227 total bills, 50 anti-gun bills,
77 pro-gun bills for this session

Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation

HJRCA0039

Title: CON AMEND-FIREARM REG FUNDS

Description: Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no moneys, including bond proceeds, derived from taxes, fees, excises, or licenses relating to licensing, carrying, or possession of firearms or firearm ammunition or related to the use of firearms or firearm ammunition shall be expended for purposes other than the following: the costs of administering and enforcing laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition; and, with respect to local governments, other firearm and firearm ammunition regulation purposes as authorized by law. Provides that the costs of administering laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition shall be limited to direct program expenses related to the following: the enforcement of firearm and firearm ammunition regulation laws; the safety of persons from unlawful use of firearms or firearm ammunition; or the regulation of the carrying of firearms. Provides that the limitations to the costs of administering laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition shall also include direct program expenses related to workers' compensation claims for death or injury of employees enforcing firearm and firearm ammunition laws and investigations for improving the safety of the employees enforcing those laws. Provides that none of the revenues described in these provisions shall, by transfer, offset, or otherwise, be diverted to any purpose other than those described in these provisions. Provides that investment income that is attributable to the investment of moneys in funds used for the regulation of firearms and firearm ammunition shall be retained in those funds for the uses specified in these provisions. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Last Action: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

Last Action Date: February 18, 2020

HJRCA0040

Title: CON AMEND-FIREARM REG FUNDS

Description: Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no moneys, including bond proceeds, derived from taxes, fees, excises, or licenses relating to registration, licensing, carrying, or possession of firearms or firearm ammunition or related to the use of firearms or firearm ammunition shall be expended for purposes other than the following: the costs of administering and enforcing laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition; and, with respect to local governments, other firearm and firearm ammunition regulation purposes as authorized by law. Provides that the costs of administering laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition shall be limited to direct program expenses related to the following: the enforcement of firearm and firearm ammunition regulation laws; the safety of persons from unlawful use of firearms or firearm ammunition; or the regulation of the carrying of firearms. Provides that the limitations to the costs of administering laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition shall also include direct program expenses related to workers' compensation claims for death or injury of employees enforcing firearm and firearm ammunition laws and investigations for improving the safety of the employees enforcing those laws. Provides that none of the revenues described in these provisions shall, by transfer, offset, or otherwise, be diverted to any purpose other than those described in these provisions. Provides that investment income that is attributable to the investment of moneys in funds used for the regulation of firearms and firearm ammunition shall be retained in those funds for the uses specified in these provisions. Effective upon being declared adopted.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst

Last Action Date: March 4, 2020

HB0174

Title: LOST&STOLEN FIREARMS-PENALTY

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the provision of the Code that makes it an offense for a person who possesses or acquires a firearm and thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from the person, to fail to report the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft is a Class 4 felony for a third offense (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) and a Class 3 felony for a fourth or subsequent offense. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

Last Action Date: May 21, 2020

HB0240

Title: HUNTING-CARRYING HANDGUNS

Description: Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that a person with a valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, or an off-duty law enforcement official or officer, may carry a handgun on or about his or her person while hunting. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB0248

Title: FIREARMS-JUDICIAL OFFICERS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits certain judicial officers, some with written consent required, to carry a concealed firearm to any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government, any building designated for matters before a circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or any building or portion of a building under the control of the Supreme Court and any building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB0283

Title: MHDDC-CLEAR&PRESENT DANGER

Description: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the Department of State Police shall annually compile and submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than May 31 of each calendar year on the number of persons reported as posing a clear and present danger to themselves or others by persons required to report that information to the Department of State Police under the Code. Provides that the report shall be based on information submitted by each county, municipality, public elementary or secondary school, private elementary or secondary school, or public or private community college, college, or university of the State without disclosing individual identifying information of the persons who pose the clear and present danger to themselves or others. Provides that if the person who poses the clear and present danger is reported by home address and the person attends a school, college, or university, then the compilation shall only include that individual once in the report for the total annual compilation.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB0321

Title: REPEAL/RESTORE VARIOUS-SB9

Description: Repeals the State Tax Lien Registration Act and the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. Reenacts the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Changes various Acts by restoring language deleted by Public Act 100-22 and deleting language added by Public Act 100-22, including, but not limited to, the following changes: (1) amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to provide that: (A) for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 and beginning prior to January 1, 2025, the income tax rates shall be (i) 3.75% for individuals, trusts, and estates and (ii) 5.25% for corporations; (B) for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the income tax rates shall be (i) 3.25% for individuals, trusts, and estates and (ii) 4.8% for corporations; (C) the research and development credit does not apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 (currently, January 1, 2022); (D) provides that the maximum amount of the education expense credit is reduced from $750 to $500 per year; (E) repeals an addition modification for amounts deducted under the Internal Revenue Code for domestic manufacturing and other activities; and (F) repeals provisions disallowing certain exemptions for taxpayers with an income above a certain limit; (2) repeals the State Tax Lien Database; (3) amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to provide that: (A) the graphic arts machinery exemption sunsets on July 1, 2019 and (B) the manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment exemption is no longer permanent. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB0364

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-EXPIRATION

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a concealed carry license shall be renewed for a period of 5 years from the date of expiration on the applicant's current license upon the applicant completing the necessary requirements under the Act.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HR0398

Title: RESTRICT LEAD SHOTSHELLS

Description: Urges support for all efforts to restrict the use of lead shotshells to take wildlife.

Last Action: Resolution Adopted 066-044-000

Last Action Date: June 1, 2019

HB0887

Title: FOID-DENIAL & REVOC-STALKING

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance a person who has been convicted within the past 5 years of stalking or a substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was used or possessed. Makes conforming changes.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

Last Action Date: April 2, 2019

HB0896

Title: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful use of weapons.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB0898

Title: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS-FIREARMS

Description: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed weapon. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Permits currently employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that currently employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Limited to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain

Last Action Date: July 31, 2019

HB1186

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1334

Title: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the defacing of identification marks on a firearm.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1490

Title: FIREARM DISPOSITION RECORDS

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who receives a revocation or suspension notice under the Act (currently, only revocation notice) shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice of the revocation or suspension: (1) surrender his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the local law enforcement agency where the person resides; and (2) complete a Firearm Disposition Record on a form prescribed by the Department of State Police and place his or her firearms in the location or with the person reported in the Firearm Disposition Record. Provides that the Firearm Disposition Record shall contain a statement to be signed by the transferee that the transferee: (1) is aware of, and will abide by, current law regarding the unlawful transfer of a firearm; (2) is aware of the penalties for violating the law as it pertains to unlawful transfer of a firearm; and (3) intends to retain possession of the firearm or firearms until it is determined that the transferor is legally eligible to possess a firearm and has an active Firearm Owners Identification Card, if applicable, or until a new person is chosen to hold the firearm or firearms. Makes conforming changes.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer

Last Action Date: May 21, 2020

HB1543

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB1574

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-EXPIRATION

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a concealed carry license shall be renewed for a period of 5 years from the date of expiration on the applicant's current license upon the applicant completing the necessary requirements under the Act.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB1632

Title: STUN GUN&TASER-NO FOID

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Removes provisions that a person may not acquire or possess a stun gun or taser within the State without having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police under the provisions of the Act.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB1846

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1847

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1848

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1849

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1850

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.

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

Last Action Date: April 12, 2019

HB1881

Title: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful sale or delivery of firearms.

Last Action: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Margo McDermed

Last Action Date: March 4, 2020

HB2224

Title: FIREARM CERTIFY-APPLICATION

Description: Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Act shall only apply to a person or entity that is in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring firearms in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, McHenry County, or Will County.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB2349

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB2419

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-OBJECTIONS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the referral of an objection from a law enforcement agency for the issuance of a concealed carry license to the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board shall toll the 90-day period for not more than 60 days for the Department of State Police to issue or deny the applicant a license. Provides that if an objection of a law enforcement agency or the Department is not supported by clear and convincing evidence, the Board shall dismiss the objection and notify the Department that the applicant is eligible for a license. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB2612

Title: INC TX-FIREARM DEALER

Description: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates a credit in an amount equal to the cost of obtaining an Illinois gun dealer license. Provides that the credit may not exceed $1,500. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB2653

Title: CRIM CD-FIREARM PENALTIES

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases penalties by one class for unlawful use of weapons when a person knowingly: (1) carries or possesses in any vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person except when on his or her land or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm; or (2) carries or possesses on or about his or her person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a municipality except when an invitee in or on the public street, alley, or other public lands, for the purpose of the display of the weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his or her land or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm. Provides that a first offense of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon committed with a firearm by a person 18 years of age or older where certain factors exist is a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony), for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years. Increases the penalty by one class for unlawful possession of firearms. Makes other changes.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB2783

Title: WILDLIFE CD-RIFLE HUNTING

Description: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with changes. Provides that legal handguns and rifles include any bottleneck centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger with a case length not exceeding 1.4 inches or any straight walled centerfire cartridge of .30 caliber or larger both of which must be available as a load with the published ballistic tables of the manufacturer showing a capability of at least 500 foot pounds of energy at the muzzle. Deletes language that provides that notwithstanding any provision of the Code, it is unlawful to take a deer with a rifle in a county of the State with a population of 500,000 or more.

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

Last Action Date: May 10, 2019

HB2876

Title: CD CORR-AGGRAVATING FACTORS

Description: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed a crime of violence or criminal damage to property in a woman's health clinic or on the real property comprising the clinic or who intimidates persons attending the clinic or physicians or nurses at the clinic performing services at the clinic. Provides for the aggravating factor to be applicable, the offense of intimidation against persons attending a woman's health clinic or physicians or nurses at the clinic who perform services at the clinic is limited to intimidation committed by: (1) inflicting physical harm on the person threatened or any other person or on property; (2) subjecting any person to physical confinement or restraint; or (3) committing a felony or Class A misdemeanor. Defines "woman's health clinic", "health care services", and "crime of violence".

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB2994

Title: CHILD CARE-DAY CARE HOMES-GUNS

Description: Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Allows adults who reside on the premises of a day care home to possess handguns on day care home premises (rather than adults who must possess a handgun as a condition of employment and who reside on the premises of a day care home) if the handgun and handgun ammunition are locked and inaccessible to children.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3010

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a legislative declaration.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3079

Title: FOID-NON-RESIDENT COMPETITOR

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that any non-resident registered competitor or attendee of a competitive shooting event held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex sanctioned by a national governing body, who is not prohibited by the laws of Illinois, the state of his or her domicile, or the United States from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm may purchase or obtain a rifle, shotgun, or other long gun or ammunition for a rifle, shotgun, or other long gun at the competitive shooting event or a store within a 20 mile radius of the Complex. Makes a technical change.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3142

