# Illinois SB0008: SAFE GUN STORAGE Illinois SB0008, SAFE GUN STORAGE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Laura Ellman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-28 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0008-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois SB0008 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: SAFE GUN STORAGE - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-07-28, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031 - Sponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 51 - Subjects: assignments, executive, gun violence prevention - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (204 yes, 111 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Police strengthen stolen gun tracking: benefit, low. Police with jurisdiction must take written lost-or-stolen firearm reports and enter the details and serial numbers as stolen in LEADS within 48 hours. By January 1, 2027, State Police must create an electronic channel for police to report people who failed to report losses. Beginning January 1, 202… - Child gun storage rules cover teens: cost, medium. The separate child-protection storage rule now covers minors under 18 without a firearm-owner card, up from under 14. It applies when someone controls the premises and knows or has reason to expect unauthorized access without lawful parental or guardian permission. The minor must cause death or gre… - Gun owners face broader storage duties: cost, medium. Owners must use a locked container when they know or reasonably should know a covered person is likely to gain access. It must make the firearm inaccessible or unusable to anyone except the owner or another lawful user. Covered people include minors under 18, except U.S. Armed Forces or Illinois Na… - Gun owners face faster loss reporting: cost, medium. Valid firearm-owner card holders must report a firearm's loss or theft to local law enforcement within 48 hours, not 72. The clock starts when they learn of the loss or theft. Reports must include the date, location or last known location, caliber, make, model, serial number, circumstances, and car… - Gun sellers must check theft records: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered sellers and transferors must check State Police theft records before selling or transferring firearms. This includes federally licensed dealers, gun-show promoters and vendors, and covered private transferors. New firearms shipped directly from the manufacturer ar… - New trafficking offense covers expressway gun shipments: cost, low. The law creates a trafficking offense for knowingly bringing, or arranging to bring, prohibited firearms into Illinois by vehicle on an expressway. It applies to people without a currently valid Illinois firearm-owner card. The vehicle must carry more than one prohibited firearm per occupant. Traff… - Unsafe gun storage brings civil penalties: mixed, medium. Breaking the storage rule brings a civil penalty of up to $500. The maximum rises to $1,000 if a minor, at-risk person, or prohibited person gets the firearm. It rises to $10,000 if that person uses it to injure or kill someone, or in connection with a crime. For good cause, courts can order commun… - Gun buyers get bilingual reporting notices: mixed, low. State Police must give English and Spanish reporting notices when issuing or renewing firearm-owner cards and concealed-carry licenses. By January 1, 2027, a notice must also appear in the firearm-owner card validity system. Notices explain the 48-hour deadline; the card notice says discovery requi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Laura Ellman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anna Moeller (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Morgan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Camille Y. Lilly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Celina Villanueva (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cristina Castro (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dagmara Avelar (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Didech (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Debbie Meyers-Martin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Diane Blair-Sherlock (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hoan Huynh (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janet Yang Rohr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jawaharial Williams (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joyce Mason (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karina Villa (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kelly M. Cassidy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kevin John Olickal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly A. Lightford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Faver Dias (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lilian Jiménez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret Croke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martha Deuter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Beth Canty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Maura Hirschauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael E. Hastings (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Mussman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mike Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nabeela Syed (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Norma Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ram Villivalam (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rita Mayfield (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sharon Chung (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne M. Ness (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terra Costa Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Theresa Mah (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Willie Preston (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | House | Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed | pass | 69 | 40 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Gun Violence Prevention Committee; | pass | 9 | 5 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed | pass | 75 | 39 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 33 | 19 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended Executive; | pass | 9 | 4 | | ## Actions (103) - 2025-07-28: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0031 (Senate) - 2025-07-28: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (Senate) - 2025-07-28: Governor Approved (Senate) - 2025-06-26: Sent to the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Passed Both Houses (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield (House) - 2025-05-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled (House) - 2025-05-28: Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 069-040-000 (House) - 2025-05-28: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate (House) - 2025-05-28: Chair Rules placed on Standard Debate (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-28: Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-05-28: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (House) - 2025-05-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-28: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-05-27: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-27: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-27: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-05-27: Do Pass / Short Debate Gun Violence Prevention Committee; 009-005-000 (House) - 2025-05-27: Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-039-000 (House) - 2025-05-27: Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Gun Violence Prevention Committee; Rep. Bob Morgan (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-05-27: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason (House) - 2025-05-23: Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-05-23: Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee (House) - 2025-05-23: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-05-13: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar (House) - 2025-05-09: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-05-06: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr (House) - 2025-04-21: Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (House) - 2025-04-17: Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee (House) - 2025-04-14: Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal (House) - 2025-04-11: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-11: First Reading (House) - 2025-04-10: Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer (House) - 2025-04-10: Arrived in House (House) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Passed; 033-019-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Ellman (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Recalled to Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 009-004-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Do Pass as Amended Executive; 009-004-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Assigned to Executive (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008.pdf) - Senate Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008sam001.pdf) - Senate Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008sam002.pdf) - Senate Amendment 3: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008sam003.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008sam001.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008sam002.pdf) - [Senate Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0008sam003.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB0008-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).