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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB1868

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: CONFIS OF WEAP-LAW ENFORCEMENT

Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that after the disposition of a criminal case or in any criminal case where a final judgment in the case was not entered due to the death of the defendant, and when a confiscated weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes, and when in due course no legitimate claim has been made for the weapon, a weapon transferred to a law enforcement agency may be sold by the law enforcement agency at public auction under the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Domestic Violence: Order of Protection Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that upon expiration of the period of safekeeping of a firearm of a respondent against whom an order of protection was issued, if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card cannot be returned to respondent because the respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency, the court may order the local law enforcement agency to sell the firearm at public auction under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that weapons that have been confiscated as a result of having been abandoned or illegally possessed may be sold at public auction under the Act.

Session: 100th General Assembly

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

Last Action Date: April 7, 2017

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Chapin Rose (R);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 7, 2017 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Mar 17, 2017 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
Senate Mar 1, 2017 To Subcommittee on Firearms
Senate Feb 28, 2017 Assigned to Judiciary
Senate Feb 9, 2017 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
Senate Feb 9, 2017 Referred to Assignments
Senate Feb 9, 2017 First Reading
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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