SB 686 — CRIM CD-SILENCERS-POSSESSION
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0439
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
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1 sponsor
0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that that the statute that prohibits a person from possessing a device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm and that prohibits the possession of a sawed-off rifle or shotgun, machine gun, and of certain bombs does not apply to a business entity that designs, develops, and manufactures ammunition and uses that device, attachment or weapon solely for the purpose of testing the ammunition for legitimate business purposes. Provides that the Department of State Police, upon proper determination, shall issue a certificate of exemption from the unlawful use of weapons provisions. Effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
25 added · 25 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Bill SB 686 primarily involved removing certain provisions related to "engaged" and "disengaged" status, while retaining key language concerning "affection" and "benefit." This change simplifies the bill by focusing on core definitions and terms that are essential for understanding its implications. The adjustments matter because they clarify how the bill will be applied, making it more straightforward for those affected by the legislation to understand its purpose and impact.
SB686 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -2- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors, private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or employed by an agency certified by the Department of Professional Regulation, if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security Act of 1983, while actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment or commuting between their homes and places of employment, provided that such commuting is accomplished within one hour from departure from home or place of employment, as the case may be.
provided that such security guard has successfully completed a course of study, approved by and supervised by the Department of SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -3- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of training that includes the theory of law enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of weapons.
A person shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if he or she has SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -4- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b completed the required 20 hours of training for a security officer and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm authorization card by the Department of Professional Regulation.
(13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -5- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b Commission who has completed the background screening and training mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -6- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -7- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6) shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the scope of his employment, where such activities involving such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
(4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed by the federal government, in connection with the supply of those organizations and persons exempted by SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -8- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b subdivision (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons outside this State, or the transportation of explosive bullets to any organization or person exempted in this Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased by an exempted manufacturer.
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and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply SB686 EngrossedEnrolled -9- LRB093 03577 RLC 10998 b to, or affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0439
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Effective Date August 5, 2003
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 007-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine
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Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - May 15, 2002
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Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
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Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-002
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
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Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
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Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
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Postponed - Judiciary
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Assigned to Judiciary
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
Sponsors
- William R. Haine · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- William R. Haine
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Soden | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Not Voting |
| Garrett | — | Not Voting |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 2% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Nay |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Not Voting |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Philip | — | Not Voting |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 686 do?
- Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that that the statute that prohibits a person from possessing a device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm and that prohibits the possession of a sawed-off rifle or shotgun, machine gun, and of certain bombs does not apply to a business entity that designs, develops, and manufactures ammunition and uses that device, attachment or weapon solely for the purpose of testing the ammunition for legitimate business purposes. Provides that the Department of State Police, upon proper determination, shall issue a certificate of exemption from the unlawful use of weapons provisions. Effective immediately.
- Who sponsors SB 686?
- SB 686 is sponsored by William R. Haine.
- What is the current status of SB 686?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 686?
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