Title: CRIM CD-CONFISCATED WEAPONS

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that after the disposition of a criminal case or in any criminal case where a final judgment in the case was not entered due to the death of the defendant, and when a confiscated weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes, and when in due course no legitimate claim has been made for the weapon, a weapon transferred to a law enforcement agency may be sold by the law enforcement agency at public auction under the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Domestic Violence: Order of Protection Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that upon expiration of the period of safekeeping of a firearm of a respondent against whom an order of protection was issued, if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card cannot be returned to respondent because the respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency, the court may order the local law enforcement agency to sell the firearm at public auction under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that weapons that have been confiscated as a result of having been abandoned or illegally possessed may be sold at public auction under the Act.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3159

Title: CONCEAL CARRY ACT-MILITARY ID

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that an application for a concealed carry license shall contain the applicant's valid driver's license number, valid state identification card number, or valid United States Military identification card number.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3162

Title: FIREARM DEALER-EXEMPTION

Description: Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that "retail location" does not include the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. Provides that the provisions of the Act related to the certification of a license do not apply to transfers of firearms to a resident registered competitor or attendee or non-resident registered competitor or attendee by a licensed federal firearms dealer at a competitive shooting event held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex that is sanctioned by a national governing body.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3170

Title: MACHINE GUN-PENALTIES

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases the penalty for unlawful use of weapons by selling, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing, or carrying a machine gun, other than in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle or on one's person if the weapon is loaded, from a Class 2 felony, with a mandatory sentence of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years imprisonment to a Class 1 felony, with a mandatory sentence of not less than 4 years and not more than 15 years imprisonment. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a sentence for this violation shall receive no more than 7.5 days sentence credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment (rather than day for day sentence credit).

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3176

Title: FIREARMS- MUNICIPAL REGULATION

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Deletes existing preemption provisions concerning firearms. Provides that regulation of the ownership and possession of firearms and related items are the exclusive powers and functions of the State. Provides that a local government, including a home rule unit, may not require registration, reporting of the sale or transfer of a firearm, or maintenance of a firearm registry. Provides that any existing or future local ordinances or resolutions imposing any registration requirement on firearms and related items are invalid and void. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3197

Title: GUNRUN&FIREARM TRAF ASSESSMENT

Description: Amends the Crime and Traffic Assessment Act. Provides that the court shall also order payment of a conditional assessment of $500 for a violation of gunrunning and firearm trafficking which shall be collected and remitted by the Clerk of the Circuit Court to the State Treasurer for deposit into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund to be used for grants by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to units of local government to purchase bulletproof vests for local police departments and to hire peace officers. Makes conforming changes to the Criminal Code of 2012.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3249

Title: FIRST 2019 GENERAL REVISORY

Description: Creates the First 2019 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0081

Last Action Date: July 12, 2019

HB3402

Title: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-VARIOUS

Description: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the privilege extended to members of the clergy shall not apply (i) when a member of the clergy is required to report child abuse or neglect pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, (ii) in a case involving domestic violence, or (iii) in a case involving violent criminal matters. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Exempts from the eavesdropping prohibitions recordings made under the reasonable suspicion that the person is committing, is about to commit, or has committed an act of abuse and that the recording will contain evidence of the abuse. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that all judges who preside over family law or domestic violence courtrooms, mandated reporters, victim assistance professionals, family law attorneys, family law mediators, court-appointed guardians ad litem, court-appointed child representatives, court-appointed therapists and counselors, and court-appointed experts who practice in the area of family law shall complete the Domestic Violence Foundation Training Course offered by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Provides that the clerk of the court shall provide to all petitioners seeking an order of protection resources and information on domestic violence and how to obtain assistance as a victim of domestic violence. Provides that, when determining whether to issue an order of protection, the court shall consider the law enforcement records relating to domestic violence committed by the respondent for a period of at least 10 years. Provides that if an order of protection is issued, the petitioner is entitled to attorney's fees incurred in bringing the petition. Provides that the Department of State Police shall maintain a complete and systematic record and index of all valid or expired and recorded orders of protection for a period of at least 20 years. Makes additional changes to provisions concerning: purposes and rules of construction; definitions; remedies; law enforcement recordkeeping; and the National Crime Information Center. Makes a corresponding change in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB3449

Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-LOCAL REG

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not impose a tax, fee, or other assessment other than the normal sales tax rate for goods on a firearm, firearm attachment, or firearm ammunition. Provides that the provisions of any ordinance or resolution, in effect or adopted, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act by any unit of local government, including a home rule unit, that imposes a tax, fee, or other assessment other than the normal sales tax rate for goods on a firearm, firearm attachment, or firearm ammunition are invalid and void. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3457

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-OFFICIALS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain areas prevents a concealed carry licensee who is a county or State correctional officer, a judge of the Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of the United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney with the consent of the State's Attorney, from carrying a concealed firearm in any area prohibited by these provisions, other than an area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3463

Title: FIREARMS-RETIRED OFFICERS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to a person authorized to carry a firearm under the Illinois Retired Officer Concealed Carry program implemented by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.

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

Last Action Date: March 29, 2019

HB3839

Title: STATE POLICE-FOID REVOCATION

Description: Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the State Police shall establish a Portal for use by federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies, including State's Attorneys and the Attorney General to capture a report of persons whose Firearm Owner's Identification Cards have been revoked or suspended. Creates the Firearm Recovery Task Force led by the State Police to seize and recover the Firearm Owner's Identification Cards of revoked persons and to enforce the revocation and suspension of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act. Amends the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act. Provides that the State Police shall include in the report the reason the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card was revoked or suspended. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides the defendant shall physically surrender all firearms in his or her possession to a law enforcement agency designated by the court to take custody of and impound the firearms and physically surrender his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the law enforcement agency as a condition of remaining on bond pending sentencing when the offense the person has been charged with is a forcible felony, stalking, aggravated stalking, domestic battery, any violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or the Cannabis Control Act that is classified as a Class 2 or greater felony, or any felony violation of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. to make conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Last Action Date: February 21, 2020

HB4110

Title: FIREARMS-JUDICIAL&PROSECUTORS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits certain judicial officers, the Attorney General, assistant Attorneys General, State's Attorneys and assistant State's Attorneys, some with specified written consent, to carry a concealed firearm in any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government, any building designated for matters before a circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or any building or portion of a building under the control of the Supreme Court and any building or portion of a building under the control of a unit of local government.

