CONCEALED CARRY-FOREST PRESERV
- Introduced Feb 17, 2023
- In committee Feb 17, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, campground, aquatic center, grounds of an aquatic center, boat launch, boating center, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, parking lot, driving range…
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a forest preserve district from prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm into any botanic garden, campground, aquatic center, grounds of an aquatic center, boat launch, boating center, athletic venue, picnic grove, nature center, grounds of a nature center, pavilion, grounds of a pavilion, golf course, parking lot, driving range, adventure course, grounds of an adventure course, zipline building, grounds of a zipline, equestrian center, grounds of an equestrian center, exercise venue, grounds of an exercise venue, any Illinois nature preserve, land and water reserve, or any public or private gathering or special event conducted on property that requires the issuance of a permit. Defines "grounds".
Every action
49 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
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- HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal
- HouseFirst Reading
- CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
- CommitteeTo Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee · House Firearms and Firearm Safety
- CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee · House Judiciary - Criminal
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
- HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- HouseSession Sine Die
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 39 cosponsors: 39 Democrats.
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Kevin John OlickalD Primary sponsor · District 16
All 39 cosponsors
- Abdelnasser RashidD
- Ann M. WilliamsD
- Anna MoellerD
- Anne Stava-MurrayD
- Barbara HernandezD
- Cyril NicholsD
- Dagmara AvelarD
- Daniel DidechD
- Diane Blair-SherlockD
- Edgar González, Jr.D
- Eva-Dina DelgadoD
- Gregg JohnsonD
- Hoan HuynhD
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.D
- Janet Yang RohrD
- Jawaharial WilliamsD
- Joyce MasonD
- Kam BucknerD
- Kelly M. BurkeD
- Kelly M. CassidyD
- Kimberly Du BucletD
- Laura Faver DiasD
- Lilian JiménezD
- Margaret CrokeD
- Mark L. WalkerD
- Mary Beth CantyD
- Mary GillD
- Maura HirschauerD
- Maurice A. West, IID
- Michelle MussmanD
- Nabeela SyedD
- Norma HernandezD
- Rita MayfieldD
- Suzanne M. NessD
- Terra Costa HowardD
- Theresa MahD
- Tracy Katz MuhlD
- Will GuzzardiD
- Yolonda MorrisD
From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.