99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3006

 

Introduced 2/18/2016, by Sen. Sue Rezin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 66/65

    Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a concealed firearm into a courthouse does not apply to a licensee who is a circuit or associate judge, State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney, with the consent of the State's Attorney, provided that the judge, State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney does not carry a concealed firearm at any time while in a courtroom. Provides that the firearm, when it is not carried on the person of the judge, State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney, shall be stored in a secure area in a locked compartment designated by the sheriff, or if in a building only under the control of the court in a locked compartment designated by the chief judge or resident judge.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5changing Section 65 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 66/65)
7    Sec. 65. Prohibited areas.
8    (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a
9firearm on or into:
10        (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under
11    the control of a public or private elementary or secondary
12    school.
13        (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under
14    the control of a pre-school or child care facility,
15    including any room or portion of a building under the
16    control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in
17    this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care
18    facility in a family home from owning or possessing a
19    firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child
20    under child care at the home is present in the home or the
21    firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a
22    child under child care at the home is present in the home.
23        (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a

 

 

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1    building under the control of an officer of the executive
2    or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing
3    in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a
4    concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail
5    in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources
6    or any other designated public hunting area or building
7    where firearm possession is permitted as established by the
8    Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the
9    Wildlife Code.
10        (4) Any building designated for matters before a
11    circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or
12    any building or portion of a building under the control of
13    the Supreme Court. This paragraph (4) does not apply to a
14    licensee who is a circuit or associate judge, State's
15    Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney with the consent of
16    the State's Attorney; provided that the judge, State's
17    Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney does not carry a
18    concealed firearm at any time while in a courtroom. The
19    firearm, when it is not carried on the person of the judge,
20    State's Attorney, or Assistant State's Attorney, shall be
21    stored in a secure area in a locked compartment designated
22    by the sheriff, or if in a building only under the control
23    of the court in a locked compartment designated by the
24    chief judge or resident judge.
25        (5) Any building or portion of a building under the
26    control of a unit of local government.

 

 

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

 

 

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1    through a public gathering in order to access his or her
2    residence, place of business, or vehicle.
3        (11) Any building or real property that has been issued
4    a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section
5    1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time
6    designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event
7    Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as
8    defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor
9    Control Act during the time designated for the sale of
10    alcohol by the Special use permit license.
11        (12) Any public playground.
12        (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic
13    facility under the control of a municipality or park
14    district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
15    licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail
16    or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway
17    includes a public park.
18        (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook
19    County Forest Preserve District.
20        (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical
21    clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue,
22    entertainment venue, officially recognized
23    university-related organization property, whether owned or
24    leased, and any real property, including parking areas,
25    sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public
26    or private community college, college, or university.

 

 

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1        (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under
2    the control of a gaming facility licensed under the
3    Riverboat Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of
4    1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee.
5        (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or
6    parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any
7    collegiate or professional sporting event.
8        (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under
9    the control of a public library.
10        (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under
11    the control of an airport.
12        (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under
13    the control of an amusement park.
14        (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under
15    the control of a zoo or museum.
16        (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property,
17    building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used
18    by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site
19    or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory
20    Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance
21    store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a
22    compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere
23    in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property,
24    building, or facility described in this paragraph.
25        (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under
26    federal law.

 

 

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1    (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or
2private community college, college, or university from:
3        (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within
4    a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or
5    university;
6        (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
7    regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and
8    discipline, including suspension and expulsion;
9        (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies
10    regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which
11    must include designated areas where persons can park
12    vehicles that carry firearms; and
13        (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the
14    purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially
15    recognized programs, including but not limited to military
16    science and law enforcement training programs, or in any
17    designated area used for hunting purposes or target
18    shooting.
19    (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may
20prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property
21under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in
22accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that
23firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is
24a private residence.
25    (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of
26this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection

 

 

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1(a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm
2into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in
3subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be
4permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her
5person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a
6firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked
7vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the
8vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed
9firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle
10within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited
11purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's
12trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove
13compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed
14firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm
15carrying box, shipping box, or other container.
16    (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section
17while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that
18touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a),
19(a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is
20carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions
21of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the
22licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of
23law.
24    (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is
25prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the
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1this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or
2premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform
3design as established by the Department and shall be 4 inches
4by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules for
5standardized signs to be used under this subsection.
6(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)