102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0788

Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5
430 ILCS 66/50

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.
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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 Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)
7 Sec. 5. Application and renewal.
8 (a) The Department of State Police shall either approve or
9deny all applications within 30 days from the date they are
10received, except as provided in subsection (b) of this
11Section, and every applicant found qualified under Section 8
12of this Act by the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm
13Owner's Identification Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any
14applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of
15the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
16a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt
17from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the
18issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals
19thereof, shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in
20the State Treasury; $1 of the fee shall be deposited in the
21State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited
22in the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
23 (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied

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1within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his
2or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his or
3her Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal
4application has been submitted prior to the expiration date of
5the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the
6Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while
7the Department processes the application, unless the person is
8subject to or becomes subject to revocation under this Act.
9The cost for a renewal application shall be $10 which shall be
10deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
11 (c) A renewal application shall be accepted by the
12Illinois State Police if submitted within 180 days before the
13expiration of the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification
14Card. Submission of a renewal application within that 180-day
15period shall not affect the expiration date of the applicant's
16Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
17(Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19.)
18 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
19changing Section 50 as follows:
20 (430 ILCS 66/50)
21 Sec. 50. License renewal.
22 (a) This subsection (a) applies through the 180th day
23following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
24101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license

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1shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for
2a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed renewal
3application, completion of 3 hours of training required under
4Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal fee,
5and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of this
6Act. The renewal application shall contain the information
7required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant
8need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.
9 (b) This subsection (b) applies on and after the 181st day
10following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
11101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license
12shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for
13a period of 5 years from the date of expiration on the
14applicant's current license upon the receipt of a completed
15renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training
16required under Section 75 of this Act, payment of the
17applicable renewal fee, and completion of an investigation
18under Section 35 of this Act. The renewal application shall
19contain the information required in Section 30 of this Act,
20except that the applicant need not resubmit a full set of
21fingerprints.
22 (c) An application for renewal of a license shall be
23accepted by the Illinois State Police if submitted within 180
24days before the expiration of the applicant's concealed carry
25license. Submission of a renewal application within that
26180-day period shall not affect the expiration date of the

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1applicant's concealed carry license.
2(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)