{"id":1714,"date":"2023-06-13T21:26:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restorejustice.org\/?post_type=bill&#038;p=1714"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:41:44","slug":"hb5","status":"publish","type":"bill","link":"https:\/\/www.restorejustice.org\/bill\/hb5\/","title":{"rendered":"HB 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-bill-status-hero bg-navy-deep\">\n    \n    <div>\n      \n      <div class=\"px-mobile xl:px-desktop pt-14 pb-12 lg:py-18 xl:pt-32 xl:pb-28\">\n        <div>\n          \n          <div\n            class=\"pb-14 lg:pb-16 breadcrumbs uppercase font-extrabold text-sm leading-4 text-white tracking-wider flex flex-wrap lg:w-auto\">\n            <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restorejustice.org\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>          <\/div>\n\n          \n                      <div class=\"lg:hidden w-fit pb-5\">\n  <h3\n    class=\"text-white mb-2 uppercase font-body text-center font-extrabold text-sm leading-4 tracking-wide\">\n    Bill Status<\/h3>\n  <div>\n    \n                <div\n        class='bill-status-parent p-1 pr-3.5 items-center mb-2 rounded-[100px] bg-white'>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Introduced In House\" class=\"fill-current text-white bill-status-icon w-fit w-auto\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 36\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<rect width=\"36\" height=\"36\" rx=\"18\" fill=\"#388BFF\"\/>\n<path d=\"M17.9967 8.14361C14.348 8.14361 11.3784 11.1099 11.3784 14.7586C11.3784 16.8815 13.252 20.0415 14.489 22.1315C14.6761 22.4465 14.85 22.7418 15.0009 23.0043L17.708 27.6933C17.7671 27.795 17.8753 27.8574 17.9935 27.8574C18.1116 27.8574 18.2199 27.795 18.2789 27.6933L20.9958 23.0043C21.15 22.7386 21.3239 22.4433 21.5142 22.1217C22.7513 20.0381 24.6184 16.8848 24.6184 14.7586C24.6217 11.1098 21.6488 8.14355 17.9967 8.14355L17.9967 8.14361ZM17.9967 17.879C16.1757 17.879 14.6926 16.3959 14.6926 14.5749C14.6926 12.7538 16.1757 11.2607 17.9967 11.2607C19.8178 11.2607 21.3109 12.7471 21.3109 14.5749C21.3109 16.4026 19.8245 17.879 17.9967 17.879Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>        <p class=\"bill-status-text font-heading w-fit font-normal text-xl leading-4 tracking-wide\">\n          Introduced In House<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n          \n          \n                      <div>\n              <h1\n                class=\"text-blue font-heading font-normal text-5xl leading-[52px] tracking-wider xl:text-6xl xl:leading-[64px] xxxl:text-7xl xxxl:leading-[96px]\">\n                MAKE GUN ENHANCEMENTS FOR YOUNG ADULTS DISCRETIONARY &#8211; HB 5\n              <\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n          \n          \n                      <div\n              class=\"text-white wysiwyg font-body font-normal text-xl lg:max-w-[45%] leading-7 tracking-wide pt-5 lg:pt-7\">\n              <p><strong>House Sponsor:<\/strong> Representative <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La Shawn Ford<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n          \n          \n          <div class=\"lg:flex lg:justify-between\">\n            \n            <div class=\"items-center flex flex-wrap lg:flex-nowrap\">\n              \n                              <a\n  class=\"btn bg-red hover:bg-plum text-white mr-7 mt-8\" href=\"https:\/\/ilga.gov\/Legislation\/BillStatus\/FullText?GAID=18&amp;DocNum=5&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegId=155657&amp;SessionID=114\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Read full bill\">\n  Read full bill\n      <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current ml-2 mb-px\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 15\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M4.37437 0H13.3744C13.9267 0 14.3744 0.447715 14.3744 1V10C14.3744 10.5523 13.9267 11 13.3744 11C12.8221 11 12.3744 10.5523 12.3744 10V3.41421L1.70711 14.0815C1.31658 14.472 0.683417 14.472 0.292893 14.0815C-0.0976311 13.691 -0.0976311 13.0578 0.292893 12.6673L10.9602 2H4.37437C3.82208 2 3.37437 1.55228 3.37437 1C3.37437 0.447715 3.82208 0 4.37437 0Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>  <\/a>\n              \n              \n                              <a\n  href=https:\/\/www.restorejustice.