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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3655   </title>
<shortdesc>FIREARMS-PRIVATE TRANSFERS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>430 ILCS 65/3.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1</aliasreference><reference>430 ILCS 65/3.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who is not a federally licensed firearm dealer who desires to transfer a firearm to any other person may do so only through a federally licensed firearm dealer. Provides that the dealer must search its criminal history record information files and those of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and the files of the Department of Human Services relating to mental health and developmental disabilities to obtain any felony conviction or patient hospitalization information which would disqualify a person from obtaining or require revocation of a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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