104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
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.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning State government.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Commission to End Gun Violence in Disproportionately Impacted 
6Areas Act.

7 Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, 
8"Disproportionately Impacted Area" means a census tract or 
9comparable geographic area that the Department of Commerce and 
10Economic 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 
 
 
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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 
9Disproportionately 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 
7serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any 
8vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled by 
9the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for the 
10unexpired term. Members shall serve without compensation, but 
11may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses. 
12 (d) The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 
13shall provide administrative and other support to the 
14Commission. The Illinois State Police Division of Justice 
15Services shall also provide support to the Commission.

16 Section 15. Purposes of Commission. The purpose of the 
17Commission is to study, analyze data, make recommendations, 
18and develop policy proposals addressing the root causes of 
19violence and resulting trauma to drastically reduce gun 
20violence in Disproportionately Impacted Areas.

21 Section 20. Annual report. The Commission shall submit a 
22report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than 
23July 1, 2026, and each year thereafter. The report shall, at a 
24minimum, include detailed findings and recommendations related 
 
 
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1to the reduction of gun violence in Disproportionately 
2Impacted Areas.