Firearms, firearm entities and knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Seymour

SB 2464 makes a technical correction to the Department of Early Childhood Act, removing a duplicated 'the' in the short title; no policy or funding changes.

Died In Committee

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Bill Summary — SB 2464 (104th General Assembly, 2025)

Title (as provided): Firearms, firearm entities and knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding.
Text (actual introduced version): Amends the Department of Early Childhood Act — makes a technical change to the short title.
Sponsor: Sen. Omar Aquino
Status: Died in Committee
Introduced: February 7, 2025 (filed/first read Feb. 7; other filing/receipt dates appear in record)
Bill ID/version: LRB10412072JDS22169b

Main purpose

The introduced text of SB 2464 makes a single, technical amendment to Section 1-1 of the Department of Early Childhood Act (325 ILCS 3/1-1) to correct the statutory short title. The change fixes a typographical error in the short title (removing a duplicated word: "the the").

Note: The header/title information provided with the bill (concerning firearms and government contracts) does not match the actual text submitted with this version. The summary below follows the text of the introduced version on the legislative record.

Key provisions

Amends 325 ILCS 3/1-1 (Section 1-1 of the Department of Early Childhood Act).

Replaces the short title text to read correctly: "This Act may be cited as the Department of Early Childhood Act." (removes an extra "the").

Cites Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.

No substantive policy language, new programs, funding changes, or regulatory mandates are included.

Who would be affected

Practically no substantive effect on the public, agencies, or regulated entities.

Affects statutory text: beneficial to codifiers, legal drafters, researchers, courts, and agencies that cite the short title — it reduces ambiguity/typographical error in the statute.

No expected fiscal impact or operational changes for the Department of Early Childhood or other state entities.

Procedural timeline and status

Filed/First Reading: Feb. 7, 2025 (sponsor: Sen. Omar Aquino).

Subsequent actions listed include referral to Assignments, referral to Judiciary Division A and to Education K–16, and a first reading on April 3, 2025 in one record.

Final disposition: Died In Committee (record shows Died In Committee on Feb. 4, 2025).

Note: The legislative action dates in the record contain inconsistencies (some dates precede filing or conflict). Regardless, the bill did not advance out of committee before the close of consideration.

Notes and observations

The introduced text is purely editorial/technical. If enacted it would simply correct a typographical error in the statute’s short title.

The mismatch between the bill header/title (firearms/contracts) and the submitted text suggests either a clerical error in the metadata or that multiple versions/titles were associated with this bill number at different stages. The summary above reflects the actual text as introduced.