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Illinois enacted the Protect Illinois Communities Act in January 2023. The law prohibits the sale and possession of certain semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns, and magazines over certain ...
The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois.
The most significant change in this section of the Act is the elimination of cash bail and its replacement with a new process for pretrial release, which was set to take effect on January 1, 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After legal challenges, the provision was upheld and took effect on September 18, 2023.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect. Those include some of the defining bills of the 2024 ...
In August 2023 Illinois passed a law banning the advertising of guns in a way that targets minors or encourages illegal paramilitary activity. The same law allows lawsuits against businesses that fail to take steps to prevent illegal sales such as those to straw purchasers. [85] The law is being challenged in court. [86]
(The Center Square) – Around a dozen new laws go into effect Jan. 1 making changes to Illinois’ criminal justice system. Beginning New Year’s Day, law enforcement training will have a course ...
(The Center Square) – Property owners will see about a dozen of the nearly 300 new Illinois laws taking effect Jan. 1, impacting them and their relationships with tenants. House Bill 4768 ...
Originally, the Illinois General Assembly met every two years, although special sessions were sometimes held, and the laws passed during a session were printed within a year of each session. [3] Early volumes of Illinois laws contained public and private laws, as well as the auditors and treasurer's report for that biennium. [ 3 ]