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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB3104

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: FIREARMS-FINGERPRINTING

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that 180 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall include a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to the Department of State Police for the purpose of identity verification, unless the applicant has previously provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Department under the Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the fingerprints must be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a criminal justice agency authorized by the Department to submit fingerprints. Provides that the fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases, including all available state and local criminal history record information files, including records of juvenile adjudications. Provides that the Department shall charge applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national criminal history record check. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that an applicant for renewal need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints if the applicant has previously done so under the Act or the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

Session: 101st General Assembly

Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D); Terra Costa Howard (D); Mary Edly-Allen (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 118)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 29, 2019 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Mar 8, 2019 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
House Mar 5, 2019 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Feb 28, 2019 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House Feb 15, 2019 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
House Feb 15, 2019 Referred to Rules Committee
House Feb 15, 2019 First Reading
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 15, 2019 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

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