Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB4988
Legislation Overview
Title: CONCEALED CARRY-ARMED FORCES
Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that if the applicant for a concealed carry license is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is residing in the State, for purposes of the Act, he or she is considered a resident of the State, except he or she is exempt from the license requirements of not having been convicted or found guilty in the State or in any other state of: (1) a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of physical force or violence to any person within the 5 years preceding the date of the license application; or (2) 2 or more violations related to driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, within the 5 years preceding the date of the license application.
Session: 99th General Assembly
Last Action: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: April 8, 2016
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Linda LaVia; Robert Pritchard; Michael Unes;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (3 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 8, 2016 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Apr 8, 2016 | Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Apr 7, 2016 | To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee |
| House | Apr 4, 2016 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| House | Apr 1, 2016 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| House | Apr 1, 2016 | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 23, 2016 | Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee |
| House | Mar 14, 2016 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes |
| House | Feb 17, 2016 | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | First Reading |
| House | Feb 8, 2016 | Referred to Rules Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 8, 2016 | 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
