Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Filed: 4/26/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 234

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 234, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
6changing Section 65 as follows:
 
7    (430 ILCS 66/65)
8    Sec. 65. Prohibited areas.
9    (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a
10firearm on or into:
11        (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under
12    the control of a public or private elementary or secondary
13    school.
14        (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under
15    the control of a pre-school or child care facility,
16    including any room or portion of a building under the

 

 

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1    control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in
2    this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care
3    facility in a family home from owning or possessing a
4    firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child
5    under child care at the home is present in the home or the
6    firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a
7    child under child care at the home is present in the home.
8        (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a
9    building under the control of an officer of the executive
10    or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing
11    in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a
12    concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail
13    in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources
14    or any other designated public hunting area or building
15    where firearm possession is permitted as established by the
16    Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the
17    Wildlife Code.
18        (4) Any building designated for matters before a
19    circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or
20    any building or portion of a building under the control of
21    the Supreme Court.
22        (5) Any building or portion of a building under the
23    control of a unit of local government.
24        (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under
25    the control of an adult or juvenile detention or
26    correctional institution, prison, or jail.

 

 

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1        (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under
2    the control of a public or private hospital or hospital
3    affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing 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 part
8    with public funds.
9        (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under
10    the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its
11    premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross
12    receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of
13    alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails
14    to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided
15    in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement
16    or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms
17    under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under
18    subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act
19    of 1934.
20        (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on
21    property open to the public that requires the issuance of a
22    permit from the unit of local government, provided this
23    prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk
24    through a public gathering in order to access his or her
25    residence, place of business, or vehicle.
26        (11) Any building or real property that has been issued

 

 

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1    a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section
2    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 a
12    licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail
13    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 under
25    the control of a gaming facility licensed under the
26    Riverboat 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 under
6    the control of a public library.
7        (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under
8    the control of an airport.
9        (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under
10    the control of an amusement park.
11        (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under
12    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 charter vehicle or sightseeing vehicle as
25    defined under Section 8-117 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
26    (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or

 

 

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1private community college, college, or university from:
2        (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within
3    a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or
4    university;
5        (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
6    regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and
7    discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
8        (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
9    regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which
10    must include designated areas where persons can park
11    vehicles that carry firearms; and
12        (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the
13    purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially
14    recognized programs, including but not limited to military
15    science and law enforcement training programs, or in any
16    designated area used for hunting purposes or target
17    shooting.
18    (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may
19prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property
20under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in
21accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that
22firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is
23a private residence.
24    (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of
25this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection
26(a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm

 

 

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1into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in
2subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be
3permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her
4person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a
5firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked
6vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the
7vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed
8firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle
9within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited
10purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's
11trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove
12compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed
13firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm
14carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
15    (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section
16while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that
17touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a),
18(a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is
19carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions
20of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the
21licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of
22law.
23    (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is
24prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the
25entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified in
26this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or

 

 

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1premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform
2design as established by the Department and shall be 4 inches
3by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules for
4standardized signs to be used under this subsection.
5(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)
 
6    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7changing Section 8-116 and by adding Section 8-117 as follows:
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/8-116)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 8-116)
9    Sec. 8-116.
10    Except as provided in Section 8-117, any Any person who
11fails to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, or who
12fails to obey, observe or comply with any order of the
13Secretary of State or any law enforcement agency issued in
14accordance with the provisions of this Chapter is guilty of a
15Class A misdemeanor.
16(Source: P.A. 77-2838.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/8-117 new)
18    Sec. 8-117. Charter vehicle; sightseeing vehicle.
19    (a) For purposes of this Section, "charter vehicle" or
20"sightseeing vehicle" means a vehicle for-hire with the
21capacity to transport 15 or more passengers for the purpose of
22a charter trip, sightseeing tour, or both.
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1vehicle or sightseeing vehicle with 15 or more passengers that
2provides an opportunity for the passengers to consume alcohol
3while on the vehicle or during an interim stop shall:
4        (1) employ a security guard licensed under the Private
5    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
6    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 to accompany the driver
7    for the duration of the trip; and
8        (2) equip the vehicle with one or more fully
9    operational security cameras.
10    (c) Before and during any trip involving a charter vehicle
11or sightseeing vehicle, the driver or security guard of the
12vehicle shall take affirmative measures to ensure no passenger
13is in violation of paragraph (24) of subsection (a) of Section
1465 of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act or paragraph (4) of
15subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
16    (d) A violation of this Section is a petty offense
17punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and no more than
18$10,000.".