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Illinois General Assembly 5/19/2016


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In contrast to two days ago, yesterday was comparatively quiet in the legislature. We saw adoption of some amendments and the addition of a few sponsors on bills we're watching, but nothing matching the drama of earlier in the week.

 

 

The House and Senate are scheduled for 11:00 AM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next Days Scheduled

 

House: 5/23/2016

Senate: 5/23/2016

 

 

House Calendar

 

Senate Calendar

 

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House Calendar

11:00 AM

 

House Audio/Video Link

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Livestream Link to current and archived events

 

 

 

 

 

HB1016 Safety Tech

 

Oppose

 

Sponsor: Willis, Mitchell (Christian), Welch, Wallace, Williams, Conroy, Fine, Cassidy, Burke (Dan), Ford, Gabel, Andrade, Davis (Will), Arroyo, Evans, Drury, Flynn-Currie, Feigenholtz, Nekritz, Ammons, Guzzardi, Chapa LaVia, Mussman, Soto, Acevedo, Hernandez, Turner, Lilly

 

Status: Second Reading

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning acts prohibited under the Act.

 

House Amendment 1 - Approved

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring firearms without a license issued by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that a dealership agent other than a dealer licensee-in-charge may act on behalf of the licensed dealership without being licensed as a dealer under the Act. Creates the Gun Dealer Licensing Board consisting of 5 members appointed by the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation to recommend policies, procedures, and rules relevant to the administration and enforcement of the Act. Provides that the holder of a dealership license issued under the Act may employ in the conduct of his or her business dealership agents. Establishes qualifications for obtaining dealership licenses and for being employed as a dealership agent. Establishes penalties for violations of the Act. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2027.

 

House Amendment 2 - Pending

 

Defines "manufacturer" of firearms. Provides that a "dealer" includes any person engaged in the business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail, or repairing firearms or making or fitting special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms. Provides that the requirements under the Act for dealerships do not apply to: (1) a person who possesses a license to manufacture firearms under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968; or (2) a person who is actually engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling any piece or part of a firearm, but only with respect to the activities which are within the lawful scope of that business.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SB2213 FOID Card Mental Disability

 

Neutral

 

Senate Sponsor: Morrison, Van Pelt, Collins

 

House Sponsor: Zalewski, Cassidy, Stewart

 

Status: House/Second Reading

 

Senate Amendment 2 - Adopted

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2016, and each July 1 and December 30 of every year thereafter, the circuit court clerk shall, in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police, notify the Department of State Police, Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) department if the court has not directed the circuit court clerk to notify the Department of State Police, Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) Department within the preceding 6 months, because no person has been adjudicated as a person with a mental disability by the court or if no person has been involuntarily admitted. Provides that the Supreme Court may adopt any orders or rules necessary to identify the persons who shall be reported to the Department of State Police under this provision, or any other orders or rules necessary to implement the requirements of the Act. Effective immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

SB2294 Crim Cd Switchblade Knife

 

Support

 

Senate Sponsor: Bivins

 

House Sponsor: Anthony

 

Status: House/Second Reading

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Eliminates from the unlawful use of weapons violation, the knowing selling, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of a knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife. Effective immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

SB2947 Crim Cd EMS Definition

 

Neutral

 

Senate Sponsor: Connelly

 

House Sponsor: Anthony, Williams

 

Status: House/Second Reading

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Redefines various statutes concerning bodily harm directed against emergency medical services personnel. Changes various references from "emergency medical technician" to "emergency medical services personnel" in the Bodily Harm and Deadly Weapons Article of the Code. Effective immediately.

 

Senate Committee Amendment 1 - Adopted

 

Provides that "emergency medical services personnel" includes all ambulance crew members, including drivers or pilots.

 

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Senate Calendar

11:00 AM

 

Senate Audio/Video Link

 

Livestream Link to current and archived events

 

 

 

 

SB549 Safety Tech

 

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Sponsor: Morrison

 

Status: Third Reading (Deadline Extended to 5/27/2016)

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

 

