98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3651

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 66/50
430 ILCS 66/75

Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Eliminates the 3 hours of firearms training required for renewal of a license to carry a concealed handgun. Reduces the firearms training requirement for an applicant for a new license from 16 hours to 8 hours. Effective immediately.
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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 Sections 50 and 75 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 66/50)
7 Sec. 50. License renewal. Applications for renewal of a
8license shall be made to the Department. A license shall be
9renewed for a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed
10renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training required
11under Section 75 of this Section, payment of the applicable
12renewal fee, and completion of an investigation under Section
1335 of this Act. The renewal application shall contain the
14information required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the
15applicant need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints.
16(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
17 (430 ILCS 66/75)
18 Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training.
19 (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the
20Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and
21shall make a list of approved courses available on the
22Department's website.

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1 (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
2completion of a firearms training course or combination of
3courses approved by the Department of at least 8 16 hours,
4which includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of
5this Section, that covers the following:
6 (1) firearm safety;
7 (2) the basic principles of marksmanship;
8 (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a
9 concealable firearm;
10 (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to
11 the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a
12 firearm; and
13 (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful
14 interaction with law enforcement while transporting or
15 carrying a concealed firearm.
16 (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of
17certification by a certified instructor that the applicant
18passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm
19consisting of:
20 (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and
21 (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds
22 from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance
23 of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the
24 Department.
25 (d) (Blank). An applicant for renewal of a license shall
26provide proof of completion of a firearms training course or

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1combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3
2hours.
3 (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm
4training course shall not be issued to a student who:
5 (1) does not follow the orders of the certified
6 firearms instructor;
7 (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor,
8 handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the
9 student or to others; or
10 (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to
11 hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired.
12 (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's
13performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records
14available upon demand of authorized personnel of the
15Department.
16 (g) The Department and certified firearms instructor shall
17recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed toward
18the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if the
19training course is approved by the Department and recognized
20under the laws of another state. Any remaining hours that the
21applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject
22matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and
23the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
24 (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an
25active law enforcement officer, a person certified as a
26firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law

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1Enforcement Training Standards Board, or a person who has
2completed the required training and has been issued a firearm
3control card by the Department of Financial and Professional
4Regulation shall be exempt from the requirements of this
5Section.
6 (i) The Department shall accept 8 hours of training as
7completed toward the 16 hour training requirement under this
8Section, if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably
9discharged member of the United States Armed Forces.
10(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.