103rd General Assembly Bills & Resolutions

[John Q Public]

On 2/6/2024 at 3:14 PM, mauserme said:

I added some new Senate bills today:

 

Support:

 

SB3140 Conceal Carry – Transport – Parks

 

SB3141 FOID - Renewal

 

SB3142 Concealed Carry – Reciprocity

 

SB3143 Firearm Owners ID – 18 Yrs

 

SB3144 Conceal Carry – Transport – Parks

 

SB3146 Firearm Dealer Lic Cert – Repeal

 

SB3178 Crim Cd – "assault weapons"

 

SB3186 FOID – Revocation – Suspension

 

SB3187 Firearms – License Renewal

 

SB3189 Concealed Carry – DOT Rest Area

 

SB3190 Conceal Carry – Transport – Parks

 

SB3191 FOID/Concealed Carry – Ammo

 

SB3192 Fireaem – Firefighters Exception

 

SB3193 Conceal Carry – Public Transport

 

SB3194 Concealed Carry – Reciprocity

 

SB3195 Sch Cd – Firearm Safety Course

 

SB3196 GA Firearm Training

 

SB3200 Firearm Owners ID Act - Repeal

 

 

Sweet! To bad none of it will go anywhere.

 

[mab22]

On 2/14/2024 at 1:55 PM, mauserme said:

I added HB3010 Crim Cd – Firearm Penalties to the list of Spring 2024 bills we oppose.  It was assigned back to the House Judiciary - Criminal Committee today.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Increases penalties by one class for unlawful use of weapons when a person knowingly: (1) carries or possesses in any vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person except when on his or her land or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm; or (2) carries or possesses on or about his or her person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a municipality except when an invitee in or on the public street, alley, or other public lands, for the purpose of the display of the weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his or her land or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm. Provides that a first offense of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon committed with a firearm by a person 18 years of age or older where certain factors exist is a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony), for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years. Increases the penalty by one class for unlawful possession of firearms. Makes other changes.

 

 

 

So no carrying in public places, (street) unless invited to do so? 
Isn’t this what New York did, and I thought they got smacked down already?
 

[davel501]

On 2/14/2024 at 3:32 PM, mab22 said:

So no carrying in public places, (street) unless invited to do so? 
Isn’t this what New York did, and I thought they got smacked down already?
 

 

It is the existing law with stronger penalties. The sponsor is an R. 

[mauserme]

On 2/14/2024 at 3:33 PM, davel501 said:

 

It is the existing law with stronger penalties. The sponsor is an R. 

 

Yep, it's the penalty enhancements we oppose.  The part about being an R is uncertain.

 

 

 

 

[davel501]

On 2/14/2024 at 4:05 PM, mauserme said:

 

Yep, it's the penalty enhancements we oppose.  The part about being an R is uncertain.

 

 

 

 

 

There are a lot of the enforce the law type Rs. They say stricter penalties for law breakers but somehow don't see themselves as the ones on the wrong side of right. 

[mauserme]

I added HB3616 Film Tax Credit – Firearms to our Spring/Neutral list today.  It was re-assigned to the House Revenue & Finance Committee a couple days ago.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that an accredited production may not include intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Provides for the recapture of credits if the taxpayer fails to comply with the provisions of the Act because the production includes intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Effective immediately.

 

 

 

[mikew]

On 2/17/2024 at 1:04 PM, mauserme said:

I added HB3616 Film Tax Credit – Firearms to our Spring/Neutral list today.  It was re-assigned to the House Revenue & Finance Committee a couple days ago.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that an accredited production may not include intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Provides for the recapture of credits if the taxpayer fails to comply with the provisions of the Act because the production includes intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Effective immediately.

 

 

 

Should have a Baldwin clause...

[mikew]

On 2/14/2024 at 3:33 PM, davel501 said:

 

It is the existing law with stronger penalties. The sponsor is an R. 

I expect to see Felony Jaywalking in my lifetime.

[JTHunter]

Are any of these bills at the point where we can file witness slips on them?

[mauserme]

There are a dozen or so bills we're watching that are posted to committees next week.  Some propose sentencing enhancements, which seems unlikely to go anywhere, creating studies and more in depth data reporting, etc.  None of them are earth shattering so we skipped the call to action this week.

