Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5731
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