Senate Committee Amendment 1 - Pending

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Department of State Police determines, based on information obtained under the dial up system or from a seller contacting the Department of State Police in a private sale to determine the validity of the attempted purchaser's FOID Card, that a person attempting to purchase a firearm or applying for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card is disqualified from possessing a firearm under State or federal law, the Department of State Police shall send notification of denial to all local law enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys, and United States Attorneys who have jurisdiction over either: (1) the area where the attempted purchase occurred; or (2) the area where the attempted purchaser or applicant resides. Provides that the notification shall include the identity of the attempted purchaser or applicant, the date and time of the denial, the grounds for the denial, and the location where the attempted purchase or application was made. Provides for the submission of annual written reports to the Department of State Police by local law enforcement agencies and State's Attorneys who receive the notifications. Provides that the Department of State Police shall publish a written report, on an annual basis, including the following information: (1) the number of denials of firearm transfers; (2) the number of denials of applications for Firearm Owner's Identification Cards; (3) the number of notifications of denial made to State law enforcement agencies, local law enforcement agencies, State's Attorneys, and United States Attorneys; (4) if notification was not made for any denials, an explanation of why the notification was not made; (5) the number of investigations opened, the number of investigations concluded, and the number of referrals for prosecution; (6) the number of investigations opened, by grounds for denial; (7) the number of referrals for prosecution, by grounds for denial; (8) the number of charges arising from denials, by type of charge and grounds for denial; and (9) the disposition of all these charges, by type of charge and grounds for denial.

 

 

 

 

 

HB553 Safety Tech

 

Support

 

Senate Sponsor: Forby, Righter

 

Status: Third Reading (Deadline Extended to 5/27/2016)

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning violations of the Act.

 

Senate Amendment 1 - Approved

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. 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 Department of State Police shall by rule allow for a non-resident license application if the applicant is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in this State. Provides that the applicant shall pay the same license or renewal fee as paid by a resident (rather than the non-resident fee). Effective immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

HB2569 Crim Pro - Court Explain Plea

 

Support

 

House Sponsor: Cabello, Anthony, Cassidy, Mayfield

 

Senate Sponsor: Link, Collins, Van Pelt, Morrison, Steans, Biss, Lightford, Kotowski, Cullerton (Tom), Harmon, Hunter, Hutchinson, Stadelman, Delgado, Mulroe

 

Status: Senate/Third Reading

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the defendant pleads guilty the plea shall not be accepted until the court shall have fully explained to the defendant the following: (1) the maximum and minimum penalty provided by law for the offense which may be imposed by the court (rather than the consequences of the plea and the maximum penalty provided by law for the offense which may be imposed by the court); (2) any possible increased sentence by reason of the fact of a prior conviction or future conviction and any possibility of the imposition of consecutive sentences; (3) any registration requirement that accompanies the plea and the restrictions associated with the registration; and (4) the consequences of the plea on a defendant's ability to: (A) retain or obtain housing in the public or private market; ( B ) acquire loans for educational or other purposes; © enroll in certain degree programs; (D) retain or obtain employment; (E) retain or obtain an occupational or driver's license; (F) possess a firearm; and (G) retain or obtain custody of a child.

 

House Amendment 1 - Adopted

 

Makes a technical correction.

 

Senate Amendment 2 - Approved

 

Senate Amendment 3 - Approved

 

Senate Amendment 4 - Adopted

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes the requirements that a defendant who pleads guilty shall have the court explain the consequences of the plea on the defendant's ability to acquire loans for education or other purposes, enroll in certain degree programs, and retain or obtain custody of a child.

 

Senate Amendment 5 - Adopted

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the engrossed bill with the following changes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the defendant pleads guilty the plea shall not be accepted until the court shall have fully explained to the defendant the sentence for any future conviction may be increased or there may be a higher possibility of the imposition of consecutive sentences (rather than any possible increased sentence by reason of the fact of a prior conviction or future conviction and any possibility of the imposition of consecutive sentences); that as a consequence of a conviction or a plea of guilty, there may be registration requirements that restrict where the defendant may work, live, or be present (rather than any registration requirement that accompanies the plea and the restrictions associated with the registration); and that as a consequence of a conviction or a plea of guilty, there may be an impact upon the defendant's ability to, among others: retain or obtain housing in the public or private market; retain or obtain employment; and retain or obtain a firearm, an occupational license, a driver's license (rather than the consequence of the plea on a defendant's ability to). Deletes the requirements that a defendant who pleads guilty shall have the court explain the consequences of the plea on the defendant's ability to acquire loans for education or other purposes, enroll in certain degree programs, and retain or obtain custody of a child.

