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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3496</title>
<shortdesc>FOID-DIVERSIONARY PROGRAM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Justin Slaughter</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>430 ILCS 65/5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 83-5</aliasreference><reference>430 ILCS 65/8.6 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person charged with certain weapon-related offenses under the Criminal Code of 2012 and sentenced to the First Time Weapons Offense Program under the Unified Code of Corrections or any other court-ordered diversionary program created by law or by a court of the State of Illinois may submit an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card before receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program. Directs the Illinois State Police to issue a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to such a person upon receiving a court order demonstrating completion of the program, provided the person is otherwise eligible to receive a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Specifies that a FOID application made under this provision shall be approved or denied within 10 business days of receiving a court order or written notification from a State's Attorney that the person completed a diversionary program.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Restorative Justice &amp; Public Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice &amp; Public Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Restorative Justice &amp; Public Safety Committee;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice &amp; Public Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Restorative Justice &amp; Public Safety Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
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