Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB2627
Legislation Overview
Title: FIREARM DEALERS/FIREARM RANGES
Description: Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the corporate authorities of each municipality may prohibit any offensive or unwholesome business or establishment, any firearm dealer, or any firearm range (rather than any offensive or unwholesome business or establishment) only within the municipality and within the distance of one mile beyond the municipal limits. Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that a retail location established after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall not be located within 1,500 feet (rather than 500 feet) of any school, preschool, day care, cemetery, library, public park, forest preserve, public housing, or place of religious worship (rather than any school, preschool, or day care). Amends the Counties Code and further amends the Illinois Municipal Code adding similar restrictions for the location of firearm ranges in counties and municipalities. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends the Premises Liability Act. Repeals provisions concerning an owner or operator of a firearm range having immunity from criminal and civil liability in specified circumstances.
Session: 103rd General Assembly
Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: March 10, 2023
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Nabeela Syed (D); Daniel Didech (D); Barbara Hernandez (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 10, 2023 | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 28, 2023 | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| House | Feb 27, 2023 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| House | Feb 16, 2023 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 15, 2023 | First Reading |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 15, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
