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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB1828

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: FIREARMS-FINGERPRINTS

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that 180 days after the effective date of the bill, each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall include a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to the Department of State Police for the purpose of identity verification, unless the applicant has previously provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Department under this Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the fingerprints must be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a criminal justice agency authorized by the Department to submit fingerprints under the Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that these fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases, including all available state and local criminal history record information files, including records of juvenile adjudications. Provides that the Department shall charge applicants a fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national criminal history record check. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a license application for a concealed carry license shall contain a full set of fingerprints submitted to the Department in electronic format for the purpose of verification of identity in a form and manner prescribed by the Department, unless the applicant has previously provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Department under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an applicant for renewal need not resubmit a full set of his or her fingerprints if the applicant has previously provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Department under the Act or the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

Session: 100th General Assembly

Last Action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Last Action Date: March 17, 2017

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: John Mulroe (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 59)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 17, 2017 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Mar 1, 2017 To Subcommittee on Firearms
Senate Feb 28, 2017 Assigned to Judiciary
Senate Feb 9, 2017 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John G. Mulroe
Senate Feb 9, 2017 First Reading
Senate Feb 9, 2017 Referred to Assignments
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 9, 2017 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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