Illinois House Bill 4227

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on December 11 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-01-14 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Allows licensees who are specified judicial officers and attorneys to carry a concealed firearm in (i) any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government; (ii) any building designated for matters before a circuit court, the Appellate Court, or the Supreme Court; (iii) any building or portion of a building under the control of the Supreme Court; or (iv) any building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government. Specifies that some judicial officers and attorneys must obtain the written consent of their supervisors before carrying a firearm in one of the specified buildings. Specifies that these provisions do not allow a licensee to carry a firearm in the Capitol Complex in Springfield, Illinois. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that these licensees are exempt from the offense of unauthorized possession or storage of weapons.

FIREARMS-JUDGES & STATE ATTYS

Rep. Charles Meier [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-01-14	House	First Reading
2025-12-11	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
430	66	65	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	21-6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4227&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=164681&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206029&DocName=10400HB4227&DocNum=4227&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=164681&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=