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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5492

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: FIREARMS-REVOCATION

Description: Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides the annual training of police chiefs must include at least one course on the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, and firearms investigations. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. In the definition of "clear and present danger" that the person demonstrates threatening physical or verbal behavior, such as violent, suicidal, or assaultive threats, actions, or other behavior, adds that it includes any act that is intended to cause or create a risk and does cause or create a risk of death or great bodily harm to one or more persons. Defines "patient" for purposes of the Act as a person who: is admitted as an in-patient or resident of a public or private mental health facility for mental health treatment under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code as an informal admission, a voluntary admission, a minor admission, an emergency admission, or an involuntary admission; or is otherwise provided mental health treatment as an in-patient or resident by a public or private mental health facility, unless the treatment was solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness; or a person who voluntarily or involuntarily receives mental health treatment as an out-patient or is otherwise provided services by a public or private mental health facility, and who poses a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others. Permits the Department of State Police to notify the FBI if a person on the Terrorist Watchlist submits an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Makes other changes.

Session: 100th General Assembly

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Last Action Date: April 20, 2018

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Gregory Harris (D); Grant Wehrli (R); Robert Rita (D); Linda LaVia (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 118)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 20, 2018 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
House Apr 20, 2018 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
House Apr 13, 2018 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Apr 9, 2018 To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
House Feb 28, 2018 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
House Feb 26, 2018 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Feb 16, 2018 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gregory Harris
House Feb 16, 2018 Referred to Rules Committee
House Feb 16, 2018 First Reading
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 16, 2018 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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