Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB4471
Legislation Overview
Title: CRIM CD-CONVERTIBLE PISTOLS
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.
Session: 104th General Assembly
Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Gun Violence Prevention Committee; by Voice Vote
Last Action Date: March 19, 2026
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Justin Slaughter (D); Michael Crawford (D); Abdelnasser Rashid (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 19, 2026 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Gun Violence Prevention Committee; by Voice Vote |
| House | Mar 18, 2026 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee |
| House | Mar 17, 2026 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
| House | Mar 17, 2026 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2026 | Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee |
| House | Feb 27, 2026 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| House | Feb 10, 2026 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | First Reading |
| House | Jan 16, 2026 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Amendment 001 | House Amendment 001 | Mar 17, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
