Illinois Senate Bill 1413 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-11-10 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Firearms Registration Act. Provides that every person in the State must register each firearm he or she owns or possesses in accordance with the Act. Provides that a person shall not purchase or possess ammunition within this State without having first obtained a registration certificate identifying a firearm that is suitable for use with that ammunition, or a receipt demonstrating that the person has applied to register a suitable firearm under the Act and that the application is pending. Provides that the Department of State Police must complete a background check of any person who applies for: (1) a registration certificate for a firearm that was lawfully owned or possessed on the effective date of the Act, was brought into the State by a new resident, or was acquired by operation of law upon the death of the former owner; or (2) a renewal of a registration certificate unless, within 12 months of the date the renewal application is submitted, the applicant passed a background check conducted by the Department in connection with the applicant's acquisition of another firearm. Provides exceptions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is a Class 2 felony to sell or transfer ownership of a firearm to another person without complying with the registration requirement of the Firearms Registration Act.

FIREARMS REGISTRATION

Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]
Sen. Heather Steans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-11-10	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
2015-10-10	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2015-05-30	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2015-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
2015-04-24	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
2015-03-27	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
2015-03-25	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. William Delgado
2015-03-25	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2015-03-24	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
2015-03-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2015-03-11	Senate	To Subcommittee on Firearms (JU)
2015-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2015-02-20	Senate	First Reading
2015-02-20	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	24-3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1413&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/SB/09900SB1413.htm