    reading-2

  34. 2025-04-10

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ellman

    amendment-passage

  35. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  36. 2025-04-10

    Third Reading - Passed; 033-019-000

    passage,reading-3

  37. 2025-04-10

    Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

    amendment-failure

  38. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings

  39. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  40. 2025-04-10

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro

  41. 2025-04-10

    Arrived in House

    introduction

  42. 2025-04-10

    Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  43. 2025-04-11

    First Reading

    reading-1

  44. 2025-04-11

    Referred to Rules Committee

  45. 2025-04-14

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  46. 2025-04-17

    Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee

    referral-committee

  47. 2025-04-21

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

  48. 2025-04-30

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  49. 2025-05-06

    Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  50. 2025-05-09

    Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  51. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  52. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

  53. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  54. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  55. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  56. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  57. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  58. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  59. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  60. 2025-05-13

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard

  61. 2025-05-23

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter

  62. 2025-05-23

    Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee

    referral-committee

  63. 2025-05-23

    Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025

  64. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  65. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  66. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez

  67. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams

  68. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  69. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  70. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman

  71. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech

  72. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  73. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung

  74. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh

  75. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  76. 2025-05-27

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  77. 2025-05-27

    Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Gun Violence Prevention Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan

  78. 2025-05-27

    Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-039-000

  79. 2025-05-27

    Do Pass / Short Debate Gun Violence Prevention Committee; 009-005-000

  80. 2025-05-27

    Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  81. 2025-05-27

    Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  82. 2025-05-27

    Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    reading-2

  83. 2025-05-28

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer

    amendment-introduction

  84. 2025-05-28

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  85. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  86. 2025-05-28

    Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Nabeela Syed

  87. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  88. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed

  89. 2025-05-28

    Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate

  90. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate

  91. 2025-05-28

    Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 069-040-000

    passage,reading-3

  92. 2025-05-28

    House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled

    amendment-failure

  93. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  94. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty

  95. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  96. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

  97. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness

  98. 2025-05-28

    Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  99. 2025-05-28

    Passed Both Houses

  100. 2025-06-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  101. 2025-07-28

    Governor Approved

    executive-signature

  102. 2025-07-28

    Effective Date January 1, 2026

  103. 2025-07-28

    Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Executive

    2025-04-03 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Castro, Cristina: yes
    • Anderson, Neil: yes
    • Curran, John F: yes
    • Cunningham, Bill: yes
    • Harris III, Napoleon: yes
    • Harmon, Don: yes
    • Koehler, David: yes
    • Holmes, Linda: yes
    • Murphy, Laura M: yes
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
    • Sims Jr., Elgie R: yes
    • Rezin, Sue: yes
    • Tracy, Jil: yes
  • Executive, Amendment 3

    2025-04-09 · pass · 9-4

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Castro, Cristina: yes
    • Cunningham, Bill: yes
    • Harris III, Napoleon: yes
    • Harmon, Don: yes
    • Koehler, David: yes
    • Holmes, Linda: yes
    • Murphy, Laura M: yes
    • Lightford, Kimberly A: yes
    • Sims Jr., Elgie R: yes
    • Anderson, Neil: no
    • Curran, John F: no
    • Rezin, Sue: no
    • Tracy, Jil: no
  • Third Reading

    2025-04-10 · pass · 33-19

    Member-level votes (58)
    • Simmons: yes
    • Faraci: yes
    • Sims: yes
    • Koehler: yes
    • Feigenholtz: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Fine: yes
    • Lightford: yes
    • Loughran Cappel: yes
    • Glowiak Hilton: yes
    • Martwick: yes
    • Guzmán: yes
    • Castro: yes
    • Ventura: yes
    • Morrison: yes
    • Harris, N.: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Villa: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Villanueva: yes
    • Peters: yes
    • Collins: yes
    • Villivalam: yes
    • Hills: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Porfirio: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Preston: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Edly-Allen: yes
    • Ellman: yes
    • Joyce: no
    • Anderson: no
    • Arellano, L.: no
    • Syverson: no
    • Fowler: no
    • Balkema: no
    • Tracy: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Turner, S.: no
    • McClure: no
    • Halpin: no
    • Harriss, E.: no
    • Chesney: no
    • Plummer: no
    • Curran: no
    • Wilcox: no
    • DeWitte: no
    • Rezin: no
    • Rose: no
    • Aquino: not voting
    • Stadelman: not voting
    • Belt: not voting
    • Turner, D.: not voting
    • Hastings: not voting
    • Hunter: not voting
    • Jones, E.: not voting
  • Gun Violence Prevention

