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Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB4218

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Legislation Overview

Title: FOID-PATIENT DEFINITION

Description: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Defines "patient" for purposes of the Act as a person who: is admitted as an in-patient or resident of a public or private mental health facility for mental health treatment under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code as an informal admission, a voluntary admission, a minor admission, an emergency admission, or an involuntary admission; or is otherwise provided mental health treatment as an in-patient or resident by a public or private mental health facility, unless the treatment was solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness; or a person who voluntarily or involuntarily receives mental health treatment as an out-patient or is otherwise provided services by a public or private mental health facility, and who poses a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others.

Session: 100th General Assembly

Last Action: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Last Action Date: April 27, 2018

Sponsors

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5 sponsors: Barbara Wheeler (R); Grant Wehrli (R); Patricia Bellock (R); Sheri Jesiel (R); Margo McDermed (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (5 of 118)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 27, 2018 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Apr 25, 2018 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
House Apr 25, 2018 Second Reading - Short Debate
House Apr 18, 2018 Motion Withdrawn Rep. Barbara Wheeler
House Apr 16, 2018 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler
House Apr 16, 2018 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Apr 13, 2018 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Apr 13, 2018 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Apr 12, 2018 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
House Apr 12, 2018 Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
House Apr 12, 2018 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 005-000-000
House Apr 12, 2018 Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
House Apr 12, 2018 Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
House Apr 10, 2018 Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. Barbara Wheeler
House Apr 9, 2018 House Committee Amendment No. 1 To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
House Apr 9, 2018 To Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee
House Mar 21, 2018 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Mar 13, 2018 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Mar 13, 2018 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler
House Feb 28, 2018 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
House Feb 28, 2018 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
House Feb 28, 2018 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Sheri Jesiel
House Feb 28, 2018 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
House Feb 27, 2018 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
House Feb 26, 2018 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
House Feb 5, 2018 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
House Jan 16, 2018 First Reading
House Jan 16, 2018 Referred to Rules Committee
House Jan 5, 2018 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Wheeler
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 5, 2018 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Amendment 002 House Amendment 002 Apr 16, 2018 State Link amendment text No
House Amendment 001 House Amendment 001 Mar 13, 2018 State Link amendment text No
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Link: link to state bill page

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