 

 

 

 

SB3076 IEMA Police Powers

 

Oppose

 

Senate Sponsor: Muñoz, Silverstein, Clayborne

 

Status: Third Reading (Deadline Extended to 5/27/2016)

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act. Authorizes the board of commissioners in a county having a population of more than 500,000 people to establish police powers within its Office or Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and to define and prescribe certain employees hired in that Office or Department with peace officers' duties and compensation. Establishes certain training and other requirements that a person must fulfill before he or she is appointed with police powers. Provides that a person with police powers shall have the power to investigate and mitigate threats of manmade disasters, protect the county's critical infrastructure, have access to law enforcement databases, protect the county's emergency assets and personnel that get deployed upon the request of local law enforcement agencies in emergency circumstances, protect county elected officials as requested, and observe and enforce local, county, and State ordinances and laws.

 

Senate Committee Amendment 1 - Adopted

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the language from the introduced bill with the following changes: Authorizes the board of commissioners in a county having a population of more than 1,000,000 (rather than 500,000) people to establish police powers within its Office or Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and to define and prescribe certain employees hired in that Office or Department with peace officers' duties and compensation. Provides that the sworn employees of the Office or Department shall not initiate independent investigations within any community without working in concert with local law enforcement.

 

 

 

 

 

SB3333 FOID Revoke Order of Protect

 

Neutral

 

Senate Sponsor: Cunningham

 

Status: Third Reading

 

Senate Committee Amendment 1 - Adopted

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide notice of the revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card for being subject to an existing order of protection to all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction to assist with the seizure of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

 

 

 

 

 

HB6303 Crim Cd Firearms Trafficking

 

Support

 

House Sponsor: Durkin, Turner, Andrade, Acevedo, Cassidy, Evans, Bellock, Mitchell (Christian), Mussman (added after passage: Franks, Ammons, Chapa LaVia, Guzzardi, Manley, Moylan, Welch, Williams, Martwick, Flynn Currie)

 

Senate Sponsor: Radogno, Hastings, Rezin, Nybo, Murphy (Matt), Connelly, Collins, Raoul, Noland, Morrison, Cullerton (Tom)

 

Status: Senate/Second Reading (Deadline Extended to 5/27/2016)

 

 

Synopsis As Introduced

 

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of firearms trafficking. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and knowingly brings, or causes to be brought, into the State, a firearm or firearm ammunition, or both, for the purpose of sale, delivery, or transfer to any other person or with the intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm or firearm ammunition to any other person. Provides that firearms trafficking is a Class 1 felony for which the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not more than 20 years. Provides that firearms trafficking by a person who has been previously convicted of firearms trafficking, gunrunning, or a felony offense for the unlawful sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm or firearm ammunition in this State or another jurisdiction is a Class X felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be imposed when the person has been found guilty of firearms trafficking involving both a firearm and firearm ammunition. Provides that the court shall sentence the offender to not less than the minimum term of imprisonment for the offense. Effective immediately.

 

Senate Amendment 1 - Adopted

 

Provides that the offense of firearms trafficking does not apply to: (1) a person exempt under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act from the requirement of having possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police in order to acquire or possess a firearm or firearm ammunition; (2) a common carrier under the exemption from unlawful use of weapons violations under the Criminal Code of 2012; or (3) a non-resident who may lawfully possess a firearm in his or her resident state.

 

 

 

 

 

HB6331 FOID Revoke Order Protect

 

Neutral

 

House Sponsor: Cassidy, Willis, Manley, Moylan, Conroy, Wallace, Yingling (added after passage: Harper)

 

Senate Sponsor: Cunningham, Collins

 

Status: Senate/Third Reading

 

House Amendment 1 - Adopted

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide notice of the revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card for being subject to an existing order of protection to all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction to assist with the seizure of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

 

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Posted · Hidden by mauserme, May 19, 2016 at 12:34 AM - No reason given
Hidden by mauserme, May 19, 2016 at 12:34 AM - No reason given

In contrast to two days ago, yesterday was comparatively quite in the legislature. We saw adoption of some amendments and the addition of a few sponsors on bills we're watching, but nothing matching the drama of earlier in the week.

 

 

The House and Senate are scheduled for 11:00 AM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next Days Scheduled

 

House: 5/20/2016

Senate: 5/20/2016

 

 

House Calendar

 

Senate Calendar

 

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What's out of record mean? Won't be heard today?
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If you were on the BlueRoom stream, those loop back to the beginning after adjournment. The House did finish things up a little earlier today.

Well I got my Post count up. :rofl:

 

And you found out about the softball game.

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