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IL HB 1405 2025-2026 House

CRIM CD-FIREARM PENALTIES

First chamber Not law yet bank: none

Not law yet. Pending legislation.

Bill summary

Official digest is not on this card.

Now vs if chaptered

NOW: referred to House Rules; current UUW/AUUW classes remain. IF CHAPTERED: listed firearm UUW slices would sit one class higher and some first-offense AUUW would be Class 3 with a 2-to-5-year term.

Defender utility

IL PDs on UUW / AUUW calendars — pending class-bump bill parked in Rules, not present 720 ILCS 5/24-1 or 24-1.6. If it moves, the fight is classification and the 2-year AUUW floor, not a new feature-test. CA PDs: not a California charge; portable only as a penalty-exposure analogue.

Who this is for. IL PDs on UUW/AUUW calendars — pending class-bump parked in Rules, not present law; not a California charge.

Penalties (if chaptered)

Proposed: +1 class on specified firearm UUW possess/carry slices; first-offense AUUW with a firearm by a person 18+ (listed factors) Class 3, 2–5 years (up from Class 4). Not in force.

Bank hints

  • UUW
  • AUUW
HB-1405 Illinois UUW AUUW penalty-enhancement Class-3 24-1 24-1.6 not-chaptered