House Sponsors: DART-LANG-ACEVEDO-SCOTT-GASH, MCKEON, BROSNAHAN, SCHOENBERG, SHARP, KENNER, BRADLEY, FRITCHEY, HAMOS AND RONEN. Short description: FIREARMS DEALERS LICENSE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: 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. Last action on Bill: THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/LOST 052-062-003 Last action date: 99-03-22 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status