Rep. Bob Morgan
Filed: 3/5/2024
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5178 


2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5178 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4 "Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5changing Section 65 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/65)
7 Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. 
8 (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a 
9firearm on or into:
10  (1) Any building, real property, and parking area 
11 under the control of a public or private elementary or 
12 secondary school.
13  (2) Any building, real property, and parking area 
14 under the control of a pre-school or child care facility, 
15 including any room or portion of a building under the 
16 control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in 
 
 
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1 this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care 
2 facility in a family home from owning or possessing a 
3 firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child 
4 under child care at the home is present in the home or the 
5 firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a 
6 child under child care at the home is present in the home.
7  (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a 
8 building under the control of an officer of the executive 
9 or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing 
10 in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying 
11 a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or 
12 trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural 
13 Resources or any other designated public hunting area or 
14 building where firearm possession is permitted as 
15 established by the Department of Natural Resources under 
16 Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code.
17  (4) Any building designated for matters before a 
18 circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or 
19 any building or portion of a building under the control of 
20 the Supreme Court.
21  (5) Any building or portion of a building under the 
22 control of a unit of local government.
23  (6) Any building, real property, and parking area 
24 under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or 
25 correctional institution, prison, or jail.
26  (7) Any building, real property, and parking area 
 
 
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1 under the control of a public or private hospital or 
2 hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing 
3 home.
4  (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for 
5 in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, 
6 real property, and parking area under the control of a 
7 public transportation facility paid for in whole or in 
8 part with public funds.
9  (9) Any building, real property, and parking area 
10 under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol 
11 on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's 
12 gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale 
13 of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly 
14 fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as 
15 provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false 
16 statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed 
17 firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty 
18 under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor 
19 Control Act of 1934.
20  (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted 
21 on property open to the public that requires the issuance 
22 of a permit from the unit of local government, provided 
23 this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must 
24 walk through a public gathering in order to access his or 
25 her residence, place of business, or vehicle.
26  (11) Any building or real property that has been 
 
 
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1 issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in 
2 Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time 
3 designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event 
4 Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as 
5 defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor 
6 Control Act during the time designated for the sale of 
7 alcohol by the Special use permit license.
8  (12) Any public playground.
9  (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic 
10 facility under the control of a municipality or park 
11 district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit 
12 a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a 
13 trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway 
14 includes a public park.
15  (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook 
16 County Forest Preserve District.
17  (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical 
18 clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, 
19 entertainment venue, officially recognized 
20 university-related organization property, whether owned or 
21 leased, and any real property, including parking areas, 
22 sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public 
23 or private community college, college, or university.
24  (16) Any building, real property, or parking area 
25 under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the 
26 Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 
 
 
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1 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.
2  (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or 
3 parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any 
4 collegiate or professional sporting event.
5  (18) Any building, real property, or parking area 
6 under the control of a public library.
7  (19) Any building, real property, or parking area 
8 under the control of an airport.
9  (20) Any building, real property, or parking area 
10 under the control of an amusement park.
11  (21) Any building, real property, or parking area 
12 under the control of a zoo or museum.
13  (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, 
14 building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used 
15 by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site 
16 or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory 
17 Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance 
18 store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a 
19 compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere 
20 in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property, 
21 building, or facility described in this paragraph.
22  (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under 
23 federal law.
24  (24) Any building, real property, or parking area of a 
25 polling place holding an election authorized under the 
26 Election Code. 
 
 
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1 (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or 
2private community college, college, or university from:
3  (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within 
4 a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or 
5 university;
6  (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies 
7 regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and 
8 discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
9  (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies 
10 regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which 
11 must include designated areas where persons can park 
12 vehicles that carry firearms; and
13  (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the 
14 purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially 
15 recognized programs, including but not limited to military 
16 science and law enforcement training programs, or in any 
17 designated area used for hunting purposes or target 
18 shooting.
19 (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may 
20prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property 
21under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in 
22accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that 
23firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property 
24is a private residence.
25 (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of 
26this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection 
 
 
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1(a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm 
2into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in 
3subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be 
4permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her 
5person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a 
6firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked 
7vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the 
8vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed 
9firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle 
10within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited 
11purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the 
12vehicle's trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" 
13includes a glove compartment or console that completely 
14encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the 
15vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other 
16container.
17 (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section 
18while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that 
19touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), 
20(a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is 
21carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions 
22of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the 
23licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of 
24law.
25 (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is 
26prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the 
 
 
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