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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5731

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: UNSERIALIZED FIREARMS

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly possess, transport, or receive an unfinished frame or receiver, unless: (1) the party possessing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver is a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer or the unfinished frame or receiver is possessed or transported by a person for transfer to a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer; or (2) the unfinished frame or receiver is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase an unfinished frame or receiver, unless: (1) the party purchasing or receiving the unfinished frame or receiver is a federal firearms importer, federal firearms manufacturer, or federal firearms dealer; or (2) the unfinished frame or receiver is required by federal law to be, and has been, imprinted with a serial number issued by a federal firearms importer or federal firearms manufacturer. Provides for various violations concerning using a three-dimensional printer or similar device to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver, or major firearm component when not licensed as a federal firearms manufacturer or distributing by any means, including the Internet, to a person who is not licensed as a manufacturer, instructions in the form of computer-aided design files or other code or instructions stored and displayed in electronic format as a digital model that may be used to program a three-dimensional printer to manufacture or produce a firearm, firearm receiver or major component of a firearm. Provides exceptions. Provides that a first violation is a Class A misdemeanor and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 3 felony. Adds a severability provision. Effective immediately.

Session: 102nd General Assembly

Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

Last Action Date: April 7, 2022

Sponsors

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10 sponsors: Kambium Buckner (D); Maura Hirschauer (D); Edgar Gonzalez (D); Denyse Wang Stoneback (D); Lindsey LaPointe (D); Anne Stava-Murray (D); Terra Costa Howard (D); Kelly Cassidy (D); Robyn Gabel (D); Joyce Mason (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (10 of 118)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 7, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House Apr 7, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
House Apr 7, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House Apr 6, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
House Apr 5, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House Apr 5, 2022 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.
House Apr 3, 2022 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House Apr 3, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback
House Apr 3, 2022 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
House Mar 28, 2022 First Reading
House Mar 28, 2022 Referred to Rules Committee
House Mar 25, 2022 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 25, 2022 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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