Became law as Public Act 25-157, signed June 30, 2025, 145 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 6859
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FIREARM INFORMATION, SECURITY OFFICERS, FIREARM TRANSFERS AND SCHOOL SECURITY GRANTS AND THE FIRE MARSHAL TRAINING COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION ON FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL AND THE CODES AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To implement various recommendations of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection concerning sexual assault evidence, records of cases of juvenile matters involving delinquency proceedings, information identifying seized or recovered firearms, security guards, firearm transfers and school security grants.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 5 to June 30, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action35 actions on 14 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Jun 2117 days
Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 5 to Mar 1841 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 29 to May 56 days
In the SenateJun 2 to Jun 42 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 4 to Jun 2319 days
Waiting to be sentJun 23 to Jun 274 days
With the GovernorJun 27 to Jun 303 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 2 · Adopted Jun 4
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 4 · House of Representatives agreed Jun 4
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Jun 2
- Feb 5Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
- Feb 7Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
- Mar 18Public Safety and Security Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 29Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 5Appropriations Committee recommended it
- Jun 2The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Jun 2 – Jun 4
- Jun 2Sent to the Senate
- Jun 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
Back in the House of Representatives Jun 4 – Jun 23
- Jun 4Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
- Sent to the House of Representatives
- The House of Representatives agreed to Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
- Jun 23Numbered Public Act 25-157
To the Governor Jun 27 – Jun 30
- Jun 27Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 30Signed by the Governor
All 35 actions, as published
- Feb 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 18Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 29REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Jun 2HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 2HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 2TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- Jun 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Jun 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Jun 4RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
- Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 4SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- Jun 4POTENTIAL DISAGREEING ACTION, TABLED CAL. HO.House of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 27TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 27TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 30SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor