DART-LANG-ACEVEDO-SCOTT-GASH, MCKEON, BROSNAHAN, SCHOENBERG, SHARP, KENNER, BRADLEY, FRITCHEY, HAMOS AND RONEN. New Act Creates the Firearms Dealer Licensing Act. Requires a person who engages in the business of selling or transferring firearms to be licensed by the Department of State Police. Establishes qualifications for licenses. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to engage in the business of selling or transferring firearms without a license. Requires a licensed firearms dealer who sells or transfers a firearm to a person who is not a licensed dealer to report that sale or transfer to the Department of State Police. Requires a licensed firearms dealer to have at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) Corrections population and fiscal impacts are minimal. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois State Police) Cost to administer HB225 would be $458,000. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) It has been determined that the bill would neither decrease or increase the need for the number of judges in the State. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not pre-empt home rule authority. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Illinois State Police) Same as previous Ill. State Police fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) Same as previous DOC note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note, H-am 1. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds definition of "transfer" in relation to the transfer of firearms. Provides that an applicant for a firearm dealer license must pay a license fee of $300 (rather than $1,000) and $300 payable every 3 years thereafter for as long as the license is in effect. Deletes provision that the licensee must have at least $1,000,000 in liability insurance. Provides that the computer database maintained by the Department of State Police shall also contain a listing of each county or municipality that prohibits one or more types of firearm and the types of firearm that are prohibited in that county or municipality. Provides that the information in the database is confidential and may not be subject to disclosure under any other law. 99-01-14 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-01-26 H FIRST READING 99-01-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 99-01-27 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 99-01-27 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-02-02 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 99-02-03 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED 99-02-03 H COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 99-02-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 99-02-05 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-05 H COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 99-02-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-02-11 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-003-000 HJUA 99-02-11 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHARP 99-02-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-02-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY 99-03-04 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY 99-03-08 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 99-03-12 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 99-03-12 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-12 H RULES REFERS TO HJUA 99-03-12 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 99-03-16 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HJUA/006-002-000 99-03-16 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED STEPHENS 99-03-16 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED STEPHENS 99-03-16 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED STEPHENS 99-03-16 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED STEPHENS 99-03-16 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED STEPHENS 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-18 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-18 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-18 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-19 H CORRECTIONAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-19 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-22 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DART 99-03-22 H ADOPTED 99-03-22 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-22 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/LOST 052-062-003 99-03-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAMOS 99-03-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RONEN END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary