99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1553

Introduced , by Rep. Dwight Kay

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 66/60
430 ILCS 66/75

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the fee for a new concealed carry license or non-resident license shall be waived if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard. Provides that an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard shall be exempt from the firearm training requirements. Eliminates provision that the Department of State Police and certified firearms instructors shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 hour training requirement, if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the United States Armed Forces, and that any remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject matter concerning all applicable State and federal laws relating to the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a firearm, and the range qualification.
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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 Sections 60 and 75 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 66/60)
7 Sec. 60. Fees.
8 (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as
9provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and
10replacement fees shall be non-refundable.
11 (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall
12submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be
13apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20
14shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and
15$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
16 (c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal
17shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be
18apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40
19shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and
20$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
21 (d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with
22Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned
23to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be

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1apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall
2be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
3 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
4fee for a new license or non-resident license shall be waived
5if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged
6member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve
7component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the
8Army National Guard or the Air National Guard.
9(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
10 (430 ILCS 66/75)
11 Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.
12 (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the
13Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and
14shall make a list of approved courses available on the
15Department's website.
16 (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
17completion of a firearms training course or combination of
18courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which
19includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this
20Section, that covers the following:
21 (1) firearm safety;
22 (2) the basic principles of marksmanship;
23 (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a
24 concealable firearm;
25 (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to

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1 the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a
2 firearm; and
3 (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful
4 interaction with law enforcement while transporting or
5 carrying a concealed firearm.
6 (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
7certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
8passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
9consisting of:
10 (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and
11 (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds
12 from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance
13 of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the
14 Department.
15 (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide
16proof of completion of a firearms training course or
17combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3
18hours.
19 (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm
20training course shall not be issued to a student who:
21 (1) does not follow the orders of the certified
22 firearms instructor;
23 (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor,
24 handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the
25 student or to others; or
26 (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to

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1 hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired.
2 (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's
3performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records
4available upon demand of authorized personnel of the
5Department.
6 (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors
7shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
8toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
9the training course is submitted to and approved by the
10Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes
11must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph
12(4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range
13qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
14 (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an
15active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has
16successfully completed firearms training as required by his or
17her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her
18agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a
19firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law
20Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has
21completed the required training and has been issued a firearm
22control card by the Department of Financial and Professional
23Regulation; or an active, retired, or honorably discharged
24member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a reserve
25component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the
26Army National Guard or the Air National Guard shall be exempt

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1from the requirements of this Section.
2 (i) (Blank). The Department and certified firearms
3instructors shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed
4toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section, if
5the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged
6member of the United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours
7that the applicant completes must at least cover the classroom
8subject matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this
9Section, and the range qualification in subsection (c) of this
10Section.
11 (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors
12shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed
13toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if
14the training course is approved by the Department and was
15completed in connection with the applicant's previous
16employment as a law enforcement or corrections officer. Any
17remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least
18cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph (4) of
19subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
20subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or
21corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j)
22shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment
23in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or
24she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law
25enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is
26not eligible for credit under this subsection (j).

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1(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)