HB6183 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6183

Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Luis Arroyo

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
30 ILCS 105/5.875 new

Creates the Gun Buyback Program Act. Provides that the Department of State Police and the State's Attorneys of this State shall establish a gun trade-in program in which events are held in each county of this State, once per year in each county, to buy back from any person a firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon for a nominal fee. The Department of State Police and representatives of the State's Attorney who are present at a Gun Buyback Program event shall not question any person regarding the documentation of the firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon presented, such as if the person has a valid firearm owner's identification card or concealed carry license, or request proper registration for the firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Gun Buyback Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning the firearms.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Gun Buyback Program Act.

Section 5. Gun Buyback Program. An authorized gun trade-in program shall be established by the Department of State Police and the State's Attorneys of this State. The Gun Buyback Program shall hold events in each county of this State, at least once a year, to buy back any firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon from any person. The Department of State Police and representatives of the State's Attorney who are present at a Gun Buyback Program event shall not question any person regarding the documentation of the firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon presented, such as if the person has a valid firearm owner's identification card or concealed carry license, or request proper registration for the firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon. The Department of State Police and the State's Attorney representatives shall collect any firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon and buy the gun back from the person who presented it for a nominal fee.

Section 10. Funding. The Gun Buyback Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury consisting of moneys transferred from the General Revenue Fund. All money in the Gun Buyback Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the Department of State Police for the purpose of administering Gun Buyback Program events throughout the State and giving a person a nominal price for the return of a firearm, gun, rifle, shotgun, or other similar weapon presented at a Gun Buyback Program event held in this State.

Section 50. Rules. The Department of State Police may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Act.

Section 80. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.875 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.875 new)

Sec. 5.875. The Gun Buyback Fund.