 

 

[SiliconSorcerer]

On 2/17/2024 at 1:04 PM, mauserme said:

I added HB3616 Film Tax Credit – Firearms to our Spring/Neutral list today.  It was re-assigned to the House Revenue & Finance Committee a couple days ago.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that an accredited production may not include intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Provides for the recapture of credits if the taxpayer fails to comply with the provisions of the Act because the production includes intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Effective immediately.

 

Bye bye Chicago PD.

[mauserme]

Senate Amendment 1 was filed on SB2633 Firearms Domestic Violence this afternoon:

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill. Provides that a search warrant directing seizure of any firearms, ammunition, or firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm and the respondent's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, if any, shall be based upon sworn testimony. Provides that a search warrant shall specify with particularity the scope of the search. Provides that the finding of probable cause for a warrant upon oral testimony may be based on the same kind of evidence as is sufficient for a warrant upon affidavit.

 

SB2633 is one of several varieties of "Karina's Bill" filed.  It looks like it may be the version they try to push through the Spring Session.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 4, 2024 at 09:44 PM by mauserme

[mab22]

On 2/17/2024 at 1:04 PM, mauserme said:

I added HB3616 Film Tax Credit – Firearms to our Spring/Neutral list today.  It was re-assigned to the House Revenue & Finance Committee a couple days ago.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Film Production Services Tax Credit Act of 2008. Provides that an accredited production may not include intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Provides for the recapture of credits if the taxpayer fails to comply with the provisions of the Act because the production includes intense or persistent depictions of firearm violence. Effective immediately.

 

 

 

Just as an FYI, under the "Uniform Dark Theme" this was pretty much unreadable, I had to switch themes to read it.

 

[mauserme]

On 3/4/2024 at 3:28 PM, mab22 said:

Just as an FYI, under the "Uniform Dark Theme" this was pretty much unreadable, I had to switch themes to read it.

 

 

Is it any better now?

 

 

[mauserme]

HA1 was filed on HB5178 Elec Cd - Firearms Polling Place:

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Prohibits a licensee under the Act from knowingly carrying a firearm on or into any building, real property, or parking area of a polling place holding an election authorized under the Election Code.

[mauserme]

House Amendment 1 was filed on HB1675 State Government – Tech today.  I've added it to the list of bills we support.

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois State Police Act. Provides that a member of the Illinois State Police may not discipline or retaliate in any way against a State Police officer for exercising the officer's duty to intervene, for reporting unconstitutional or unlawful conduct, or for failing to follow what the officer reasonably believes is an unconstitutional or unlawful directive or is a directive against Illinois State Police policies. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board has the power and duty to adopt rules that a law enforcement agency must follow prohibiting a member of the law enforcement agency from disciplining or retaliating in any way against a law enforcement officer for exercising the officer's duty to intervene, for reporting unconstitutional or unlawful conduct, or for failing to follow what the officer reasonably believes is an unconstitutional or unlawful directive or is a directive against the law enforcement agency's policies. 

 

 

[mauserme]

House Amendment 1 to HB1881 Criminal Law – Tech was also filed today. The bill has been added to our neutral list.

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that that the provisions concerning the unlawful use of weapons as those provisions pertain to firearms do not apply to or affect the carrying or possession of firearms by a qualified current or retired law enforcement officer qualified under the laws of the State or under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act in any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, in residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the real property comprising any public park, on the real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school, public park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development. 
 

 

 

[mauserme]

On 3/5/2024 at 1:36 PM, mauserme said:

HA1 was filed on HB5178 Elec Cd - Firearms Polling Place:

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Prohibits a licensee under the Act from knowingly carrying a firearm on or into any building, real property, or parking area of a polling place holding an election authorized under the Election Code.

 

Doing some catch up today on amendments filed yesterday.  SA1 to SB3443 has been added to our oppose list.  It duplicates the language in the amendment on HB5178.

 

 

[mauserme]

HJRCA20 Bill Of Rights – Carry Firearms was filed by Rep. Cabello this afternoon.  I've added to our neutral list because, even though it adds a rights to carry, it leaves the "subject to the police powers" language intact.