Last Action: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Last Action Date: February 4, 2020

HB4113

Title: FIREARMS-NON RESIDENT MILITARY

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that notwithstanding whether the laws of the state or territory where the non-resident resides related to firearm ownership, possession, and carrying are substantially similar to the requirements to obtain a license under the Act, the Illinois State Police shall, no later than 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, allow for a non-resident license application if the applicant is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed in the State and lives in the State. Provides that a non-resident active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed in the State and lives in the State shall apply to the Illinois State Police and must meet all of the qualifications under the Act and shall submit: (1) the application and documentation required and the applicable fee; (2) a photocopy of a valid military identification card or Official Proof of Service Letter; and (3) a photocopy of permanent change-of-station orders to an assignment in the State. Provides for emergency rulemaking to implement the amendatory Act. Establishes fees. Makes conforming changes to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4126

Title: CONCEAL CARRY-FEES-VET&RET LAW

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the fees for a new and renewal concealed carry license of an applicant who is a veteran or a qualified retired law enforcement officer shall be 50% of the fees for other applicants. Defines "qualified retired law enforcement officer" and "veteran".

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4240

Title: FIREARM CARRY-CORRECTIONS

Description: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed firearm. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Provides that the exemption only applies to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin

Last Action Date: February 5, 2020

HB4333

Title: FIREARM CARRY-CORRECTIONS

Description: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed firearm. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Provides that the exemption only applies to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney

Last Action Date: February 10, 2020

HB4392

Title: CRIM CD-FIREARM-WAITING PERIOD

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the 72 hour waiting period before delivery of a concealable firearm after application for its purchase has been made does not apply to a person who has been issued a valid license to carry a concealed handgun under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst

Last Action Date: March 4, 2020

HB4395

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-OFFICIALS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that nothing in the provisions prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm in certain areas prevents a concealed carry licensee who is a judge of the Supreme, Appellate, or Circuit Court of this State or an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court, a judge of the United States District Court, United States Court of Appeals, or the United States Supreme Court, a State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney with the consent of the State's Attorney, from carrying a concealed firearm in any area prohibited by these provisions, other than an area where firearms are prohibited under federal law.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Last Action Date: February 5, 2020

HB4447

Title: FOID&CON CARRY-RENEWALS

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewal application shall be accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that submission of a renewal application within that 180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4450

Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-APPEALS

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that for any appeal permitted under the Act to the Director of the Illinois State Police for failure to act on a Firearm Owner's Identification Card application within 30 days or its denial, seizure, or revocation, the Director shall either grant or deny the appeal within 60 days of the receipt of the appeal. Provides that if the appeal is granted, the Director shall return the aggrieved party's Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the aggrieved party, or issue him or her a new Firearm Owner's Identification Card, as the case may be, no later than 7 business days after the appeal is granted. Provides that if the appeal is denied, the Director shall set forth in writing the specific reasons for the denial and shall cause the written denial to be mailed to the aggrieved party no later than 7 business days after the appeal is denied. Provides that if the Director fails to either grant or deny the appeal within 60 days of the receipt of the appeal, the appeal shall be considered granted, and the Director shall return the aggrieved party's Firearm Owner's Identification Card or issue him or her a new Firearm Owner's Identification Card, as the case may be, no later than 67 days from the date that the appeal was received. Provides that a denial shall be considered a final administrative order, regardless of whether there was a formal hearing in which evidence was taken, and the aggrieved party may seek judicial review of the final administrative order in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review Law and the Act. Provides that if administrative review is taken and if the circuit court then finds that the Director denied the appeal without reasonable cause, the circuit court may award the aggrieved party court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee to be paid by the State. Nothing herein limits the contempt power of the circuit court. Provides that when the word "shall" appears in this provision, it shall be construed as being mandatory and not discretionary.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4591

Title: FIREARM OWN ID-DIRECTOR ST POL

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that, except as otherwise provided by law, the Director of State Police shall act upon a request for relief from the denial, revocation, or seizure of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card within 60 business days of receipt of documentation as required by the Director from the person whose application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card has been denied or whose Firearm Owner's Identification Card has been revoked or seized.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4601

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-ELECTRN NOTICE

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant for a concealed carry license, electronically, if his or her application has been accepted. Provides that if an applicant for a concealed carry license submits his or her application electronically, the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant electronically if his or her application is missing information or materials.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4602

Title: FIREARM CARRY-CORRECTIONS

Description: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed firearm. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Provides that the exemption only applies to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4648

Title: FIREARM CARRY-CORRECTIONS

Description: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed firearm. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Permits employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Provides that the exemption only applies to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: February 5, 2020

