Illinois House Bill 5553

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-13 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Building Remedies to End Abusive Tear Gas and Harmful Exposures Act. Establishes the Chemical Agent Review Board within the Department of Public Health, and sets forth the Board's membership and duties. Prohibits deployment or possession of lachrymatory agents in the State, except for limited purposes. Requires the Department to adopt rules for approval of pepper spray formulations, including safety standards, testing protocols, and restrictions on delivery mechanisms. Directs the Department to maintain a public database of approved formulations and adverse event reports. Provides for reporting of chemical irritant deployments other than for personal self-defense. Creates a private right of action and enforcement authority for the Attorney General and certain organizations, with remedies including damages, civil penalties, and injunctive relief. Establishes the Illinois Human Rights Enforcement Fund. Includes home rule limitation and severability provisions and transition and compliance periods. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

END TEAR GAS EXPOSURES ACT

Rep. Edgar Gonzalez [D]

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]

Rep. Will Guzzardi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
2026-04-09	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-23	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2026-03-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
2026-02-13	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-13	House	First Reading
2026-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.1038	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=5553&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=167572&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=208918&DocName=10400HB5553&DocNum=5553&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=167572&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=