99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0481

Introduced , by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 66/65

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Permits a concealed carry licensee to knowingly carry a firearm onto the real property or building of an interstate highway rest area regulated by or under the control of the Department of Transportation.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning safety.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5changing Section 65 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 66/65)
7 Sec. 65. Prohibited areas.
8 (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a
9firearm on or into:
10 (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under
11 the control of a public or private elementary or secondary
12 school.
13 (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under
14 the control of a pre-school or child care facility,
15 including any room or portion of a building under the
16 control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in
17 this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care
18 facility in a family home from owning or possessing a
19 firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child
20 under child care at the home is present in the home or the
21 firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a
22 child under child care at the home is present in the home.
23 (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a

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1 building under the control of an officer of the executive
2 or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing
3 in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a
4 concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail
5 in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources
6 or any other designated public hunting area or building
7 where firearm possession is permitted as established by the
8 Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the
9 Wildlife Code or onto the real property or building of an
10 interstate highway rest area regulated by or under the
11 control of the Department of Transportation.
12 (4) Any building designated for matters before a
13 circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or
14 any building or portion of a building under the control of
15 the Supreme Court.
16 (5) Any building or portion of a building under the
17 control of a unit of local government.
18 (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under
19 the control of an adult or juvenile detention or
20 correctional institution, prison, or jail.
21 (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under
22 the control of a public or private hospital or hospital
23 affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home.
24 (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for
25 in whole or in part with public funds, and any building,
26 real property, and parking area under the control of a

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1 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part
2 with public funds.
3 (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under
4 the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its
5 premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross
6 receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of
7 alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails
8 to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided
9 in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement
10 or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms
11 under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under
12 subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act
13 of 1934.
14 (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on
15 property open to the public that requires the issuance of a
16 permit from the unit of local government, provided this
17 prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk
18 through a public gathering in order to access his or her
19 residence, place of business, or vehicle.
20 (11) Any building or real property that has been issued
21 a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section
22 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time
23 designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event
24 Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as
25 defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor
26 Control Act during the time designated for the sale of

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1 alcohol by the Special use permit license.
2 (12) Any public playground.
3 (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic
4 facility under the control of a municipality or park
5 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
6 licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail
7 or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway
8 includes a public park.
9 (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook
10 County Forest Preserve District.
11 (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical
12 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue,
13 entertainment venue, officially recognized
14 university-related organization property, whether owned or
15 leased, and any real property, including parking areas,
16 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public
17 or private community college, college, or university.
18 (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under
19 the control of a gaming facility licensed under the
20 Riverboat Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of
21 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.
22 (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or
23 parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any
24 collegiate or professional sporting event.
25 (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under
26 the control of a public library.

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1 (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under
2 the control of an airport.
3 (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under
4 the control of an amusement park.
5 (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under
6 the control of a zoo or museum.
7 (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property,
8 building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used
9 by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site
10 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory
11 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance
12 store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a
13 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere
14 in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property,
15 building, or facility described in this paragraph.
16 (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under
17 federal law.
18 (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or
19private community college, college, or university from:
20 (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within
21 a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or
22 university;
23 (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
24 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and
25 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
26 (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies

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1 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which
2 must include designated areas where persons can park
3 vehicles that carry firearms; and
4 (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the
5 purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially
6 recognized programs, including but not limited to military
7 science and law enforcement training programs, or in any
8 designated area used for hunting purposes or target
9 shooting.
10 (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may
11prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property
12under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in
13accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that
14firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is
15a private residence.
16 (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of
17this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection
18(a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm
19into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in
20subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be
21permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her
22person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a
23firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked
24vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the
25vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed
26firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle

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1within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited
2purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's
3trunk, provided the licensee ensures the concealed firearm is
4unloaded prior to exiting the vehicle. For purposes of this
5subsection, "case" includes a glove compartment or console that
6completely encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the
7trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box,
8or other container.
9 (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section
10while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that
11touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a),
12(a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is
13carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions
14of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the
15licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of
16law.
17 (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is
18prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the
19entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified in
20this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or
21premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform
22design as established by the Department and shall be 4 inches
23by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules for
24standardized signs to be used under this subsection.
25(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)