HB4707

Title: FOID&CONCEALED CARRY-RENEWAL

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a renewal application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be approved or denied by the Illinois State Police within 90 calendar days (instead of 60 business days). Provides that the Director of the Illinois State Police must act on an appeal of a failure of the Illinois State Police to act on an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card or a denial, revocation, or seizure of the Card within 90 calendar days after receipt of the appeal. Provides that if the Director fails to act within that 90-day period, the application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be granted or the revoked Card shall be reinstated or a seized Card returned to the person whose Card has been seized. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewal application for a concealed carry license shall be approved or denied by the Illinois State Police within 90 calendar days. Provides that the Director of the Illinois State Police must act on an appeal of a failure of the Illinois State Police to act on an application for a concealed carry license or a denial, revocation, or suspension of the concealed carry license within 90 calendar days after receipt of the appeal. If the Director fails to act within that 90-day period, the application for the concealed carry license shall be granted or the revoked or suspended concealed carry license shall be reinstated.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4732

Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-18 YRS

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if an applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card: (1) is 18 years of age or older but under 21 years of age, (2) is not an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, and (3) does not have a parent or legal guardian to give written consent to his or her application, he or she must provide 2 signed, dated, and notarized personal references regarding his or her suitability to possess firearms and a signed, dated, and notarized statement detailing the reasons he or she does not have a parent or legal guardian. Provides that, if applicable, the applicant must provide death certificates or any applicable court orders regarding his or her circumstances resulting in his or her lack of a parent or legal guardian.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4779

Title: ILLIANA TSK FORCE-FIREARM VIOL

Description: Creates the Illiana Task Force Act. Creates the Illiana Task Force, consisting of 24 police officers, appointed by the Director of the Illinois State Police. Provides that the members of the Task Force shall select a chairperson. Provides that members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for their service on the Task Force but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from appropriations made by the General Assembly for that purpose. Provides that the Task Force shall meet at least once monthly to study ways to reduce violence in local communities caused by the illegal use of firearms and to make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on suggested legislative solutions to this problem. Provides that the Task Force shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31 of each year and a final report 5 years after the creation of the Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall be dissolved 6 years after its creation. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2027. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4795

Title: PRIVATE SECURITY-FIREARMS

Description: Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Makes changes in provisions concerning firearm training requirements under the Act. Requires that commercial or industrial operations that employ one or more persons (rather than 5 or more persons) shall register their security forces with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and that registration subjects the security force to certain requirements. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB4941

Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-PHOTO

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an applicant for renewal of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card does not have to furnish to the Illinois State Police his or her photograph.

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: February 18, 2020

HB5032

Title: FIREARM DEALER-APPLICABILITY

Description: Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act concerning the certification of the license of a federal firearms licensee only apply to a federal firearms licensee who has been found by the federal or State government to have 3 or more firearms used in the commission of criminal offenses sold or transferred by the licensee within the 5 years prior to his or her application for certification of his or her license.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond

Last Action Date: March 4, 2020

HB5162

Title: CRIM CD-FIREARMS-MOTOR VEH

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle with unlawfully tinted windows. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly: (1) possesses or carries in any vehicle a firearm and firearm ammunition which are both immediately accessible at the time of the offense while on any street, road, alley, or any other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or garage, and has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card; and (2) the vehicle in which the person is present is fitted with window treatments or tinting of the windshield or windows, or both, immediately adjacent to each side of the driver, in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB5215

Title: STATE POLICE-FOID REVOCATION

Description: Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall establish a portal for use by federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies, including State's Attorneys and the Attorney General to capture a report of persons whose Firearm Owner's Identification Cards have been revoked or suspended. Creates the Firearm Recovery Task Force led by the Illinois State Police to seize and recover the Firearm Owner's Identification Cards of revoked persons and to enforce the revocation and suspension of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall include in the report the reason the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card was revoked or suspended. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the defendant shall physically surrender each firearm in his or her possession to a law enforcement agency designated by the court to take custody of and impound the firearm and physically surrender his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the law enforcement agency as a condition of remaining on bond pending sentencing when the offense the person has been charged with is a forcible felony, stalking, aggravated stalking, domestic battery, any violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or the Cannabis Control Act that is classified as a Class 2 or greater felony, or any felony violation of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: February 18, 2020

HB5219

Title: CONCEAL CARRY-CCL INSTRUCTOR

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that notwithstanding other provisions of the Act, the Illinois State Police shall by rule allow for a non-resident license application by a non-resident applicant who is a certified firearms instructor under the Act whether or not the instructor is from a state or territory of the United States with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements to obtain a license under the Act.

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: February 18, 2020

HB5331

Title: ILLINOIS STATE POLICE

Description: Amends various Acts to revise statutory law to conform the statutes to the reorganization of the executive branch taking effect under Executive Order 2019-12. Makes other changes concerning the Illinois State Police and makes technical and stylistic changes. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: June 23, 2020

HB5546

Title: FOID&CON CARRY-RENEWAL&REVOC

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and text message notification system for persons who are applying for or possess Firearm Owner's Identification Cards or concealed carry licenses. Provides that in addition to receiving a mail notification of the status of a person's application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license, the person may request email or text message, or both, notifications of the status of his or her application, renewal, suspension, revocation, and other notifications concerning his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or concealed carry license of the expiration of his or her Card or license at least 90 days before its expiration. Provides that that if a person is issued a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, the person may be issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card that is valid for the person to whom it is issued for a period of 5 years and which expires upon the expiration of the person's concealed carry license. Provides that if the only reason for the revocation of a person's concealed carry license is the expiration of the licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the person does not have to submit a form to the Illinois State Police to conduct an investigation of the person's suitability for the issuance of a concealed carry license.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

Last Action Date: March 5, 2020

HB5561

Title: REPEAL PA 101-30,101-31,101-32

Description: Amends various Acts to eliminate the changes made by Public Acts 101-30, 101-31, and 101-32. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: February 18, 2020

