Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB4753
Legislation Overview
Title: HANDGUN DEALER LICENSING ACT
Description: Creates the Handgun Dealer Licensing Act. Provides for the regulation of handgun dealers through licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that no person may sell or otherwise transfer, expose for sale or transfer, or have in his or her possession with the intent to sell or transfer any concealable firearm without being licensed under the Act. Provides, however, that the prohibition does not apply to a person who makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of concealable firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or as a hobby, or who sells all or part of his or her personal collection of firearms. Sets forth provisions concerning application, fees, duration of licensure, license retention requirements, submissions to the Department, penalties, revocation, and suspension. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department and provides that for the purpose of determining compliance with the Act, the Act may be enforced by any municipality in which a licensee is located or, if a licensee is not located in a municipality, by the county in which a licensee is located.
Session: 98th General Assembly
Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: March 28, 2014
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Elgie Sims
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 28, 2014 | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 24, 2014 | To Firearms Subcommittee |
| House | Mar 3, 2014 | Assigned to Judiciary |
| House | Feb 5, 2014 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
| House | Feb 5, 2014 | First Reading |
| House | Feb 5, 2014 | Referred to Rules Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 5, 2014 | 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