 

 

[John Q Public]

On 3/7/2024 at 1:11 PM, mauserme said:

House Amendment 1 to HB1881 Criminal Law – Tech was also filed today. The bill has been added to our neutral list.

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that that the provisions concerning the unlawful use of weapons as those provisions pertain to firearms do not apply to or affect the carrying or possession of firearms by a qualified current or retired law enforcement officer qualified under the laws of the State or under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act in any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, in residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the real property comprising any public park, on the real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school, public park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development. 
 

 

 

 

I'm confused, this is for LEOSA, or current LEOs, how does a carve out for LEOs, apply to us? There's also nothing for private firm which could be used to secure schools, etc. I'm not being snarky, I'm just not sure why applies to us.

Edited March 13, 2024 at 09:15 PM by John Q Public

[mauserme]

On 3/13/2024 at 4:11 PM, John Q Public said:

 

I'm confused, this is for LEOSA, or current LEOs, how does a carve out for LEOs, apply to us? There's also nothing for private firm which could be used to secure schools, etc. I'm not being snarky, I'm just not sure why applies to us.

 

You're right.  It doesn't apply to us, at least not right now.  We just keep an eye on most gun related bills.

 

 

[John Q Public]

Gotcha

[mauserme]

I added HB5785 Concealed Carry - Repeal to our support list today.  It was filed late yesterday.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Repeals the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes do not apply to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.

 

 

[JTHunter]

On 3/19/2024 at 1:34 PM, mauserme said:

I added HB5785 Concealed Carry - Repeal to our support list today.  It was filed late yesterday.

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Repeals the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes do not apply to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.

 

🤔 Does that mean the CCP would no longer be required to carry, just a FOID??  Now you KNOW they will never let that even get out of the ILGA - as if Jabba would even sign it.

[mauserme]

On 3/19/2024 at 8:32 PM, JTHunter said:

 

🤔 Does that mean the CCP would no longer be required to carry, just a FOID??  Now you KNOW they will never let that even get out of the ILGA - as if Jabba would even sign it.

 

Yep.  That's the way I read it.

 

[JTHunter]

On 3/19/2024 at 8:51 PM, mauserme said:

Yep.  That's the way I read it.

 

Holy Sheet !!

[mauserme]

A couple new amendments were filed this morning:

 

HA1 to HB5065 Crim Cd- Safe Storage Firearms

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides for civil penalties. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties if good cause is shown. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 to make conforming changes.

 

 

HA1 to HB5254 Firearm Owners ID - Training

 

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a federally licensed firearm dealer who has received a license under federal law, upon the sale or transfer of a firearm to a person whom the dealer reasonably believes to be a first-time purchaser or transferee of a firearm, shall provide the purchaser or transferee of the firearm with printed or digital information about firearm safety and the safe storage of firearms. Provides that, before transferring a firearm, the dealer shall inquire as to whether the person who seeks purchase or transfer of the firearm is a first-time prospective transferee of a firearm, which question shall be recorded with each application for purchase or transfer of a firearm. Effective immediately.

[mauserme]

I also added HB5803 Crim Cd – Defense - Retreat to our support list:

 

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who is justified in the use of force, including deadly force, does not have a duty to retreat. Provides that a person who is justified in the use of force, including the use of force that is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm, is immune from criminal prosecution and civil action for the use of force justified under these provisions (rather than have an affirmative defense to a criminal prosecution). Defines "criminal prosecution" to include charging or prosecuting the defendant.

 

 

[mauserme]

Senate Amendment 1 was filed on SB3527 Crim Cd - Firearm Safe Storage this morning:

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act may be ordered by the court to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under this Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under this Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. In the amendatory changes to the firearms; child protection provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012: (1) changes "under the age of 14 years" to "under the age of 18 years"; (2) deletes references to "firearm ammunition", changes "has reason to believe" to "reasonably should know"; and (3) deletes exemption for placing the firearm in some other location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of 14 years.

 

 

 

 

[mauserme]

House Amendment 2 was also filed this morning on HB5254 Firearm Owners ID - Training:

 

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person who possesses an assault weapon prohibited by the Code may transfer the assault weapon to a federally licensed firearm dealer to broker the sale of that weapon to an out-of-state purchaser. Effective immediately.