    2025-05-27 · pass · 9-5

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Crawford, Michael: yes
    • Cassidy, Kelly M: yes
    • Deuter, Martha: yes
    • Faver Dias, Laura: yes
    • Katz Muhl, Tracy: yes
    • Hirschauer, Maura: yes
    • Morgan, Bob: yes
    • Morris, Yolonda: yes
    • Syed, Nabeela: yes
    • Davidsmeyer, Christopher "C.D.": no
    • Hammond, Norine K: no
    • Miller, Chris: no
    • Niemerg, Adam M: no
    • Windhorst, Patrick: no
  • Third Reading

    2025-05-28 · pass · 69-40

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Mussman: yes
    • Guerrero-Cuellar: yes
    • Ness: yes
    • Guzzardi: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Avelar: yes
    • Olickal: yes
    • Ortíz, Aarón: yes
    • Blair-Sherlock: yes
    • Rashid: yes
    • Hanson: yes
    • Briel: yes
    • Harper: yes
    • Buckner: yes
    • Rita: yes
    • Hernandez, Barbara: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Hernandez, Lisa: yes
    • Canty: yes
    • Hernandez, Norma: yes
    • Cassidy: yes
    • Hirschauer: yes
    • Chung: yes
    • Huynh: yes
    • Costa Howard: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Jiménez: yes
    • Crespo: yes
    • Slaughter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Croke: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Katz Muhl: yes
    • Davis, Lisa: yes
    • Stava-Murray: yes
    • Davis, Will: yes
    • Kifowit: yes
    • Stuart: yes
    • Delgado: yes
    • LaPointe: yes
    • Syed: yes
    • Lilly: yes
    • Deuter: yes
    • Mah: yes
    • Didech: yes
    • Manley: yes
    • Du Buclet: yes
    • Mason: yes
    • Vella: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Faver Dias: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • West: yes
    • Meyers-Martin: yes
    • Gabel: yes
    • Williams, Ann: yes
    • Moeller: yes
    • Gill: yes
    • Williams, Jawaharial: yes
    • Gong-Gershowitz: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • González, Edgar: yes
    • Yang Rohr: yes
    • Morris: yes
    • Gordon-Booth: yes
    • Moylan: yes
    • Grasse: yes
    • Niemerg: no
    • Haas: no
    • Halbrook: no
    • Hammond: no
    • Reick: no
    • Hauter: no
    • Bunting: no
    • Cabello: no
    • Sanalitro: no
    • Schmidt: no
    • Coffey: no
    • Schweizer: no
    • Severin: no
    • Jacobs: no
    • Sheehan: no
    • Davidsmeyer: no
    • Sosnowski: no
    • Davis, Jed: no
    • Spain: no
    • Keicher: no
    • Stephens: no
    • Deering: no
    • La Ha: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tipsword: no
    • Ugaste: no
    • Elik: no
    • Walsh: no
    • McCombie: no
    • Weaver: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Weber: no
    • Meier: no
    • Friess: no
    • Fritts: no
    • Wilhour: no
    • Miller: no
    • Moore: no
    • Windhorst: no
    • Grant: no
    • Rosenthal: excused
    • Scherer: excused
    • Ammons: not voting
    • Benton: not voting
    • Hoffman: not voting
    • Kelly: not voting
    • DeLuca: not voting
    • Tarver: not voting
    • Jones: absent

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