Illinois · Senate Bill 2178 · 104th General Assembly

CONCEALED CARRY-RETIRED COPS

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In provisions prohibiting a person licensed under the Act from knowingly carrying a firearm on or into a building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government, provides that a retired police officer may carry a concealed firearm on the premises of the retired officer's former governmental employer if (i) the retired officer is authorized to carry a concealed firearm under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and (ii) the retired officer's actions are authorized by ordinance.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  5. SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  7. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive · Senate Assignments
  8. SenateTo Firearms
  9. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025
  10. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Firearms · Senate Firearms
  11. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  12. CommitteeSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.