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HB4471Introduced in the House

CRIM CD-CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS

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Introduced by Justin Slaughter, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

June 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Gun Violence Prevention Committee · May 20, 2026

9

Yes

5

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

14 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Yolanda Morris9Yes
Kelly Cassidy14Yes
Michael Crawford31Yes
Maura Hirschauer49Yes
Nabeela Syed51Yes
Tracy Katz Muhl57Yes
Bob Morgan58Yes
Laura Faver Dias62Yes
Dagmara Avelar85Yes
Norine Hammond94No

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid

  6. Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee

  7. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Gun Violence Prevention Committee; by Voice Vote

  11. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl

  12. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  15. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez

  19. Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee

  20. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2026

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel

  22. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter

  23. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  25. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee

  26. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Gun Violence Prevention Committee; by Voice Vote

  27. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Gun Violence Prevention Committee; 009-005-000

  28. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  29. Second Reading - Short Debate

  30. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  33. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  34. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  35. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

  37. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

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