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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB2583

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Legislation Overview

Title: FOID FIREARM DEFINITION

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Alters an exemption in the definition of "firearm" to exempt a pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile from the requirement of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess the pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun (currently the exemption only covers those that expel a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or which have a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second). Effective immediately.

Session: 100th General Assembly

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

Last Action Date: May 3, 2018

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: William McCann (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 59)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 3, 2018 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate May 3, 2018 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Apr 27, 2018 Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2018
Senate Apr 13, 2018 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
Senate Apr 4, 2018 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
Senate Apr 2, 2018 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Apr 2, 2018 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
Senate Feb 14, 2018 Assigned to Judiciary
Senate Feb 7, 2018 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
Senate Feb 7, 2018 Referred to Assignments
Senate Feb 7, 2018 First Reading
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 7, 2018 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment 001 Senate Amendment 001 Apr 2, 2018 State Link amendment text No
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Link: link to state bill page

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