Illinois House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 40 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-04 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes to amend the Revenue Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no moneys, including bond proceeds, derived from taxes, fees, excises, or licenses relating to registration, licensing, carrying, or possession of firearms or firearm ammunition or related to the use of firearms or firearm ammunition shall be expended for purposes other than the following: the costs of administering and enforcing laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition; and, with respect to local governments, other firearm and firearm ammunition regulation purposes as authorized by law. Provides that the costs of administering laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition shall be limited to direct program expenses related to the following: the enforcement of firearm and firearm ammunition regulation laws; the safety of persons from unlawful use of firearms or firearm ammunition; or the regulation of the carrying of firearms. Provides that the limitations to the costs of administering laws related to firearms and firearm ammunition shall also include direct program expenses related to workers' compensation claims for death or injury of employees enforcing firearm and firearm ammunition laws and investigations for improving the safety of the employees enforcing those laws. Provides that none of the revenues described in these provisions shall, by transfer, offset, or otherwise, be diverted to any purpose other than those described in these provisions. Provides that investment income that is attributable to the investment of moneys in funds used for the regulation of firearms and firearm ammunition shall be retained in those funds for the uses specified in these provisions. Effective upon being declared adopted.

CON AMEND-FIREARM REG FUNDS

Rep. Ryan Spain [R]	Rep. Avery Bourne [R]	Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]
Rep. Michael Marron [R]	Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Patrick Windhorst [R]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]
Rep. Dave Severin [R]	Rep. Keith Sommer [R]	Rep. Dan Brady [R]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]
Rep. Mike Murphy [R]	Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
2020-03-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2020-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
2020-02-24	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith P. Sommer
2020-02-18	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2020-02-18	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2020-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2020-02-18	House	Read in Full a First Time
2020-02-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
2020-02-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
2020-02-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
2020-02-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
2020-02-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
2020-02-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
2020-02-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Avery Bourne
2020-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=40&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HJRCA&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HJRCA/10100HC0040.htm