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 Bill Status of HB1461  9th General Assembly


Short Description:  FIREARM OWNERS ID-REVOKE

House Sponsors
Rep. William Cunningham and Charles W. Krezwick

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  4/5/2011HouseTabled By Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
430 ILCS 65/8from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
430 ILCS 65/8.3 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police may deny an application for or revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act to a student or former student of a secondary school or institution of higher learning who has been identified by the administration of that school or institution as a person who has acted in a mentally erratic or violent nature while enrolled, thereby creating a possible threat to the safety of the student body, faculty, or staff of the school or institution. Provides that the administration of a secondary school or institution of higher learning may report to the Department of State Police the name and address of a student or former student who has acted in a mentally erratic or violent nature while enrolled. Provides that the Department of State Police may use such information to determine whether to deny an application for or to revoke and seize the student or former student's Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that the administration of a secondary school or an institution of higher learning that reports the name and address of a student or former student to the Department of State Police as having acted in a mentally erratic or violent nature while enrolled are presumed to have acted in good faith and are immune from civil or criminal liability for making such report and the consequences of such report.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
430 ILCS 65/8.3 new

Provides that secondary schools and institutions of higher learning that wish to report mentally erratic or violent behavior by students and former students for purposes of revocation of an individual's Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall first report the incidents to the local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction. Provides that upon investigation of the purported incidents of mentally erratic or violent behavior, the local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction may report the information to the Department of State Police. Provides that the Department of State Police may use such information to determine whether to deny an application for or to revoke and seize the student or former student's Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Provides that if the Department of State Police acts to suspend or revoke the student or former student's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction for the secondary school or institution of higher learning where the incidents of mentally erratic or violent behavior occurred may seize the student or former student's Firearm Owner's Identification Card and forward it to the Department of State Police. Provides that the administration of a secondary school or institution of higher learning that reports mentally erratic or violent behavior to the local law enforcement agency of jurisdiction who subsequently reports to the Department of State Police is presumed to have acted in good faith and is immune from civil or criminal liability for making such report and the consequences of such report.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/10/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham
  2/14/2011HouseFirst Reading
  2/14/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/15/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
  3/1/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William Cunningham
  3/1/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/7/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
  3/9/2011HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/9/2011HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 006-004-000
  3/9/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/17/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/17/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/29/2011HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/29/2011HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/30/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/30/2011HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/30/2011HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/31/2011HouseMotion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. William Cunningham
  4/5/2011HouseMotion Prevailed by Voice Vote
  4/5/2011HouseTabled By Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
  2/21/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles W. Krezwick

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