Legislative updates, court decisions, and regulatory changes affecting Illinois firearms law.
Illinois Public Act 104-0030 (HB1373) requires all law enforcement agencies to submit recovered crime guns to ATF eTrace and NIBIN within 2 business days. Makes eTrace participation mandatory statewide. Effective July 28, 2025. No impact on civilian gun ownership.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari on April 6, 2026 in Schoenthal v. Raoul, leaving in place the Seventh Circuit ruling that upheld Illinois' prohibition on carrying concealed firearms on public transit. CTA, Metra, Pace, and all other publicly funded transit remain off-limits for CCL holders.
House Bill 1611, known as the Anjanette Young Act, establishes comprehensive requirements for residential search warrant execution in Illinois — including knock-and-announce mandates, no-knock warrant restrictions, time-of-day limitations, and body camera footage requirements. The bill has been placed on the House calendar for second reading, the closest any bill in this space is to a floor vote this session.
A group of Senate bills with March 27, 2026 committee deadlines would make administrative changes to FOID cards and concealed carry licenses — including fee changes, expiration date extensions, renewal simplification, and photograph exemptions.
Companion bills in both chambers would amend the Illinois Procurement Code to impose new requirements on state purchases of firearms and ammunition, potentially restricting which manufacturers can receive state contracts.
House Bill 0034 would prohibit firearms at polling places in Illinois, adding election sites to the list of gun-free zones under the Election Code.
Two bills assigned to the Gun Violence Prevention Committee would establish firearm safety education programs — one targeting gun owners through FOID requirements and another creating school-based curricula.
House Bill 4414 would require serialization of handgun ammunition sold in Illinois, creating a traceable chain from manufacturer to point of sale for every round of handgun ammunition.
Bills in both chambers would expand Illinois's firearms restraining order (red flag) law, broadening who can petition for an order and strengthening law enforcement's role in the process.
Multiple bills in the 104th General Assembly would increase penalties for firearm-related offenses, targeting repeat offenders, juvenile offenders, and specific crime categories like domestic battery with a firearm.
Senate bills to repeal portions of the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA) assault weapons ban and modify the registration affidavit process have received committee deadlines in the 104th General Assembly, keeping the PICA debate alive.
A bloc of bills in the 104th General Assembly would expand concealed carry rights in Illinois — allowing carry in forest preserves, establishing reciprocity with other states, and removing several restricted locations from the prohibited-carry list.
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