Illinois Senate Bill 2801

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-05-22 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful possession of weapons when the person knowingly manufactures, sells, or offers to sell, purchases, receives, manufactures, imports, or transfers a convertible pistol. Establishes penalties. Provides exemptions. Provides that a machine gun also includes any convertible pistol equipped with a switch. Defines "convertible pistol", "switch", and "common household tool". Contains a severability provision.

CRIM CD-CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS

Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Laura Fine [D]
Sen. William Cunningham [D]	Sen. Emil Jones [D]	Sen. Graciela Guzman [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]
Sen. Lakesia Collins [D]	Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]	Sen. Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]	Sen. Mark Walker [D]
Sen. Omar Aquino [D]	Sen. Mike Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2026-05-22	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2026-05-22	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2026-05-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
2026-05-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
2026-05-20	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
2026-05-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2026-05-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
2026-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
2026-05-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2026-05-07	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2026-04-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2026-04-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2026-04-29	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 To Firearms
2026-04-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
2026-04-29	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2026-04-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2026-04-24	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
2026-04-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
2026-03-27	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
2026-03-26	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2026-03-24	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
2026-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2026-03-17	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
2026-03-13	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
2026-03-12	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
2026-03-11	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Firearms
2026-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2026-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2026-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
2026-03-09	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
2026-02-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
2026-02-04	Senate	To Firearms
2026-02-03	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2026-01-13	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2026-01-13	Senate	First Reading
2026-01-13	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	24-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
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Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2801&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206240&DocName=10400SB2801&DocNum=2801&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=164892&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=209706&DocName=10400SB2801sam001&DocNum=2801&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=164892&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=209827&DocName=10400SB2801sam002&DocNum=2801&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=164892&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=