HB5671

Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-APPEAL

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any prohibitions on granting relief from obtaining a Firearm Owner's Identification Card because of federal law, the Director of the Illinois State Police, or the circuit court for various violations, may grant relief when the federal prohibition on possession of firearms is predicated solely on a provision of the Criminal Code of 2012, including, but not limited to, possession of a firearm by a felon, that would no longer apply to the applicant upon granting of relief under the appeals provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis

Last Action Date: February 24, 2020

HB5764

Title: FIRST 2020 GENERAL REVISORY

Description: Creates the First 2020 General Revisory Act. Combines multiple versions of Sections amended by more than one Public Act. Renumbers Sections of various Acts to eliminate duplication. Corrects obsolete cross-references and technical errors. Makes stylistic changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: May 18, 2020

HB5776

Title: IEMA-DISASTER DECLARATION

Description: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that after an initial proclamation declaring that a disaster exists, the Governor may only extend that declaration or make further proclamations regarding the same disaster if the General Assembly passes a resolution within 5 calendar days that approves the extension or further proclamation. Provides that if, due to health or safety concerns, the General Assembly is unable to convene in either regular or special session to approve the extension or further proclamation, the extension or further proclamation may continue in effect until the General Assembly is able to convene in regular or special session if the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives submit written certification to the Governor that the General Assembly is unable to convene to provide the necessary approval of the extension or further proclamation. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant

Last Action Date: May 19, 2020

HB5780

Title: IEMA-DISASTER PROCLAMATION

Description: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that in any 12-month period the Governor shall have the authority to issue only one proclamation per disaster and that any further proclamation for the disaster that triggered the original proclamation shall be in force only after a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the General Assembly approves a joint resolution containing the exact language of the proclamation and which the Governor must follow. Provides that the Governor shall have no authority to amend or change the language of the proclamation as approved by joint resolution.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey

Last Action Date: October 21, 2020

HB5790

Title: IEMA-DISASTER PROCLAMATION

Description: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that procedural requirements regarding the Governor taking possession of property for and on behalf of the State must take place in cases where the sum that the owner is willing to accept as just compensation is less than $25,000 (currently, $1,000). Provides that if the Governor issues a proclamation declaring a disaster, the Governor may extend the proclamation or make an additional proclamation regarding the same disaster, but the extension or additional proclamation shall be void and have no legal effect unless within 5 days of the extension or additional proclamation (i) he or she receives written approval to extend the proclamation or make an additional proclamation from 3 legislative leaders or (ii) the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution approving the extension or additional proclamation. Provides that a disaster proclamation issued, or a disaster proclamation regarding the same disaster, shall be void and have no legal effect if at any time the General Assembly adopts a joint resolution declaring the proclamation to be void. Provides that after a disaster proclamation is issued a member of the General Assembly may at any time file a request with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate for a session to consider the proclamation if the request is signed by no fewer than 20 members of the General Assembly. Provides that upon such a filing, the House of Representatives and Senate shall convene within 5 calendar days and vote on a resolution declaring the proclamation void.

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst

Last Action Date: June 2, 2020

SJR0029

Title: AUDIT-STATE POLICE-FOID

Description: Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State Police's administration of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

Last Action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: July 3, 2019

SJR0030

Title: BACKGROUND CHECK TASK FORCE

Description: Creates the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Compliance Task Force, which is charged with the following duties: (1) identify gaps in reporting structures and procedures, (2) develop strategies and recommendations for addressing those gaps, (3) conduct audits of records currently held by the Department of State Police, clerks of the circuit court, mental health agencies, and other relevant agencies or governmental bodies, (4) identify and recommend technological advancements to enhance the exchange of information and provide more accountability, and (5) identify potential grants and other methods of funding to ensure better coordination with the State of Illinois and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Last Action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: July 3, 2019

SB0099

Title: FIREARM DISPOSITION RECORDS

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who receives a revocation or suspension notice under the Act (currently, only revocation notice) shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice of the revocation or suspension: (1) surrender his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the local law enforcement agency where the person resides; and (2) complete a Firearm Disposition Record on a form prescribed by the Department of State Police and place his or her firearms in the location or with the person reported in the Firearm Disposition Record. Provides that the Firearm Disposition Record shall contain a statement to be signed by the transferee that the transferee: (1) is aware of, and will abide by, current law regarding the unlawful transfer of a firearm; (2) is aware of the penalties for violating the law as it pertains to unlawful transfer of a firearm; and (3) intends to retain possession of the firearm or firearms until it is determined that the transferor is legally eligible to possess a firearm and has an active Firearm Owners Identification Card, if applicable, or until a new person is chosen to hold the firearm or firearms. Makes conforming changes.

