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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB4168

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: FIREARMS-FINGERPRINTING

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of the bill, each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall provide a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to the Department of State Police. Provides that fingerprints collected shall be checked against the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Removes the option of not providing a set of fingerprints with a concealed carry license application (rather than the Department may accept an application submitted without a set of fingerprints in which case the Department shall be granted 30 days in addition to the 90-day period to issue or deny a license). Makes other conforming changes.

Session: 100th General Assembly

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

Last Action Date: January 19, 2018

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Jonathan Carroll (D);Louis Lang (D); Kathleen Willis (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 19, 2018 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
House Jan 19, 2018 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
House Jan 16, 2018 First Reading
House Jan 16, 2018 Referred to Rules Committee
House Nov 17, 2017 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Nov 17, 2017 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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