Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation SB1868
Legislation Overview
Title: FIREARM DEALER LICENSING ACT
Description: Creates the Firearm Dealer Licensing Act. Provides for the regulation of firearm dealers through licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that no person may sell or otherwise transfer, expose for sale or transfer, or have in his or her possession with the intent to sell or transfer any firearm without being licensed under the Act. Provides, however, that the prohibition does not apply to a person who makes occasional sales, exchanges, or purchases of firearms for the enhancement of a personal collection or as a hobby, or who sells all or part of his or her personal collection of firearms. Sets forth provisions concerning application, fees, duration of licensure, license retention requirements, submissions to the Department, penalties, revocation, and suspension. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department and provides that for the purpose of determining compliance with the Act, the Act may be enforced by any municipality in which a licensee is located or, if a licensee is not located in a municipality, by the county in which a licensee is located.
Session: 99th General Assembly
Last Action: Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Last Action Date: October 10, 2015
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Ira Silverstein;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 59)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Oct 10, 2015 | Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| Senate | May 15, 2015 | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 |
| Senate | Apr 24, 2015 | Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015 |
| Senate | Mar 27, 2015 | Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015 |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2015 | To Subcommittee on Firearms (JU) |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2015 | Assigned to Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2015 | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2015 | Referred to Assignments |
| Senate | Feb 20, 2015 | First Reading |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 20, 2015 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
