Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB3248
Legislation Overview
Title: CONFISCATED WEAPONS-DISPOSAL
Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that after the disposition of a criminal case or in any criminal case where a final judgment in the case was not entered due to the death of the defendant, and when a confiscated weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes, and when in due course no legitimate claim has been made for the weapon, a weapon transferred to a law enforcement agency may be sold by the law enforcement agency at public auction under the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Domestic Violence: Order of Protection Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that upon expiration of the period of safekeeping of a firearm of a respondent against whom an order of protection was issued, if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card cannot be returned to respondent because the respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency, the court may order the local law enforcement agency to sell the firearm at public auction under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that weapons that have been confiscated as a result of having been abandoned or illegally possessed may be sold at public auction under the Act.
Session: 99th General Assembly
Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: March 27, 2015
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Reginald Phillips;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 27, 2015 | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 18, 2015 | To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 10, 2015 | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| House | Feb 25, 2015 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Reginald Phillips |
| House | Feb 25, 2015 | First Reading |
| House | Feb 25, 2015 | Referred to Rules Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 25, 2015 | 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
