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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5727

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: CRIM CD-ONE GUN PER MONTH

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes references in the statute on unlawful sale of firearms from "sell" or "give" to "transfer". Prohibits multiple sales of handguns within a 30-day period. Creates the offense of unlawful acquisition of handguns. Provides exemptions and affirmative defenses. Penalty is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or adopt rules to implement or enforce the provisions of the amendatory Act.

Session: 99th General Assembly

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

Last Action Date: April 8, 2016

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Luis Arroyo;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 118)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 8, 2016 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Apr 7, 2016 To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
House Mar 23, 2016 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Feb 10, 2016 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo
House Feb 10, 2016 First Reading
House Feb 10, 2016 Referred to Rules Committee
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 10, 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

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