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

Last Action Date: March 28, 2019

SB0690

Title: PTELL-QUALIFIED SCHOOL DIST

Description: Creates the Leveling the Playing Field for Illinois Retail Act. Provides that the Department of Revenue shall establish standards for the certification of certified service providers and certified automated systems. Creates the Parking Excise Tax Act. Imposes a tax on the privilege of using a parking space in a parking area or garage for the use of parking one or more motor vehicles. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to require the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to issue certificates of exemption from the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act, all locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes administered and collected by the Department, the Chicago non-titled Use Tax, the Electricity Excise Tax Act, and a credit certification against certain taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act to qualifying Illinois data centers. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act, Use Tax Act, Service Use Tax, and Service Occupation Tax Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act to make conforming changes and to provide that specified remote retailers are liable for all applicable State and locally imposed retailers' occupation taxes on all retail sales to Illinois purchasers. Amends the Cigarette Tax Act and Cigarette Use Tax Act. Imposes a tax upon any person engaged in business as a retailer of cigarettes at the rate of 149 mills per cigarette sold or otherwise disposed of in the course of such business (rather than the aggregate tax rate of 99 mills), which shall be distributed each month into the Capital Projects Fund. Creates the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Establishes the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program with the goal of creating a network of community-based organizations throughout the State that will recruit, prescreen, and provide preapprenticeship skills training. Provides that contractors and subcontractors may receive bid credits for employing apprentices who have completed the program. Creates the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative. Provides that the goal of the initiative is that, for public works projects, apprentices will perform either 10% of the total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification or 10% of the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification, whichever is less. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act to require contractors and subcontractors who participate in public works to report each worker's skill level. Creates the Sports Wagering Act. Authorizes sports wagering: by an organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975; by an owners licensee under the Illinois Gambling Act; and at or within a 5-block radius of a sports facility. Authorizes the Board to issue 3 online sports wagering operator licenses pursuant to an open and competitive selection process. Includes provisions for licensing sports governing bodies for providing official league data to be used for tier 2 sports wagers. Creates a Lottery sports wagering pilot program. Creates the State Fair Gaming Act. Authorizes video gaming at the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair by a concessioner licensed by the Illinois Gaming Board. Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Riverboat Gambling Act to authorize electronic gaming at racetracks; makes conforming changes in various Acts. Further amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Racing Board members. Indefinitely extends the authorization for advance deposit wagering. Authorizes the construction of a new racetrack limited to standardbred racing in Cook County. Further amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Changes the short title to the Illinois Gambling Act; amends various Acts to make corresponding changes. Adds additional owners licenses, one of which authorizes the conduct of casino gambling in the City of Chicago. Increases the number of gaming positions for existing owners licensees. Makes various changes concerning Illinois Gaming Board members. Makes changes in provisions concerning the admission tax and privilege tax. Amends the Video Gaming Act to increase the amount of maximum wagers, to increase the number of terminals licensees may have on their premises, to add provisions restricting licenses in malls, to add provisions concerning licensed large truck stop establishments, and to increase the terminal tax. Amends the State Finance Act to create various special funds in the State treasury. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except some provisions take effect on January 1, 2020.

Last Action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0031

Last Action Date: June 28, 2019

SB0722

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Last Action: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

Last Action Date: January 20, 2020

SB1145

Title: GUNS-MENTAL HEALTH-REPORTING

Description: Amends the Department of Public Health Act and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may impose fines or sanctions upon a facility that fails to comply with reporting requirements related to determining whether a person is disqualified from gun ownership under specified statutes. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions.

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

Last Action Date: March 22, 2019

SB1370

Title: FOID DATABASE AUDIT

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State Police's administration under the Act including, but not limited to, the Department's database. Provides that the audit shall include the average time frame for a protective order or emergency protective order to be uploaded onto the Department's database after an emergency protective order or protective order is entered by the court. Provides that the Auditor General shall, upon its completion, distribute a report required under the Illinois State Auditing Act.

Last Action: Referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: February 13, 2019

SB1386

Title: FOID-AMMUNITION SALES

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that ammunition purchased within or outside the State by a resident may be shipped to a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act.

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

Last Action Date: March 22, 2019

SB1489

Title: CONCEALED CARRY-DOT REST AREAS

Description: Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition by a licensee under the Act from carrying a firearm into any building, parking area, or portion of a building under the control of an officer of the executive or legislative branch of government does not apply to any rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation or to buildings located in rest areas under the control of the Department of Transportation. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 28, 2019

SB1713

Title: FIREARM RESTRAINING ORDERS

Description: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that a State's Attorney or assistant State's Attorney (rather than a petitioner) may request an emergency firearms restraining order by filing an affidavit or verified pleading alleging that the respondent poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. Provides that if the court issues an emergency firearms restraining order, it shall, based upon written application filed by the State's Attorney or assistant State's Attorney supported by evidence submitted under oath or affirmation, upon a finding of probable cause that the respondent possesses firearms, issue a search warrant directing a law enforcement agency to seize the respondent's firearms. Provides that an emergency firearms restraining order and a 6-month firearms restraining order shall require the firearm or firearms and Firearm Owner's Identification Card and concealed carry license, if unexpired, to be returned to the respondent if the firearms restraining order is not granted within 7 days. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 28, 2019

SB1879

Title: FIREARM DEALER-EXEMPTION

Description: Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the Act does not apply to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity who has been given, and is currently in possession of, a valid Federal Firearms License, during all State approved activities held at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Criminal Code of 2012 to make technical changes. Effective immediately.

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

Last Action Date: March 28, 2019

SB1898

Title: EMPLOYMENT-FOID POSSESSION

Description: Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act, Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Counties Code, and the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the employer of a Conservation Police officer, State Police officer, law enforcement officer, or probation officer shall not make possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card a condition of continued employment if the officer's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or seized because the officer has been a patient of a mental health facility and the officer has not been determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement already in effect on this issue on the effective date of the amendatory Act cannot be modified, but on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the employer cannot require a Firearm Owner's Identification Card as a condition of continued employment in a collective bargaining agreement. Amends the Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act. Provides that the employer shall document if and why an officer has been determined to pose a clear and present danger.

