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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Jeremy England

SB 2652 expands Illinois law to ban convertible pistols and switches, treats them as machine guns, and criminalizes manufacturing, selling, or transferring such devices.

Died In Committee

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Summary — SB 2652 (Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act) — Introduced version

Status: Died in Committee (per provided record)
Introduced: March 13, 2025; sponsor listed as Sen. Celina Villanueva (filed 4/25/2025)
Subject: Firearms / Criminal law (amends Criminal Code of 2012, 720 ILCS 5/24-1 and 24-2)
Companion: HB 3607

Note: The metadata you provided includes an alternate bill title and subject referencing “Election Commissioners” and “Elections.” The bill text excerpt here, however, is for a firearms measure titled the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act. This summary treats the firearms text as the operative content.

Purpose / Intent

SB 2652 would expand Illinois’ unlawful-weapon provisions to prohibit manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase, importation, possession, and offering to sell a new category of firearm component/weaponized device — a “convertible pistol” — and to treat certain convertible pistols as machine guns. The stated short title is the Responsible Gun Manufacturing Act.

Key provisions

Amends Criminal Code of 2012: changes Sections 24‑1 and 24‑2 (720 ILCS 5/24‑1 and 24‑2).

Creates a new offense covering knowingly manufacturing, selling, offering to sell, purchasing, receiving, importing, or transferring a “convertible pistol.”

Expands the statutory definition of “machine gun” to include any convertible pistol equipped with a “switch” (i.e., a device enabling automatic fire).

Establishes penalties for violations (text excerpt notes penalties are provided but does not list specific terms/sentences in the excerpt).

Provides exemptions (excerpt indicates exemptions exist but does not specify their scope in the provided text).

Adds definitions for:

“Convertible pistol” (not fully quoted in excerpt),
“Switch” (a device that converts semi‑automatic pistols to fire more than one shot per trigger function),
“Common household tool” (presumably to clarify what accessory items do not qualify as unlawful devices).

Includes a severability clause.

Who would be affected

Gun manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and persons who build or modify firearms (including hobbyists and “ghost gun” constructors) that create or trade in devices classified as convertible pistols or switches.

Individuals who possess, buy, import, or transfer such devices.

Law enforcement and prosecutors applying the Criminal Code’s weapons provisions.

Potentially accessory vendors and persons using or selling conversion devices or parts that enable automatic fire.

Procedural / timeline notes

Record (as provided) shows filing and readings in March–April 2025; ultimately the bill is listed as “Died In Committee.”

Because the excerpt does not include exact penalty language or full statutory definitions, final legal effect would depend on the complete bill text and any amendments not shown here.

Potential impact

Broadens the statutory machine‑gun definition to capture conversion devices and convert‑capable pistols, potentially criminalizing manufacture/transfer of conversion switches and some component kits.

Could affect lawful firearm commerce and home fabrication depending on the definitions and exemptions included in the full bill.

Enforcement and legal outcomes would depend on exact definitions and penalty provisions that are not fully provided in the excerpt.