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Read. Follow. Verify.Illinois creates Task Force on Firearm Insurance to study policy options and coverage by December 2026
Last action · March 21, 2025: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules CommitteeSponsors: Bob Morgan and 2 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Illinois establishes the Task Force on Firearm Insurance to review current and future insurance policies covering firearm ownership and use, requiring a report by December 31, 2026, before dissolving on January 1, 2027.
The measure establishes a temporary state body that will evaluate whether requiring firearm liability insurance is feasible and cost-effective for gun owners in Illinois.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
commercial insurance industry
Two representatives are appointed to the Task Force to participate in reviewing policy offerings and cost impacts.
firearm advocacy groups
Two representatives are appointed to the Task Force to participate in policy discussions.
firearm owners
The Task Force will evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of requiring them to possess insurance.
Key Facts
- Creates the Task Force on Firearm Insurance under the Illinois Insurance Code to review public policy options relating to firearm insurance.
- Requires the Department of Insurance to provide administrative support to the Task Force.
- Sets the membership to include legislative appointees, insurance industry representatives, firearm advocacy representatives, firearm injury experts, and agency directors.
- Mandates that all appointments be made within 90 days after the effective date of the Act.
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- Specifies that members serve without compensation and must be adult residents of Illinois.
- Directs the Task Force to evaluate current and potential insurance offerings, analyze associated costs, and review the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of mandatory firearm insurance.
- Requires the Task Force to submit a final report of findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2026.
- Dissolves the Task Force and repeals the governing section on January 1, 2027.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
9 actions- Mar 21, 2025HouseCommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
- Mar 12, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Feb 27, 2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- Feb 26, 2025HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Feb 26, 2025HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeAssigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee
Show 3 earlier actions
- Jan 9, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Rules Committee
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
- Dec 10, 2024HouseIntroducedPrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Bob Morgan
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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