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IL HB 1835 2025-2026 House

CRIM CD-FIREARM OFFENSES

First chamber Not law yet bank: queued

Not law yet. Pending legislation.

Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Bill summary

Official digest is not on this card.

Now vs if chaptered

NOW: not law; referred to House Rules 1/29/2025. IF CHAPTERED: same discretionary, personally-armed-and-displaying rewrite as SB 1849. Present mandatory add-ons remain until a twin chapters.

Defender utility

Illinois PDs: Assembly twin of the pending discretionary 15-20-life rewrite. Use SB 1849 / HB 1835 together as the 2025 pair; 2026 narrower 'personally armed only' pair is SB 2867 / HB 4285. Not present law; not a California charge.

Who this is for. IL PDs — pending House twin of the discretionary 15-20-life rewrite, not present law; not a California charge.

Penalties (if chaptered)

Draft converts mandatory 15/20/25-to-life firearm add-ons to discretionary extra terms; deletes natural-life option. Not live.

HB-1835 Illinois firearm-enhancement 15-20-life personally-armed discretionary 730-ILCS-5/5-8-1 SB-1849-twin not-chaptered