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HB5-Discretionary-Gun-Enhancements-18-19-20-Fact-Sheet.pdf target=_blank title=Download Fact Sheet\n  class=\"underline underline-offset-6 text-xl font-normal decoration-2 relative uppercase font-heading tracking-wider group hover:no-underline group-hover:no-underline link-underline hover:bg-link-hover group-hover:bg-link-hover text-red btn-link mt-8\"\n>\n\n  <span\n    class=\"transition-colors duration-100 text-white group-hover:text-current\">Download Fact Sheet<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n                          <\/div>\n\n            \n                          <div class=\"hidden lg:block w-fit\">\n  <h3\n    class=\"text-white mb-2 uppercase font-body text-center font-extrabold text-sm leading-4 tracking-wide\">\n    Bill Status<\/h3>\n  <div>\n    \n                <div\n        class='bill-status-parent p-1 pr-3.5 items-center mb-2 rounded-[100px] bg-white'>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-label=\"Introduced In House\" class=\"fill-current text-white bill-status-icon w-fit w-auto\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 36 36\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<rect width=\"36\" height=\"36\" rx=\"18\" fill=\"#388BFF\"\/>\n<path d=\"M17.9967 8.14361C14.348 8.14361 11.3784 11.1099 11.3784 14.7586C11.3784 16.8815 13.252 20.0415 14.489 22.1315C14.6761 22.4465 14.85 22.7418 15.0009 23.0043L17.708 27.6933C17.7671 27.795 17.8753 27.8574 17.9935 27.8574C18.1116 27.8574 18.2199 27.795 18.2789 27.6933L20.9958 23.0043C21.15 22.7386 21.3239 22.4433 21.5142 22.1217C22.7513 20.0381 24.6184 16.8848 24.6184 14.7586C24.6217 11.1098 21.6488 8.14355 17.9967 8.14355L17.9967 8.14361ZM17.9967 17.879C16.1757 17.879 14.6926 16.3959 14.6926 14.5749C14.6926 12.7538 16.1757 11.2607 17.9967 11.2607C19.8178 11.2607 21.3109 12.7471 21.3109 14.5749C21.3109 16.4026 19.8245 17.879 17.9967 17.879Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n<\/svg>        <p class=\"bill-status-text font-heading w-fit font-normal text-xl leading-4 tracking-wide\">\n          Introduced In House<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-text-banner\">\n        \n        <div class=\"lg:flex\">\n            \n                            <div class=\"bg-gray-light px-mobile lg:px-desktop py-12 lg:pt-14 lg:w-1\/3\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-black-brand wysiwyg font-heading font-normal text-3xl leading-9 tracking-wide\"><p>Bill overview<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n            <div class=\"bg-white lg:w-2\/3\">\n                <div class=\"px-mobile lg:px-desktop pt-12 pb-14\">\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"max-w-[740px] wysiwyg text-black-brand\">\n                            <p class=\"m-0\"><p>People ages 18 to 20 should receive the same judicial discretion as people 17 and younger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HB 5<\/strong> would expand the Youth Firearm Sentencing Law to 18, 19, and 20 year olds, building on the years-long success of the 2015 law. Judges would have the authority to decide whether enhancements make sense on a case-by-case basis using the existing nine-point guidelines and could apply the additional years to a sentence if appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n                    \n                    <div class=\"flex items-center pt-4\">\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"wp-block-text-banner\">\n        \n        <div class=\"lg:flex\">\n            \n                            <div class=\"bg-red px-mobile lg:px-desktop py-12 lg:pt-14 lg:w-1\/3\">\n                    <h3 class=\"text-white wysiwyg font-heading font-normal text-3xl leading-9 tracking-wide\"><p>BACKGROUND<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n            <div class=\"bg-gray-light 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