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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB0074

  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 amendatory Act, each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall include a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to the Department of State Police for the purpose of identity verification. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a license application shall contain a full set of fingerprints submitted to the Department in electronic format for the purpose of verification of identity (rather than a license application shall contain a full set of fingerprints submitted to the Department in electronic format provided 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 days period to issue or deny a license).

Session: 100th General Assembly

Last Action: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton

Last Action Date: January 4, 2019

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: John Cullerton (D); Patricia Vanpelt-Watkins (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (2 of 59)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 4, 2019 Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
Senate May 26, 2017 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
Senate May 19, 2017 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate May 19, 2017 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate May 5, 2017 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
Senate Apr 7, 2017 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017
Senate Mar 17, 2017 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
Senate Mar 1, 2017 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Firearms
Senate Feb 28, 2017 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Feb 23, 2017 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Feb 23, 2017 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Senate Feb 9, 2017 To Subcommittee on Firearms
Senate Jan 24, 2017 Assigned to Judiciary
Senate Jan 12, 2017 First Reading
Senate Jan 12, 2017 Referred to Assignments
Senate Jan 12, 2017 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 12, 2017 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 001 Feb 23, 2017 State Link amendment text No
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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