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2025 and 2026 HB3060 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Act. Establishes the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Provides that the purpose of the Commission is to study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Provides that the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2026 and each year thereafter, including, at a minimum, detailed findings and recommendations related to the reduction of gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Effective immediately. LRB104 10467 SPS 20542 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3060 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Act. Establishes the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Provides that the purpose of the Commission is to study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Provides that the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2026 and each year thereafter, including, at a minimum, detailed findings and recommendations related to the reduction of gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Effective immediately. LRB104 10467 SPS 20542 b LRB104 10467 SPS 20542 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3060 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Act. Establishes the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Provides that the purpose of the Commission is to study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Provides that the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2026 and each year thereafter, including, at a minimum, detailed findings and recommendations related to the reduction of gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning State government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted
6 Areas Act.
7 Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act,
8 "Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or
9 comparable geographic area that the Department of Commerce and
10 Economic Opportunity determines:
11 (1) has high rates of arrest, conviction, and
12 incarceration related to gun violence; and
13 (2) meets at least one of the following criteria:
14 (A) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
15 according to the latest federal decennial census;
16 (B) 75% or more of the children in the area
17 participate in the federal free lunch program
18 according to reported statistics from the State Board
19 of Education;
20 (C) at least 20% of the households in the area
21 receive assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition
22 Assistance Program; or
23 (D) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3060 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act New Act
New Act
Creates the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas Act. Establishes the Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Provides that the purpose of the Commission is to study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Sets forth provisions concerning membership; terms; compensation; and administrative support. Provides that the Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than July 1, 2026 and each year thereafter, including, at a minimum, detailed findings and recommendations related to the reduction of gun violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas. Effective immediately.
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1 determined by the Department of Employment Security,
2 that is more than 120% of the national unemployment
3 average, as determined by the United States Department
4 of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive
5 calendar years preceding the effective date of this
6 Act.
7 Section 10. Establishment of Commission.
8 (a) The Commission to End Gun Violence in
9 Disproportionately Impacted Areas is established.
10 (b) The Commission shall consist of the following members:
11 (1) the Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal
12 Justice Information Authority, or the Executive Director's
13 designee, who shall serve as Chair;
14 (2) the Director of Children and Family Services, or
15 the Director's designee;
16 (3) the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
17 or the Director's designee;
18 (4) the Secretary of Human Services, or the
19 Secretary's designee;
20 (5) the State Superintendent of Education, or the
21 Superintendent's designee;
22 (6) the Director of the Illinois Housing Development
23 Authority, or the Director's designee; and
24 (7) the following members, appointed by the Governor
25 with the advise and consent of the Senate:
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1 (A) one elected county official representing a
2 Disproportionately Impacted Area;
3 (B) one elected State official representing a
4 Disproportionately Impacted Area;
5 (C) one elected federal official representing a
6 Disproportionately Impacted Area;
7 (D) one representative of the Chicago Police
8 Department;
9 (F) one representative of a municipal police
10 department located in a Disproportionately Impacted
11 Area;
12 (G) 2 representatives of non-profit organizations
13 with budgets over $1,000,000 that primary work
14 directly on violence reduction;
15 (H) 3 representatives of non-profit organizations
16 with budgets under $1,000,000 that primary work
17 directly on violence reduction;
18 (I) 2 representatives of non-profit organizations
19 that primary engage in street level violence reduction
20 and outreach to at-risk individuals;
21 (J) 3 members employed by news media organizations
22 in the top 5 news media markets nationwide, as
23 determined by Nielsen Media Research, who live in a
24 Disproportionately Impacted Area;
25 (K) one member employed by a news media
26 organization in Illinois who lives in a
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1 Disproportionately Impacted Area; and
2 (L) 10 residents of this State that reside in
3 Disproportionately Impacted Areas that have
4 experienced high rates of gun violence for at least
5 the previous 10 years.
6 (c) Terms of the members shall be 4 years. Members shall
7 serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any
8 vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled by
9 the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the
10 unexpired term. Members shall serve without compensation, but
11 may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses.
12 (d) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
13 shall provide administrative and other support to the
14 Commission. The Illinois State Police Division of Justice
15 Services shall also provide support to the Commission.
16 Section 15. Purposes of Commission. The purpose of the
17 Commission is to study, analyze data, make recommendations,
18 and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of
19 violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun
20 violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas.
21 Section 20. Annual report. The Commission shall submit a
22 report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than
23 July 1, 2026, and each year thereafter. The report shall, at a
24 minimum, include detailed findings and recommendations related
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1 to the reduction of gun violence in Disproportionately
2 Impacted Areas.
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