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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 34</title>
<shortdesc>ELEC CD-FIREARMS POLLING PLACE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Bob Morgan-Diane Blair-Sherlock</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>10 ILCS 5/29-25 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Election Code. Provides that any person who carries or possesses a firearm while present in a polling place, except a peace officer in the performance of his or her official duties, shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/6/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/21/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/31/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</actions>
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