101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1815
 
Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Neil Anderson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:






430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5
430 ILCS 66/50

 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a renewed Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued under the Act shall be valid for the person to whom it is issued for a period of 10 years from the date of expiration on the previously issued Card. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that a renewed license under the Act shall be valid for the person to whom it is issued for a period of 5 years from the date of expiration of the previously issued license. Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning safety.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 
5amended by changing Section 5 as follows:



6 (430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)

7 Sec. 5. Application and renewal. 
8 (a) The Department of State Police shall either approve or

9deny all applications within 30 days from the date they are 
10received,
except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, 
11and every applicant found qualified under Section 8 of this Act 
12by
the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm Owner's 
13Identification
Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any 
14applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of 
15the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or 
16a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt 
17from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the

18issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals 
19thereof,
shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in 
20the State Treasury;
$1 of the fee shall be deposited in the 
21State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited 
22in the
State Police Firearm Services Fund.
23 (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied within 
 
 
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160 business days, provided the applicant submitted his or her 
2renewal application prior to the expiration of his or her 
3Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal application 
4has been submitted prior to the expiration date of the 
5applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm 
6Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while the 
7Department processes the application, unless the person is 
8subject to or becomes subject to revocation under this Act. The 
9cost for a renewal application shall be $10 which shall be 
10deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. 

11 (c) A renewed Firearm Owner's Identification Card issued 
12under this Act shall be valid for the person to whom it is 
13issued for a period of 10 years from the date of expiration on 
14the previously issued Card. 
15(Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19.)


16 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
17changing Section 50 as follows:

18 (430 ILCS 66/50)

19 Sec. 50. License renewal. Applications for renewal of a 
20license shall be made to the Department. A license shall be 
21renewed for a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed 
22renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training required 
23under Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal 
24fee, and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of 
 
 
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1this Act. The renewal application shall contain the information 
2required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant 
3need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints. A renewed license 
4under this Act shall be valid for the person to whom it is 
5issued for a period of 5 years from the date of expiration of 
6the previously issued license. 

7(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)


8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.