Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5956
Legislation Overview
Title: FIREARM OWNERS ID-PREEMPTION
Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if a municipality enacts an ordinance in violation of preemption provisions of the Act, the municipality is liable for damages to the prevailing party in a civil action brought against the municipality or an officer or employee of the municipality for infringing upon the rights of the prevailing party for enforcing the ordinance enacted in violation of the preemption provisions. Amends the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
Session: 99th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Rules Committee
Last Action Date: February 11, 2016
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Christopher Davidsmeyer;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | First Reading |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Referred to Rules Committee |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 11, 2016 | 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
