Several significant legislative measures stalled during Illinois’s spring session and will likely be revisited during the summer and fall veto sessions. These bills span healthcare, public safety, and economic development priorities.
A yearslong effort to establish a prescription drug board that would limit prices of certain prescription drugs fell short when the Senate declined to advance the measure after the House narrowly passed it on May 21. Bill sponsors indicated the Senate version lacked the necessary 30 votes to pass. Lawmakers expressed concerns about accountability, oversight, and uncertainty about implementation, noting that while other states have attempted similar legislation, none have yet implemented the maximum selling price provisions.
A bill to ban the firing mechanism design of Glock guns also failed to advance despite passing House committee on May 20. House Bill 4471 would have banned the sale of any semiautomatic pistol with a cruciform trigger bar, though current Glock owners would not face restrictions. Rep. Justin Slaughter noted that Chicago police have recovered 1,300 modified Glocks used in crimes, and the city sued Glock two years ago alleging the guns can be easily modified with illegal switches. Gun rights advocates and Republicans opposed the ban, arguing it would have no effect on public safety.
Additional Stalled Measures
An amendment to House Bill 1832 that would have changed election rules—allowing election authorities to begin counting mail-in ballots seven days before Election Day rather than after polls close—was not called for a vote in either chamber. The amendment also included a provisional measure to address potential Supreme Court rulings limiting mail-in ballot counting.
House Bill 4248, which would have banned algorithmic or surveillance pricing that uses personal data to create personalized prices for consumers, originally passed the House 78-19 and the Senate 41-16, but a Senate amendment did not receive a House vote before adjournment.
This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: https://www.kwqc.com/2026/06/05/dead-bills-glock-ban-prescription-drug-board-among-measures-that-stall-final-days/