Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB4156
Legislation Overview
Title: FIREARMS LIABILITY
Description: Creates the Firearms Dealer and Importer Liability Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Protecting Heartbeats Act. Provides that any manufacturer, importer, or dealer of a firearm shall be held strictly liable for any bodily injury or death if the bodily injury or death proximately results from the unlawful discharge of the firearm in the State. Allows any person, other than an officer or employee of a State or local governmental entity, to bring a civil action against any person or entity who violates the Act. Requires the court to award a prevailing claimant: (1) injunctive relief; (2) statutory damages in an amount of not less than $10,000 for each individual injured or killed by a firearm that the defendant manufactured, imported, or dealt; and (3) costs and attorney's fees. Provides for various limitations.
Session: 102nd General Assembly
Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Last Action Date: July 8, 2022
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Margaret Croke (D); Maura Hirschauer (D); Jonathan Carroll (D); Will Guzzardi (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 8, 2022 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| House | Feb 18, 2022 | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 18, 2022 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 9, 2022 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee |
| House | Feb 4, 2022 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke |
| House | Feb 4, 2022 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Jan 11, 2022 | Assigned to Executive Committee |
| House | Oct 19, 2021 | Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Oct 19, 2021 | First Reading |
| House | Oct 5, 2021 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer |
| House | Oct 5, 2021 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll |
| House | Sep 28, 2021 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Sep 28, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Amendment 001 | House Amendment 001 | Feb 4, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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Link: link to state bill page
