103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB0424

Introduced , by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 830/10-5

Amends the Gun Trafficking Information Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning gun trafficking information.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning government.

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

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Gun Trafficking Information Act is amended

5 by changing Section 10-5 as follows:

6 (5 ILCS 830/10-5)

7 Sec. 10-5. Gun trafficking information.

8 (a) The ~~The~~ Illinois State Police shall use all reasonable

9 efforts in making publicly available, on a regular and ongoing

10 basis, key information related to firearms used in the

11 commission of crimes in this State, including, but not limited

12 to: reports on crimes committed with firearms, locations where

13 the crimes occurred, the number of persons killed or injured

14 in the commission of the crimes, the state where the firearms

15 used originated, the Federal Firearms Licensee that sold the

16 firearm, the type of firearms used, annual statistical

17 information concerning Firearm Owner's Identification Card and

18 concealed carry license applications, revocations, and

19 compliance with Section 9.5 of the Firearm Owners

20 Identification Card Act, firearm restraining order

21 dispositions, and firearm dealer license certification

22 inspections. The Illinois State Police shall make the

23 information available on its website, which may be presented

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1 in a dashboard format, in addition to electronically filing a

2 report with the Governor and the General Assembly. The report

3 to the General Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the

4 House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in

5 electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the

6 Secretary shall direct.

7 (b) The Illinois State Police shall study, on a regular

8 and ongoing basis, and compile reports on the number of

9 Firearm Owner's Identification Card checks to determine

10 firearms trafficking or straw purchase patterns. The Illinois

11 State Police shall, to the extent not inconsistent with law,

12 share such reports and underlying data with academic centers,

13 foundations, and law enforcement agencies studying firearms

14 trafficking, provided that personally identifying information

15 is protected. For purposes of this subsection (b), a Firearm

16 Owner's Identification Card number is not personally

17 identifying information, provided that no other personal

18 information of the card holder is attached to the record. The

19 Illinois State Police may create and attach an alternate

20 unique identifying number to each Firearm Owner's

21 Identification Card number, instead of releasing the Firearm

22 Owner's Identification Card number itself.

23 (c) Each department, office, division, and agency of this

24 State shall, to the extent not inconsistent with law,

25 cooperate fully with the Illinois State Police and furnish the

26 Illinois State Police with all relevant information and

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1 assistance on a timely basis as is necessary to accomplish the

2 purpose of this Act. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information

3 Authority shall submit the information required in subsection

4 (a) of this Section to the Illinois State Police, and any other

5 information as the Illinois State Police may request, to

6 assist the Illinois State Police in carrying out its duties

7 under this Act.

8 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;

9 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)