Full Text of HB4729 102nd General Assembly
HB4729 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB4729 Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Kathleen Willis - Maura Hirschauer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Public Health to develop and implement a comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun storage public awareness campaign. Provides that the campaign shall include sustained and focused messaging over the course of the 2-year campaign period, messages paired with information about enforcement or incentives for safe gun storage, and geographic and cultural considerations. Provides that the campaign shall be divided into 3 phases with specified requirements for each phase. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2026.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-542 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-542 new) | 8 | | Sec. 2310-542. Safe gun storage public awareness campaign. | 9 | | (a) The Department shall develop and implement a | 10 | | comprehensive 2-year statewide safe gun storage public | 11 | | awareness campaign. The campaign shall include the following: | 12 | | (1) Sustained and focused messaging over the course of | 13 | | the 2-year campaign period. | 14 | | (2) Messages paired with information about enforcement | 15 | | or incentives for safe gun storage. | 16 | | (3) Geographic and cultural considerations. | 17 | | (b) The campaign shall be divided into the following 3 | 18 | | phases: | 19 | | (1) A statewide messaging strategy that shall develop | 20 | | research-based, culturally appropriate messaging for | 21 | | awareness of gun safety, reducing access to lethal means, | 22 | | and encouraging safe storage. The campaign shall include | 23 | | formats such as paid advertising on Chicago Transit |
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| 1 | | Authority trains, bus stops, billboards, digital or social | 2 | | media campaigns, radio, and other public education and | 3 | | outreach. | 4 | | (2) A gun lock and gun safe distribution campaign and | 5 | | gun buy-back programs. This phase shall require the | 6 | | following: | 7 | | (A) Developing a focused strategy to distribute, | 8 | | through community based organizations, gun locks and | 9 | | gun safes in areas most affected by gun violence. | 10 | | (B) Pairing gun lock distribution with brief | 11 | | counseling or education sessions, which has been shown | 12 | | to significantly increase safe storage practices. | 13 | | (C) Developing an education and training program | 14 | | on safe storage counseling and screening for health | 15 | | care professionals, including pediatric primary care | 16 | | and emergency room departments. | 17 | | (D) Developing education and training on the | 18 | | Firearms Restraining Order Act for practitioners, law | 19 | | enforcement, and the general public. | 20 | | (E) Focusing on suicide prevention, youth or young | 21 | | adult survivors of gun violence, and families at risk | 22 | | due to domestic violence. | 23 | | (F) Incorporating gun buy-back opportunities in | 24 | | partnership with law enforcement, community-based | 25 | | organizations, and other local stakeholders. | 26 | | (3) A comprehensive evaluation to measure changes in |
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| 1 | | gun safety behaviors and the overall impact and | 2 | | effectiveness of the campaign to promote safety. Metrics | 3 | | to be measured include, but are not limited to, the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | (A) Changes in parent behavior and perception. | 6 | | (B) Media campaign metrics and digital analytics. | 7 | | (C) The number of people reached through each | 8 | | strategy. | 9 | | (D) The number of gun locks and gun safes | 10 | | distributed. | 11 | | (E) Changes in intentional and unintentional | 12 | | firearm injury. | 13 | | (c) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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