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HJR0026 • 2026
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END GUN VIOLENCE TASK FORCE
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Arrive in Senate
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
Resolution Adopted 078-033-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Gun Violence Prevention Committee ; 008-003-000
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Gun Violence Prevention Committee ; by Voice Vote
Recommends Be Adopted as Amended Gun Violence Prevention Committee ; 009-004-000
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Gun Violence Prevention Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Gun Violence Prevention Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper
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Full Text of HJR0026 Home Legislation Full Text HJR0026 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 House Amendment 003 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed House Amendment 001 House Amendment 002 House Amendment 003 Open PDF HJ0026 Engrossed LRB104 13120 MST 25224 r 1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26 2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 3 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 4 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the End Gun Violence in 5 Disproportionately Impacted Areas Task Force is created to 6 study, analyze data, make recommendations, and develop policy 7 proposals addressing the root causes of violence and resulting 8 trauma to drastically reduce gun violence in 9 disproportionately impacted areas; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the 11 following members who shall serve without compensation: 12 (1) One member of the House of Representatives 13 appointed by the Speaker of the House; 14 (2) One member of the House of Representatives 15 appointed by the House Minority Leader; 16 (3) One member of the Senate appointed by the Senate 17 President; 18 (4) One member of the Senate appointed by the Senate 19 Minority Leader; 20 (5) The Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal 21 Justice Information Authority or his or her designee, who 22 shall serve as chair; 23 (6) The Director of the Department of Commerce and 24 Economic Opportunity or his or her designee, who shall HJ0026 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 13120 MST 25224 r 1 serve as an ex officio, nonvoting, advisory member; 2 (7) The Director of the Department of Children and 3 Family Services or his or her designee; 4 (8) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services 5 or his or her designee; 6 (9) The State Superintendent of Education or his or 7 her designee; 8 (10) The Director of the Illinois Housing Development 9 Authority or his or her designee; 10 (11) The Director of the Illinois State Police or his 11 or her designee; and 12 (12) The following members appointed by the Governor: 13 (a) One elected county official representing a 14 disproportionately impacted area; 15 (b) One elected state official representing a 16 disproportionately impacted area; 17 (c) One elected federal official representing a 18 disproportionately impacted area; 19 (d) One representative of the Chicago Police 20 Department; 21 (e) One representative of a municipal police 22 department located in a disproportionately impacted 23 area; 24 (f) Two representatives of non-profit 25 organizations with budgets over $1,000,000 that 26 primary work directly on violence reduction; HJ0026 Engrossed - 3 - LRB104 13120 MST 25224 r 1 (g) Three representatives of non-profit 2 organizations with budgets under $1,000,000 that 3 primary work directly on violence reduction; 4 (h) Two representatives of non-profit 5 organizations that primarily engage in street level 6 violence reduction and outreach to at-risk 7 individuals; 8 (i) Three members employed by news media 9 organizations in the top five news media markets 10 nationwide as determined by Nielsen Media Research, 11 who live in a disproportionately impacted area; 12 (j) One member employed by a news media 13 organization in Illinois who lives in a 14 disproportionately impacted area; and 15 (k) Ten residents of the state that reside in 16 disproportionately impacted areas that have 17 experienced high rates of gun violence for at least 18 the previous ten years; and be it further 19 RESOLVED, That if a vacancy occurs in the Task Force it 20 shall be filled in the same manner as the original 21 appointment; and be it further 22 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet at the call of the 23 chair; and be it further HJ0026 Engrossed - 4 - LRB104 13120 MST 25224 r 1 RESOLVED, That the Department of Human Services, Office of 2 Firearm Violence Prevention shall provide administrative 3 support for the Task Force; and be it further 4 RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall submit its final 5 report to the General Assembly no later than December 31, 6 2026, and upon the filing of the report, the Task Force is 7 dissolved; and be it further 8 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 9 delivered to the Speaker of the House, the House Minority 10 Leader, the Senate President, the Senate Minority Leader, the 11 Executive Director of the Illinois Criminal Justice 12 Information Authority, the Director of the Department of 13 Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Director of the 14 Department of Children and Family Services, the Secretary of 15 the Department of Human Services, the State Superintendent of 16 Education, the Director of the Illinois Housing Development 17 Authority, the Director of the Illinois State Police, and the 18 Governor. 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