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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB0173

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: GENERAL ASSEMBLY-FIREARM BILL

Description: Amends the General Assembly Operations Act. Provides that any member of the General Assembly who wishes to introduce a bill pertaining to a firearm must be able to produce proof, upon request, that he or she has completed: (1) the firearm training requirements under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004; (2) range safety officer training; and (3) a basic knowledge test of calibers and gauges of firearms.

Session: 101st General Assembly

Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: March 28, 2019

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Neil Anderson (R); Jason Plummer (R); Dale Fowler (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 5% (3 of 59)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 28, 2019 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Mar 28, 2019 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Mar 22, 2019 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 28, 2019
Senate Mar 20, 2019 To Subcommittee on Firearms
Senate Mar 20, 2019 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Firearms
Senate Mar 14, 2019 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Mar 13, 2019 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Mar 13, 2019 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson
Senate Mar 12, 2019 Assigned to Judiciary
Senate Jan 31, 2019 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
Senate Jan 30, 2019 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Neil Anderson
Senate Jan 30, 2019 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
Senate Jan 30, 2019 Referred to Assignments
Senate Jan 30, 2019 First Reading
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 30, 2019 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 001 Mar 13, 2019 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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