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IL HB4471

IL HB4471
CRIM CD-CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS


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Introduced
01/16/2026
In Committee
05/20/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
104th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Creates the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to manufacture a convertible pistol. Provides that it is unlawful for a certified licensee, as defined in the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act, to sell, offer to sell, exchange, give, transfer, or deliver any convertible pistol. Provides that a violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty of $10,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois State Police. Provides that, if the person who committed the violation is a certified dealer, at the discretion of the Illinois State Police, the Illinois State Police shall suspend or revoke the certified dealer's license under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the civil penalty and license suspension or revocation shall be assessed by the Illinois State Police after a hearing is held in accordance with the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that a second violation of the Act is punishable by a civil penalty of $25,000, which shall be paid to the Illinois State Police, and, if the person who committed the violation is a certified dealer, the Illinois State Police shall revoke the certified dealer's license pursuant to the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the civil penalty and license revocation shall be assessed by the Illinois State Police after a hearing is held in accordance with the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides exemptions. Provides that the Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement the Act. Provides for emergency rulemaking by the Illinois State Police to implement the Act. Defines "convertible pistol" as any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar that can be readily altered by hand or with common household tools so that it can be converted into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a switch. Provides that "convertible pistol" does not include hammer-fired semiautomatic pistols. A tab or other piece of material on a pistol frame is not sufficient to prevent ready alteration so that the pistol can be converted into a machine gun by the installation or attachment of a switch, and will not prevent such pistol from qualifying as a convertible pistol, if that tab or other piece of material can be readily removed with common household tools. Defines other terms. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make conforming changes.

AI Summary

This bill, referred to as the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act, amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to prohibit the manufacturing, selling, purchasing, receiving, importing, or transferring of "convertible pistols," which are defined as semiautomatic pistols with a specific trigger bar design that can be easily converted into a machine gun by attaching a "switch" (a device that interferes with the trigger mechanism for rapid or automatic firing) using common household tools. The bill also clarifies that a machine gun now includes any convertible pistol equipped with such a switch and lists specific common household tools that, if used in the conversion, would qualify. Penalties are established for violations, with a conviction for unlawful possession of a convertible pistol being a Class 2 felony, carrying a prison term of 3 to 7 years, or a Class X felony if the weapon is loaded and in a vehicle's passenger compartment or on a person. The bill includes exemptions for certain individuals and entities, such as law enforcement, military personnel, licensed gunsmiths servicing weapons for law enforcement or out-of-state sales, and for firearms that are permanently inoperable or inherited.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (15)

Last Action

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (on 05/22/2026)

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