Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB0194
Legislation Overview
Title: CRIM CD-IMITATION FIREARMS
Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Adds an Imitation Firearms Article to the Code. Prohibits the sale of an imitation firearm in the State and of a BB device that is an airsoft gun that expels a projectile, such as a BB or pellet, that is 6mm or 8mm caliber which does not meet certain criteria. Provides that the criteria includes, if the airsoft gun is configured as a handgun, a blaze orange ring on the barrel required by federal law, a trigger guard that has fluorescent coloration over the entire guard, and a 2 centimeter wide adhesive band around the circumference of the protruding pistol grip that has fluorescent coloration. Adds certain additional criteria if the airsoft gun is configured as a rifle or long gun. Provides that a person who sells an imitation firearm in the State is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who sells a BB device that does not meet the criteria specified in the Imitation Firearms Article is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides exemptions. Defines "imitation firearm" as any BB device, toy gun, replica of a firearm, or other device that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm.
Session: 100th General Assembly
Last Action: Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
Last Action Date: January 4, 2019
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: John Cullerton (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 59)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 4, 2019 | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton |
| Senate | May 19, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| Senate | May 19, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| Senate | May 19, 2017 | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| Senate | May 5, 2017 | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017 |
| Senate | Apr 7, 2017 | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 5, 2017 |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2017 | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017 |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 To Subcommittee on Firearms |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on Firearms |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 28, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| Senate | Feb 23, 2017 | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2017 | To Subcommittee on Firearms |
| Senate | Jan 24, 2017 | Assigned to Judiciary |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | First Reading |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Referred to Assignments |
| Senate | Jan 18, 2017 | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 18, 2017 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Amendment 002 | Senate Amendment 002 | Feb 28, 2017 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Amendment 001 | Senate Amendment 001 | Feb 23, 2017 | State Link | amendment text | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
