Illinois House Bill 898 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-2)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-31 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Defines "retired law enforcement officer qualified under federal law" for purposes of the Act to permit the carrying of a concealed weapon. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the County Jail Act. Permits currently employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers to carry their own firearms off-duty without being in violation of the unlawful use of weapons and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon statutes if they meet certain training requirements. Provides that currently employed and qualified retired State correctional officers and county correctional officers shall carry a photographic identification and a valid annual firearm certificate while carrying their own firearms off-duty. Limited to correctional officers who have custody and control over inmates in an adult correctional facility. Effective immediately.

CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS-FIREARMS

Rep. John Cabello [R]	Rep. Steven Reick [R]	Rep. Dan Caulkins [R]	Rep. Margo McDermed [R]
Rep. Patrick Windhorst [R]	Rep. Mike Murphy [R]	Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Sen. Andrew Chesney [R]
Sen. Darren Bailey [R]	Rep. Allen Skillicorn [R]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]
Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Dan Ugaste [R]	Rep. Ryan Spain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
2019-07-31	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
2019-07-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2019-07-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-19	House	To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
2019-02-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2019-02-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2019-02-05	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-01-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
2019-01-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey
2019-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-01-28	House	First Reading
2019-01-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
2019-01-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2019-01-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
2019-01-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2019-01-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
2019-01-24	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
2019-01-24	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John M. Cabello

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	705	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	24-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	125	26.1	New Code	See Bill Text
730	5	3-2-13	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=898&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB0898.htm