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

Last Action Date: March 28, 2019

SB2116

Title: SAFETY-TECH

Description: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Last Action: Referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: February 15, 2019

SB2241

Title: FIREARMS-REVOCATION NOTICE

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who receives a revocation notice under the Act and refuses to surrender his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the local law enforcement agency where the person resides and complete a Firearm Disposition Record within 48 hours commits a Class 2 felony when he or she has been admonished by the court under the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding his or her inability to own or possess firearms or firearm ammunition. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the defendant pleads guilty to any felony offense, domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or any other offense which would prohibit the defendant from acquiring or possessing firearms or firearm ammunition, the plea shall not be accepted until the defendant signs a written acknowledgement indicating whether the defendant is currently in possession of any firearms, that the defendant understands he or she cannot own or possess a firearm or firearm ammunition under State and federal law, and that any firearms in his or her possession must be confiscated by the local law enforcement agency where the defendant resides in accordance with the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: March 13, 2019

SB2260

Title: STATE POLICE-FOID REVOCATION

Description: Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of State Police shall establish a Portal for use by federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies, including State's Attorneys and the Attorney General to capture a report of persons whose Firearm Owner's Identification Cards have been revoked or suspended. Creates the Firearm Recovery Task Force led by the State Police to seize and recover the Firearm Owner's Identification Cards of revoked persons and to enforce the revocation and suspension of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act. Amends the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall include in the report the reason the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card was revoked or suspended. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides the defendant shall physically surrender all firearms in his or her possession to a law enforcement agency designated by the court to take custody of and impound the firearms and physically surrender his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the law enforcement agency as a condition of remaining on bond pending sentencing when the offense the person has been charged with is a forcible felony, stalking, aggravated stalking, domestic battery, any violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or the Cannabis Control Act that is classified as a Class 2 or greater felony, or any felony violation of the Deadly Weapons Article of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon

Last Action Date: December 7, 2020

SB2642

Title: GOVERNMENT-TECH

Description: Amends the Gun Trafficking Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning gun trafficking information.

Last Action: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

Last Action Date: May 15, 2020

SB3099

Title: STATE POLICE-FUND TRANSFER

Description: Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides for the transfer of the remaining balance from the Firearm Dealer License Certification Fund into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. Dissolves the Firearm Dealer License Certification Fund. Provides that any future deposits due to and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of the Firearm Dealer License Certification Fund shall pass to the State Police Firearm Services Fund. Amends the State Finance Act and the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: February 6, 2020

SB3192

Title: CORRECTIONAL OFFICER-FIREARMS

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Permits currently employed and retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Deletes language regarding the use of firearms by athletes at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Last Action: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

Last Action Date: May 15, 2020

SB3236

Title: PRIVATE SECURITY-FIREARMS

Description: Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Makes changes in provisions concerning firearm training requirements under the Act. Requires that commercial or industrial operations that employ one or more persons (rather than 5 or more persons) shall register their security forces with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and that registration subjects the security force to certain requirements. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes.

Last Action: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

Last Action Date: May 15, 2020

SB3568

Title: FIREARMS RESTRAINING-VENUE

Description: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that in addition to the county where the respondent resides, a petition for a firearms restraining order may be filed in any county where an incident occurred that involved the respondent posing an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control, or purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm.

Last Action: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

Last Action Date: May 15, 2020

SB3642

Title: ILLINOIS STATE POLICE

Description: Amends various Acts to revise statutory law to conform the statutes to the reorganization of the executive branch taking effect under Executive Order 2019-12. Makes other changes concerning the Illinois State Police and makes technical and stylistic changes. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

Last Action Date: May 15, 2020

SB3690

Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-APPEAL

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that notwithstanding any prohibitions on granting relief from obtaining a Firearm Owner's Identification Card because of federal law, the Director of the Illinois State Police, or the circuit court for various violations, may grant relief when the federal prohibition on possession of firearms is predicated solely on a provision of the Criminal Code of 2012, including, but not limited to, possession of a firearm by a felon, that would no longer apply to the applicant upon granting of relief under the appeals provisions of the Act. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2020

Last Action Date: May 15, 2020

SB3987

Title: IEMA-DISASTER DECLARATION

Description: Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that after an initial proclamation declaring that a disaster exists, the Governor may only extend that declaration or make further proclamations regarding the same disaster if the General Assembly passes a resolution within 5 calendar days that approves the extension or further proclamation. Provides that if, due to health or safety concerns, the General Assembly is unable to convene in either regular or special session to approve the extension or further proclamation, the extension or further proclamation may continue in effect until the General Assembly is able to convene in regular or special session if the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives submit written certification to the Governor that the General Assembly is unable to convene to provide the necessary approval of the extension or further proclamation. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jim Oberweis

Last Action Date: May 21, 2020

SB3993

Title: SAFE PROTOCOLS-DISASTER

Description: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish safe place of business protocols on or before May 30, 2020 to regulate businesses that reopen following the expiration of the specified executive orders or disaster proclamations. Sets forth requirements for the protocols. Provides that businesses that comply with the protocols may reopen and rehire staff at their discretion as soon as is practical. Provides that the provisions are repealed on January 1, 2021. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Provides that after an initial proclamation declaring that a disaster exists, the Governor may only extend that declaration or make further proclamations regarding the same disaster if the General Assembly passes a resolution within 5 calendar days that approves the extension or further proclamation. Provides that if, due to health or safety concerns, the General Assembly is unable to convene in either regular or special session to approve the extension or further proclamation, the extension or further proclamation may continue in effect until the General Assembly is able to convene in regular or special session if specified members of the General Assembly submit written certification to the Governor that the General Assembly is unable to convene to provide the necessary approval of the extension or further proclamation. Effective immediately.

Last Action: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

Last Action Date: May 21, 2020